Pioneer Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pioneer Health Care Center is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Rocky Ford, Colorado, part of Madison Creek Partners. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 44.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Pioneer Health Care Center
900 S 12th StRocky Ford, CO 81067
Otero 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 Pioneer Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 169 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.62 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.56 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.36 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.02 | 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
44.0% of nursing staff at Pioneer Health 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 46.7%.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,033 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2024 | Fine | $10,033 |
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. Pioneer Health Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Pioneer Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Madison Creek Partners, 13 homes
- Legal name: 12th Street Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1987
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Pioneer Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Crowley County Nursing Center Ordway | 12.1 | 44 | 2.21 | 3.58 | 46.8% | 4 | None |
| Bluestem Village La Junta | 15.9 | 56 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Fowler Health Care Fowler | 17.3 | 45 | 2.52 | 4.00 | 31.4% | 5 | None |
| Bent County Healthcare Center Las Animas | 26.7 | 56 | 2.81 | 4.01 | 42.6% | 4 | $13,442 |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 49.6 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 50.6 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 50.5% | 4 | $22,653 |
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 50.7 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 51.0 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | 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.