Grand River Health Care Center
Nursing home in Rifle, Colorado, CMS certification number 065381
701 E 5th St, Rifle, CO 81650 · Garfield County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 57
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 30, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $22,171 (1)
Does Grand River Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Grand River Health 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 1 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 30, 2026 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 8, 2024, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Grand River Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $22,171 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 53.5 residents live here, about 94% of its 57 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 57
- Average residents per day
- 53.5
- Certified since
- December 1, 2003
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Grand River Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Grand River Hospital District
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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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 Grand River Health 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 Grand River Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Grand River Health Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Grand River Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Grand River Health Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Grand River Health Care Center?
Grand River Hospital District, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.