Winding Trails Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Winding Trails Post Acute is a 150-bed for-profit nursing home in Boulder, Colorado, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.77 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 20% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 31.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Winding Trails Post Acute
2800 Palo PkwyBoulder, CO 80301
Boulder 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 Winding Trails Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.77 hours per resident per day, 20% below the Colorado average. With about 87 residents a day, that works out to roughly 154 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.77 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.61 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.20 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.00 | 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
31.0% of nursing staff at Winding Trails Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 27.3%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 21, 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 $90,659 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine | $90,659 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Payment Denial | 85 days from Apr 5, 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. Winding Trails Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Winding Trails Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Palo Community Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 15, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Winding Trails Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Boulder Post Acute Boulder | 1.4 | 162 | 2.07 | 3.31 | 59.5% | 4 | $9,113 |
| Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation Boulder | 3.2 | 140 | 1.96 | 3.43 | 52.4% | 4 | None |
| Frasier Meadows Health Care Center Boulder | 3.7 | 54 | 3.57 | 5.18 | 28.8% | 5 | $49,202 |
| Accel at Longmont Health and Rehab, LLC Longmont · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 8.9 | 5 | 1.64 | 2.97 | — | 1 | $131,844 |
| Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living Lafayette | 10.3 | 70 | 3.06 | 5.64 | 62.2% | 4 | None |
| Katherine and Charles Hover Green Houses Longmont | 11.8 | 48 | 3.76 | 5.23 | 53.9% | 4 | $42,262 |
| McIntosh Care and Rehabilitation Center Longmont | 12.1 | 110 | 1.86 | 3.00 | 50.0% | 3 | $14,015 |
| The Peaks Care Center Longmont | 12.9 | 84 | 1.93 | 3.43 | 38.7% | 3 | None |
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.