Hillcrest Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Hillcrest Care Center is a 45-bed government-run nursing home in Wray, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 55.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Hillcrest Care Center
360 Canyon Ridge DrWray, CO 80758
Yuma 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 Hillcrest Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 92 aide hours a day, or about 12 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) | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.64 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.49 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.16 | 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
55.0% of nursing staff at Hillcrest 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 37.5%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 3, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $9,174 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
| Aug 21, 2023 | Fine | $4,587 |
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. Hillcrest Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Hillcrest Care Center
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Wray Community Long Term Care, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1994
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Hillcrest Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Cheyenne County Village Inc St Francis | 29.9 | 30 | 2.81 | 3.91 | 39.3% | 2 | $13,287 |
| Sarah Ann Hester Memorial Home Benkelman | 36.0 | 56 | 2.75 | 4.20 | 54.2% | 2 | None |
| Regent Park Care Center Holyoke | 36.4 | 51 | 1.44 | 2.33 | 25.9% | 4 | $14,837 |
| Imperial Manor Nursing Home Imperial · staffing data not validated | 43.9 | 58 | — | — | 50.0% | 1 | $7,903 |
| Wauneta Care and Therapy Center Wauneta · many days without an RN | 50.7 | 36 | 2.32 | 3.11 | 59.5% | 1 | None |
| Grace Manor Care Center Burlington | 51.9 | 31 | 2.53 | 3.78 | 41.7% | 5 | None |
| Topside Manor Inc Goodland | 55.1 | 45 | 3.76 | 4.51 | 38.6% | 1 | $75,463 |
| Western Sky Community Care Center Inc Grant | 60.6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | None |
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.