Yampa Valley Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Yampa Valley Healthcare Center is a 58-bed for-profit nursing home in Craig, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 45.5% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Yampa Valley Healthcare Center
943 W 8th DrCraig, CO 81625
Moffat 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 Yampa Valley Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average. With about 34 residents a day, that works out to roughly 73 aide hours a day, or about 9 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 3% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.47 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.80 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.39 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.27 | 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
45.5% of nursing staff at Yampa Valley 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 33.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 25, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 8 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $120,965 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 2024 | Fine | $54,990 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Fine | $36,660 |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Fine | $29,315 |
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. Yampa Valley Healthcare Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Yampa Valley Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Senex Foundation Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 27, 2004
- Councils: resident council
- Area: rural
Nursing homes near Yampa Valley Healthcare Center
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| Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing Meeker | 38.6 | 30 | 2.93 | 4.79 | — | 3 | $29,981 |
| Casey's Pond Senior Living Steamboat Springs | 39.7 | 66 | 2.41 | 4.37 | 61.8% | 5 | None |
| Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle Rifle · abuse citation | 69.0 | 89 | 2.50 | 4.12 | 48.7% | 2 | $32,975 |
| Grand River Health Care Center Rifle | 69.0 | 57 | 3.02 | 4.85 | 40.0% | 3 | $22,171 |
| Glenwood Springs Healthcare Glenwood Springs · staffing data not validated | 69.5 | 54 | — | — | 81.8% | 2 | $5,293 |
| Castle Peak Senior Life and Rehabilitation Eagle | 71.9 | 44 | 3.14 | 5.02 | 44.4% | 5 | $23,580 |
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.