Liberty Heights: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Liberty Heights is a 42-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of Senior Lifestyle. 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 23.4% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Liberty Heights
12205 Gunstock DrColorado Springs, CO 80921
El Paso 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 Liberty Heights, nurse aides logged 2.24 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 37 residents a day, that works out to roughly 82 aide hours a day, or about 10 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) | 2.24 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.97 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.28 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.48 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.06 | 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
23.4% of nursing staff at Liberty Heights left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $25,373 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2026 | Fine | $25,373 |
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. Liberty Heights holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Liberty Heights
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Senior Lifestyle, 4 homes
- Legal name: Ga HC Reit II Liberty TRS Sub, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 15, 1992
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Liberty Heights
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Center at Cordera Colorado Springs | 4.4 | 80 | 2.59 | 4.80 | 68.0% | 4 | $8,600 |
| Mount St Francis Nursing Center Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 6.4 | 110 | 1.98 | 3.50 | 55.0% | 2 | None |
| The Center at Centennial Colorado Springs | 9.1 | 80 | 2.51 | 4.49 | 51.6% | 5 | None |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 9.3 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 61.5% | 1 | $24,453 |
| Pikes Peak Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 9.5 | 210 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 60.9% | 1 | $89,318 |
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 9.9 | 97 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 54.3% | 3 | $79,098 |
| Springs Village Care Center Colorado Springs | 9.9 | 91 | 1.77 | 3.17 | 57.0% | 2 | $26,845 |
| Sunny Vista Living Center Colorado Springs | 11.2 | 116 | 2.28 | 3.87 | 26.5% | 3 | 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.