Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Fort Collins, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.25 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 47.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies
1020 Patton StFort Collins, CO 80524
Larimer 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 Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies, nurse aides logged 2.25 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 197 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 17% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.25 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.49 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.69 | 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
47.0% of nursing staff at Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 26, 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 1 fine totaling $21,721 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2025 | Fine | $21,721 |
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. Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Castle Pines Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 1, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Storybrook Care & Rehabilitation Fort Collins | 0.5 | 60 | 2.35 | 3.68 | 50.0% | 1 | $36,180 |
| Poudre Canyon Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Fort Collins · abuse citation | 0.5 | 83 | 1.63 | 2.65 | 60.5% | 1 | $48,308 |
| Creekside Village Rehabilitation and Nursing LLC Fort Collins · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 0.9 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.47 | 74.4% | 1 | $48,875 |
| Columbine West Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 2.4 | 100 | — | — | 95.7% | 3 | $26,891 |
| Centre Avenue Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 2.4 | 90 | 1.86 | 3.53 | — | 5 | None |
| Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab LLC Fort Collins | 3.7 | 130 | 2.54 | 4.03 | 92.6% | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan Society -- Fort Collins Village Fort Collins | 5.8 | 64 | 2.18 | 3.49 | 38.2% | 4 | None |
| Columbine Commons Health and Rehab LLC Windsor | 9.1 | 60 | 2.29 | 4.02 | 92.0% | 5 | 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.