Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center
Nursing home in Gunnison, Colorado, CMS certification number 065144
1500 W Tomichi Ave, Gunnison, CO 81230 · Gunnison County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 50
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- $14,866 (3)
Does Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Gunnison Valley Health Senior 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 | 5 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 Gunnison Valley Health Senior 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
- 3.93
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.22
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.49
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.22
- Weekend total hours
- 3.50
- Nursing staff turnover
- 56.8%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 29, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on April 24, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $14,866 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 34.6 residents live here, about 69% of its 50 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 50
- Average residents per day
- 34.6
- Certified since
- April 9, 1977
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center
- Legal business name
- Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center
- Ownership type
- Government - City/county
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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 Gunnison Valley Health Senior 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 Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center?
Gunnison Valley Health Senior Care Center, government - city/county.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.