The Gardens: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Gardens is a 45-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, part of Madison Creek Partners. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.94 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 56.1% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
The Gardens
104 Lois LnColorado Springs, CO 80904
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 Gardens, nurse aides logged 1.94 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Colorado average. With about 43 residents a day, that works out to roughly 83 aide hours a day, or about 10 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) | 1.94 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.29 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.04 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.65 | 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
56.1% of nursing staff at The Gardens left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 58.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 11, 2025. 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 Gardens holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About The Gardens
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Madison Creek Partners, 13 homes
- Legal name: Lois Lane Operations, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 31, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Gardens
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sundance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Colorado Springs | 0.9 | 68 | 1.64 | 3.11 | 42.9% | 2 | $14,901 |
| Bear Creek Senior Living Colorado Springs | 1.8 | 45 | 1.72 | 3.26 | 33.3% | 4 | $6,614 |
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | 1.9 | 97 | 3.15 | 4.80 | 54.3% | 3 | $79,098 |
| Brookdale Skyline Colorado Springs | 2.0 | 82 | 2.51 | 4.55 | 53.0% | 5 | $9,110 |
| The Center at Centennial Colorado Springs | 2.4 | 80 | 2.51 | 4.49 | 51.6% | 5 | None |
| Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs | 2.6 | 83 | 1.52 | 2.75 | 54.0% | 1 | None |
| Springs Village Care Center Colorado Springs | 2.8 | 91 | 1.77 | 3.17 | 57.0% | 2 | $26,845 |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC Colorado Springs · abuse citation | 4.4 | 80 | 1.96 | 3.08 | 61.5% | 1 | $24,453 |
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.