Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
Nursing home in Walsenburg, Colorado, CMS certification number 06A190
23500 US Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO 81089 · Huerfano County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 5, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 6
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center is certified for Medicaid only, so Medicare won't pay for a stay here.
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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living 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
- 4.81
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.16
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.64
- Nurse aide hours
- 3.01
- Weekend total hours
- 4.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 5, 2024 and cited 6 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 29, 2023, found 10.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living 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 lists no fines for Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 72 residents live here, about 60% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 72
- Certified since
- December 31, 1997
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- Government - Hospital district
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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 Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living 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 Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
What is the CMS star rating of Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center?
6 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, government - hospital district.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.