Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
Nursing home in Florence, Colorado, CMS certification number 065394
903 Moore Dr, Florence, CO 81226 · Fremont County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 105
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $52,988 (1)
Does Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 2 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home 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
- 3.26
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.66
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.00
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.60
- Weekend total hours
- 2.56
- Nursing staff turnover
- 45.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 29, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 6, 2024, found 6.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home 1 time in the past 3 years, for $52,988 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 64.4 residents live here, about 61% of its 105 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 105
- Average residents per day
- 64.4
- Certified since
- October 1, 2008
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
- Legal business name
- State of Colorado
- Ownership type
- Government - State
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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 Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home, 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 Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home
What is the CMS star rating of Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home?
State of Colorado, government - state.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.