Red Cliffs Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Red Cliffs Post Acute is a 89-bed for-profit nursing home in Grand Junction, Colorado, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.84 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 54.4% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Red Cliffs Post Acute
2901 N 12th StGrand Junction, CO 81506
Mesa County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Red Cliffs Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.84 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Colorado average. With about 86 residents a day, that works out to roughly 157 aide hours a day, or about 20 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.84 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.11 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.88 | 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
54.4% of nursing staff at Red Cliffs Post Acute 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 16, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). 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. Red Cliffs Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Red Cliffs Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Mesa SNF Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1974
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Red Cliffs Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Larchwood Health and Rehab LLC Grand Junction · abuse citation | 0.1 | 130 | 2.28 | 3.40 | — | 2 | $28,685 |
| La Villa Grande Care Center Grand Junction | 0.6 | 96 | 1.73 | 3.24 | 34.8% | 2 | $89,269 |
| Mantey Heights Rehabilitation & Care Center Grand Junction | 1.1 | 88 | 1.92 | 3.12 | 58.3% | 1 | $117,284 |
| Eagle Ridge Post Acute Grand Junction | 1.4 | 70 | 2.08 | 3.46 | 62.7% | 2 | $63,613 |
| The Center at Foresight LLC Grand Junction | 2.1 | 54 | 2.76 | 5.00 | 46.7% | 5 | None |
| Canyon View Care Center Palisade · abuse citation | 10.8 | 88 | 2.09 | 3.45 | 31.7% | 2 | $28,322 |
| Horizons Care Center Eckert | 36.0 | 45 | 1.96 | 3.97 | 53.7% | 3 | $11,180 |
| Willow Tree Care Center Delta · abuse citation | 36.9 | 80 | 1.75 | 3.31 | 59.7% | 2 | $28,756 |
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.