Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center is a 151-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.58 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 29% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 49.1% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
2515 Pitman PlPueblo, CO 81004
Pueblo 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 Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center, nurse aides logged 1.58 hours per resident per day, 29% below the Colorado average. With about 135 residents a day, that works out to roughly 214 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.58 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.70 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.52 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.80 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.47 | 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
49.1% of nursing staff at Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation 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 47.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 5, 2025. 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 2 fines totaling $67,298 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2025 | Fine | $36,569 |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Fine | $30,729 |
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. Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Rock Canyon Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 24, 1968
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 0.2 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 1.3 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 1.8 | 187 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 35.1% | 4 | $18,685 |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 2.1 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 4.0 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 4.7 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 5.1 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 5.5 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 50.5% | 4 | $22,653 |
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.