Bent County Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Las Animas, Colorado, CMS certification number 065359
810 3rd St, Las Animas, CO 81054 · Bent County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 56
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 1, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 3
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Bent County Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bent County Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bent County Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 4.08
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.88
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.37
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.83
- Weekend total hours
- 3.66
- Nursing staff turnover
- 39.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 15.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 1, 2025 and cited 3 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 24, 2023, found 17.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Bent County Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 47.6 residents live here, about 85% of its 56 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 47.6
- Certified since
- July 11, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Bent County Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Bent County Memorial Nursing Home
- Ownership type
- Government - County
Other nursing homes near Bent County Healthcare Center
- Pioneer Health Care Center900 S 12th St, Rocky Ford 81067
- Crowley County Nursing Center401 Idaho Ave, Ordway 81063
- Lamar Estates Nursing Center205 S 10th St, Lamar 81052
- Bluestem Village1 Darlene Dr, La Junta 81050
- Fowler Health Care221 2nd St, Fowler 81039
Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Colorado, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bent County Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bent County Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Bent County Healthcare Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bent County Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bent County Healthcare Center?
3 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bent County Healthcare Center?
Bent County Memorial Nursing Home, government - county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.