Miners Colfax Medical Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Miners Colfax Medical Center is a 37-bed government-run nursing home in Raton, New Mexico. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% above the New Mexico average of 2.21, and 44.4% nursing staff turnover (New Mexico average 53.3%).
Miners Colfax Medical Center
900 South 6th StreetRaton, NM 87740
Colfax 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 Miners Colfax Medical Center, nurse aides logged 2.54 hours per resident per day, 15% above the New Mexico average. With about 24 residents a day, that works out to roughly 62 aide hours a day, or about 8 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 | New Mexico avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.54 | 2.21 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.70 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.68 | 0.63 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.66 | 3.53 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.14 | 3.10 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.4% of nursing staff at Miners Colfax Medical Center left over the year CMS measured, against a New Mexico average of 53.3% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 70.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 15, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (New Mexico average 17.8). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Miners Colfax Medical Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the New Mexico average is 2.9.
About Miners Colfax Medical Center
- Ownership: Government - State
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 31, 1974
- Located inside a hospital
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Miners Colfax Medical Center
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| Trinidad Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Trinidad · abuse citation | 19.4 | 119 | 2.26 | 3.27 | 33.8% | 2 | None |
| Colfax General LTC Springer | 37.5 | 33 | 1.76 | 2.60 | 67.9% | 5 | None |
| Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center Walsenburg · abuse citation | 53.2 | 120 | 2.90 | 4.68 | 44.3% | 3 | None |
| Taos Healthcare Taos | 72.0 | 100 | 1.72 | 2.96 | 33.3% | 4 | None |
| Bluestem Village La Junta | 73.9 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 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.