Winding Trails Post Acute
Nursing home in Boulder, Colorado, CMS certification number 065267
2800 Palo Pkwy, Boulder, CO 80301 · Boulder County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 150
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- November 21, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $90,659 (1)
Does Winding Trails Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Winding Trails Post Acute 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 | 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 Winding Trails Post Acute 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
- 2.89
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.49
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.85
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.56
- Weekend total hours
- 2.68
- Nursing staff turnover
- 34.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 20%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on November 21, 2024 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on June 15, 2023, found 14.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Winding Trails Post Acute 1 time in the past 3 years, for $90,659 in total.
It also had 1 payment denial, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 93 residents live here, about 62% of its 150 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 150
- Average residents per day
- 93
- Certified since
- November 15, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Winding Trails Post Acute
- Legal business name
- Palo Community Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
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- Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living329 Exempla Cir, Lafayette 80026
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 Winding Trails Post Acute, 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 Winding Trails Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Winding Trails Post Acute?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Winding Trails Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Winding Trails Post Acute?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Winding Trails Post Acute?
Palo Community Healthcare LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.