Colorow Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Colorow Care Center is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Olathe, Colorado, part of Vivage Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.24 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 48.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Colorow Care Center
885 S Hwy 50 Business LoopOlathe, CO 81425
Montrose County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Colorow Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 68 residents a day, that works out to roughly 152 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.53 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.73 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.35 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
48.7% of nursing staff at Colorow Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 54.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Colorow Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Colorow Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Partnership
- Chain: Vivage Senior Living, 6 homes
- Legal name: Colorow Health Care, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1996
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Colorow Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Willow Tree Care Center Delta · abuse citation | 8.7 | 80 | 1.75 | 3.31 | 59.7% | 2 | $28,756 |
| Hope Springs Care Center Montrose | 11.3 | 74 | 1.95 | 3.29 | 64.8% | 2 | $87,079 |
| Valley Manor Care Center Montrose · abuse citation | 11.8 | 101 | 2.37 | 4.10 | 40.3% | 3 | $35,968 |
| Horizons Care Center Eckert | 14.5 | 45 | 1.96 | 3.97 | 53.7% | 3 | $11,180 |
| Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center Paonia · abuse citation | 27.8 | 60 | 1.62 | 3.00 | 62.5% | 1 | $32,619 |
| Canyon View Care Center Palisade · abuse citation | 39.8 | 88 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 31.7% | 2 | $28,322 |
| Eagle Ridge Post Acute Grand Junction | 44.0 | 70 | 2.08 | 3.46 | 62.7% | 2 | $63,613 |
| Mantey Heights Rehabilitation & Care Center Grand Junction | 44.5 | 88 | 1.92 | 3.12 | 58.3% | 1 | $117,284 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.