University Park Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
University Park Care Center is a 180-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.83 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 18% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 50.5% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
University Park Care Center
945 Desert Flower BlvdPueblo, CO 81001
Pueblo 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 University Park Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.83 hours per resident per day, 18% below the Colorado average. With about 110 residents a day, that works out to roughly 200 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.83 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.75 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.15 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.85 | 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
50.5% of nursing staff at University Park Care 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 66.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 11, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $22,653 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2024 | Fine | $22,653 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Payment Denial | 15 days from Feb 6, 2024 |
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. University Park Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About University Park Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Pueblo Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 20, 1986
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near University Park Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 1.5 | 90 | 1.85 | 3.18 | 64.2% | 3 | $41,772 |
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 1.5 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 3.8 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 3.8 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 5.5 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 5.7 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 6.3 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 7.1 | 187 | 2.15 | 3.82 | 35.1% | 4 | $18,685 |
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.