High Plains Post Acute LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
High Plains Post Acute LLC is a 59-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.46 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 65.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
High Plains Post Acute LLC
1209 W Abriendo AvePueblo, CO 81004
Pueblo County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At High Plains Post Acute LLC, nurse aides logged 2.46 hours per resident per day, 11% above the Colorado average. With about 51 residents a day, that works out to roughly 125 aide hours a day, or about 16 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.46 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.18 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.03 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.67 | 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
65.7% of nursing staff at High Plains Post Acute LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 63.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 27, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $57,734 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2025 | Fine | $12,438 |
| Feb 27, 2025 | Fine | $33,248 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Fine | $12,048 |
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. High Plains Post Acute LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About High Plains Post Acute LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Continuum at Sharmar, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 18, 1996
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near High Plains Post Acute LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 2.1 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 2.3 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 2.5 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 3.1 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 3.2 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 3.3 | 187 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 35.1% | 4 | $18,685 |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 3.5 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 3.8 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 50.5% | 4 | $22,653 |
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.