Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing is a 30-bed government-run nursing home in Meeker, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.93 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 32% above the Colorado average of 2.22.
Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
100 Pioneers Medical Center DrMeeker, CO 81641
Rio Blanco 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 Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing, nurse aides logged 2.93 hours per resident per day, 32% above the Colorado average. With about 28 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 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.93 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.36 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.79 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.44 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
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 9 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $29,981 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $29,981 |
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. Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
- Ownership: Government - Hospital district
- Legal name: Eastern Rio Blanco County Health Service District
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Grand River Health Care Center Rifle | 36.5 | 57 | 3.02 | 4.85 | 40.0% | 3 | $22,171 |
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| Yampa Valley Healthcare Center Craig | 38.6 | 58 | 2.11 | 3.39 | 45.5% | 2 | $120,965 |
| Glenwood Springs Healthcare Glenwood Springs · staffing data not validated | 48.9 | 54 | — | — | 81.8% | 2 | $5,293 |
| Heritage Park Care Center Carbondale | 58.6 | 90 | 2.02 | 3.66 | 43.6% | 3 | $25,990 |
| Castle Peak Senior Life and Rehabilitation Eagle | 65.7 | 44 | 3.14 | 5.02 | 44.4% | 5 | $23,580 |
| Casey's Pond Senior Living Steamboat Springs | 66.3 | 66 | 2.41 | 4.37 | 61.8% | 5 | None |
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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.