Columbine Care Center
Nursing home in Salida, Colorado, CMS certification number 065220
530 W 16th St, Salida, CO 81201 · Chaffee County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 112
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Columbine Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Columbine Care 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Columbine Care 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
- 3.62
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.09
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.41
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.11
- Weekend total hours
- 3.14
- Nursing staff turnover
- 68.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 61.1%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 16, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 12, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Columbine Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 46.6 residents live here, about 42% of its 112 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 112
- Average residents per day
- 46.6
- Certified since
- December 1, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Columbine Care Center
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Columbine Care Center
- Canon Lodge Care Center905 Harding Ave, Canon City 81212
- Valley View Care Center2120 N 10th St, Canon City 81212
- Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center515 Fairview St, Canon City 81212
- Hildebrand Care Center1401 Phay Ave, Canon City 81212
- Progressive Care Center1338 Phay Ave, Canon City 81212
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 Columbine Care 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 Columbine Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Columbine Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Columbine Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Columbine Care Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Columbine Care Center?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.