The Center at Centennial: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Center at Centennial is a 80-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of Veritas Management Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.51 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 51.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
The Center at Centennial
3490 Centennial BlvdColorado Springs, CO 80907
El Paso 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 The Center at Centennial, nurse aides logged 2.51 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average. With about 74 residents a day, that works out to roughly 185 aide hours a day, or about 23 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) | 2.51 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.06 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.92 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.49 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.95 | 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
51.6% of nursing staff at The Center at Centennial left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 72.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 23, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. The Center at Centennial holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About The Center at Centennial
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Veritas Management Group, 13 homes
- Legal name: Center at Centennial, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 26, 2007
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Center at Centennial
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 0.8 | 97 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 54.3% | 3 | $79,098 |
| Springs Village Care Center Colorado Springs | 1.5 | 91 | 1.77 | 3.17 | 57.0% | 2 | $26,845 |
| The Gardens Colorado Springs | 2.4 | 45 | 1.94 | 3.04 | 56.1% | 5 | None |
| Sundance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Colorado Springs | 2.7 | 68 | 1.64 | 3.11 | 42.9% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 2.8 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 61.5% | 1 | $24,453 |
| Bear Creek Senior Living Colorado Springs | 3.2 | 45 | 1.72 | 3.26 | 33.3% | 4 | $6,614 |
| Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs | 3.3 | 83 | 1.52 | 2.75 | 54.0% | 1 | None |
| Pikes Peak Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 3.4 | 210 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 60.9% | 1 | $89,318 |
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.