The Center at Cordera: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Center at Cordera 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 2.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 68.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
The Center at Cordera
9208 Grand Cordera PkwyColorado Springs, CO 80924
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 Cordera, nurse aides logged 2.59 hours per resident per day, 16% above the Colorado average. With about 71 residents a day, that works out to roughly 184 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.59 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.21 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.80 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.19 | 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
68.0% of nursing staff at The Center at Cordera left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 71.4%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 29, 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 1 fine totaling $8,600 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | Fine | $8,600 |
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. The Center at Cordera holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About The Center at Cordera
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Veritas Management Group, 13 homes
- Legal name: Center at Centennial, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 27, 2015
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Center at Cordera
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Liberty Heights Colorado Springs | 4.4 | 42 | 2.24 | 4.48 | 23.4% | 4 | $25,373 |
| Pikes Peak Post Acute Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 7.2 | 210 | 2.04 | 3.61 | 60.9% | 1 | $89,318 |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 7.2 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 61.5% | 1 | $24,453 |
| Mount St Francis Nursing Center Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 8.1 | 110 | 1.98 | 3.50 | 55.0% | 2 | None |
| The Center at Centennial Colorado Springs | 8.5 | 80 | 2.51 | 4.49 | 51.6% | 5 | None |
| Springs Village Care Center Colorado Springs | 8.5 | 91 | 1.77 | 3.17 | 57.0% | 2 | $26,845 |
| Sunny Vista Living Center Colorado Springs | 8.6 | 116 | 2.28 | 3.87 | 26.5% | 3 | None |
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 9.0 | 97 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 54.3% | 3 | $79,098 |
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.