Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
Nursing home in La Jara, Colorado, CMS certification number 065399
39 Calle Miller, La Jara, CO 81140 · Conejos County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 60
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 22, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 16
- Fines in 3 years
- $54,946 (2)
Does Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Rio Grande Rehabilitation and 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Rio Grande Rehabilitation and 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
- 3.44
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.47
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.27
- Weekend total hours
- 3.08
- Nursing staff turnover
- 46.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 42.9%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 22, 2026 and cited 16 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 26, 2024, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. 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 Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $54,946 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 45.8 residents live here, about 76% of its 60 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 60
- Average residents per day
- 45.8
- Certified since
- June 3, 2010
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Centennial Healthcare, 2.8-star chain average
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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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run Rio Grande Rehabilitation and 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 Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
16 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center?
Rio Grande Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.