Evergreen Nursing Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Evergreen Nursing Home is a 60-bed for-profit nursing home in Alamosa, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.22 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 30.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Evergreen Nursing Home
1991 Carroll StAlamosa, CO 81101
Alamosa 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 Evergreen Nursing Home, nurse aides logged 2.22 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 46 residents a day, that works out to roughly 103 aide hours a day, or about 13 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 19% below the all-days figure.
CMS note: The facility reported a high number of days without a registered nurse on site.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.22 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.64 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.71 | 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
30.0% of nursing staff at Evergreen Nursing Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 44.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 29, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $20,150 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2026 | Fine | $20,150 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Evergreen Nursing Home holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Evergreen Nursing Home
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Colorado Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1987
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Evergreen Nursing Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| San Luis Care Center Alamosa | 0.6 | 70 | 1.97 | 3.49 | 30.4% | 4 | None |
| Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr at Homelake Monte Vista | 13.6 | 60 | 3.20 | 5.08 | 23.7% | 5 | None |
| Rock Creek Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Monte Vista · abuse citation · staffing data not validated | 14.7 | 60 | — | — | — | 1 | $37,103 |
| Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center La Jara · abuse citation | 15.9 | 60 | 2.28 | 3.48 | 42.9% | 1 | $54,946 |
| River Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Del Norte · abuse citation | 29.0 | 60 | 1.69 | 2.79 | 46.8% | 2 | None |
| Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center Walsenburg · abuse citation | 58.1 | 120 | 2.90 | 4.68 | 44.3% | 3 | None |
| Pine Ridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Pagosa Springs | 67.7 | 60 | 1.41 | 2.59 | 56.3% | 3 | $19,750 |
| Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home Florence · abuse citation | 74.1 | 105 | 1.92 | 3.77 | 60.0% | 1 | $52,988 |
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.