Life Care Center of Pueblo: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Pueblo is a 187-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.15 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 35.1% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Pueblo
2118 Chatalet LnPueblo, CO 81005
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 Life Care Center of Pueblo, nurse aides logged 2.15 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Colorado average. With about 106 residents a day, that works out to roughly 229 aide hours a day, or about 29 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.15 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.60 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.07 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.82 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.40 | 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
35.1% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Pueblo left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 9, 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 $18,685 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2026 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Fine | $9,575 |
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 Pueblo holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Pueblo
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: South Pueblo Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 21, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Pueblo
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 1.8 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 1.8 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 2.2 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 3.3 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 5.7 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 5.8 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 6.4 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 7.1 | 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.