Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, part of Madison Creek Partners. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.82 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 55.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
1601 Constitution RdPueblo, CO 81001
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 Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.82 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Colorado average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 164 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 8% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.82 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.88 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.66 | 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
55.6% of nursing staff at Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 46.2%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jul 18, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $30,707 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | Fine | $7,425 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Fine | $23,282 |
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. Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Madison Creek Partners, 13 homes
- Legal name: Constitution Operations LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1982
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 1.1 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 1.5 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 50.5% | 4 | $22,653 |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 3.5 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 4.6 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 4.7 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 4.8 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 5.2 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 6.4 | 187 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 35.1% | 4 | $18,685 |
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.