Life Care Center of Colorado Springs: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Colorado Springs is a 121-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.20 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 43.8% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Colorado Springs
2490 International CirColorado Springs, CO 80910
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 Life Care Center of Colorado Springs, nurse aides logged 2.20 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 199 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.20 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.24 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.16 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.66 | 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
43.8% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Colorado Springs left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.6%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 26, 2026. 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 $32,260 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fine | $23,979 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Fine | $8,281 |
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. Life Care Center of Colorado Springs holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Colorado Springs
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Colorado Springs Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 8, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Colorado Springs
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Advanced Health Care of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 0.1 | 34 | 3.21 | 5.43 | 53.3% | 5 | None |
| Fountain View Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Colorado Springs | 0.8 | 90 | 1.79 | 3.04 | 44.3% | 3 | None |
| Sunny Vista Living Center Colorado Springs | 1.1 | 116 | 2.28 | 3.87 | 26.5% | 3 | None |
| Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation Colorado Springs | 1.2 | 60 | 1.85 | 3.25 | 55.6% | 1 | $86,723 |
| Falcon Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 1.6 | 107 | 2.12 | 3.05 | 47.9% | 2 | $6,146 |
| Pikes Peak Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 2.9 | 210 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 60.9% | 1 | $89,318 |
| Mountain View Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 2.9 | 180 | 1.88 | 3.10 | 54.2% | 2 | $29,224 |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 3.2 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 61.5% | 1 | $24,453 |
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.