Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Cortez, Colorado, part of Centennial Healthcare. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.18 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 39.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
680 E Hospital DrCortez, CO 81321
Montezuma 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 Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.18 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 66 residents a day, that works out to roughly 145 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.18 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.34 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.30 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.82 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.51 | 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
39.6% of nursing staff at Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare 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 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 9, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 14 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $36,023 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2025 | Fine | $20,111 |
| May 9, 2024 | Fine | $15,912 |
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. Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Centennial Healthcare, 8 homes
- Legal name: Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 18, 1979
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Vista Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Valley Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Mancos | 20.3 | 110 | 1.77 | 2.81 | 51.0% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Durango Health and Rehabilitation Durango · abuse citation | 42.3 | 133 | 1.36 | 2.90 | 31.0% | 1 | None |
| Cedar Ridge Inn Farmington | 43.4 | 101 | 2.36 | 3.14 | 40.9% | 5 | $35,406 |
| Life Care Center of Farmington Farmington | 45.0 | 144 | 2.27 | 3.40 | 33.0% | 3 | $99,247 |
| Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Durango | 45.2 | 40 | 2.12 | 3.67 | 42.1% | 5 | None |
| San Juan Care Center Farmington | 45.4 | 93 | 2.20 | 3.16 | 52.9% | 5 | None |
| Farmington Wellness & Rehabilitation Farmington | 45.5 | 50 | 2.36 | 4.34 | 66.7% | 5 | None |
| Aztec Healthcare Aztec · abuse citation | 46.7 | 112 | 1.83 | 2.75 | 72.1% | 2 | $105,228 |
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.