Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC is a 56-bed nonprofit nursing home in Springfield, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 4.54 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 105% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 37.1% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC
373 E 10th AveSpringfield, CO 81073
Baca 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 Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC, nurse aides logged 4.54 hours per resident per day, 105% above the Colorado average. With about 38 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 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) | 4.54 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.02 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 6.36 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 5.26 | 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
37.1% of nursing staff at Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 0.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 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. Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1991
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Walsh Healthcare Center Walsh · no staffing data submitted | 18.2 | 30 | — | — | — | 2 | None |
| Lamar Estates Nursing Center Lamar | 47.2 | 60 | 2.74 | 3.98 | — | 1 | $42,390 |
| Stanton County Health Care Facility Ltcu Johnson · many days without an RN | 48.6 | 25 | 3.70 | 5.27 | 13.3% | 2 | None |
| Holly Care Center Holly | 52.1 | 45 | 1.63 | 2.93 | 45.8% | 5 | None |
| Bent County Healthcare Center Las Animas | 57.2 | 56 | 2.81 | 4.01 | 42.6% | 4 | $13,442 |
| Bluestem Village La Junta | 69.6 | 56 | — | — | — | — | None |
| Clayton Nursing and Rehab Center Clayton | 73.1 | 45 | 1.78 | 3.12 | 46.4% | 4 | None |
| Pioneer Health Care Center Rocky Ford | 75.1 | 101 | 2.18 | 3.36 | 44.0% | 4 | $10,033 |
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.