Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation is a 90-bed for-profit nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado, part of Frontline Management. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.85 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 17% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 64.2% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation
855 Hunter DrPueblo, 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 Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.85 hours per resident per day, 17% below the Colorado average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 128 aide hours a day, or about 16 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) | 1.85 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.41 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.93 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
64.2% of nursing staff at Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 84.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 4, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $41,772 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Fine | $13,260 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | Payment Denial | 33 days from Jan 1, 2026 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $28,512 |
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 Ridge Care and Rehabilitation holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Frontline Management, 9 homes
- Legal name: 1111 Bonforte Opco, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 30, 1973
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Vista Ridge Care and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pueblo Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation Pueblo | 1.1 | 120 | 1.82 | 2.88 | 55.6% | 2 | $30,707 |
| University Park Care Center Pueblo | 1.5 | 180 | 1.83 | 3.15 | 50.5% | 4 | $22,653 |
| High Plains Post Acute LLC Pueblo | 2.5 | 59 | 2.46 | 3.67 | 65.7% | 2 | $57,734 |
| The Center at Park West LLC Pueblo | 3.6 | 80 | 2.30 | 4.31 | 60.6% | 2 | None |
| Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo · abuse citation | 4.0 | 151 | 1.58 | 2.80 | 49.1% | 1 | $67,298 |
| Atlas Post Acute Pueblo · staffing data not validated | 4.2 | 146 | — | — | 64.6% | 3 | $39,368 |
| Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center Pueblo | 4.8 | 106 | 2.07 | 3.38 | 44.1% | 4 | None |
| Life Care Center of Pueblo Pueblo | 5.7 | 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.