Boulder · 80301
Winding Trails Post Acute
2800 Palo Pkwy
Boulder, CO 80301
Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living
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⌖ Lafayette, CO · Boulder County
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Medicare overall rating 5 of 5 stars
Certified beds70
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living
Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living is a 70-bed for-profit nursing home in Lafayette, CO. Medicare rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (much above average); the average in Colorado is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Aug 2025), inspectors found 5 problems, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.7. None of the problems in its recent inspections were found to have harmed residents. Nurses and aides spend about 5 hr 39 min a day with each resident, more than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. About 62% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years. Its quality ratings are similar for short-term rehab (4 of 5) and long-term care (5 of 5).
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Key details
Facility nameCoal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living
LocationBoulder County, Colorado
Phone(720) 639-2200
Address329 Exempla Cir, Lafayette, CO 80026 · Boulder County
Medicare provider number65414
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyPacs Group · 275 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 24, 2015 (11 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official Medicare inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from Medicare's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
4 strengths and 2 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 3 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Aug 2025.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection5 (Aug 2025)Colorado average: 8.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident5 hr 39 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 04 min a dayColorado average: 49 minStrength
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 Medicare payment denialFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Nursing staff turnover62% a yearColorado average: 47%Worse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Colorado average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Short-term rehab
For a stay of a few weeks after a hospital visit, such as after surgery or a stroke.
- Sent back to the hospital24.9%State average: 20.3%Worse than average
- Needed an emergency room visit13.0%State average: 12.1%About average
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.7%State average: 1.6%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 17 minutes per resident a day. That is more than the state average of 5 minutes. If rehab is the goal, ask how many therapy sessions a week to expect.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury12.5%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.9%State average: 3.4%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs38.5%State average: 20.0%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Colorado average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Many residents here pay privately or through insurance. In Colorado, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 0% Medicaid
- 17% Medicare
- 83% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average58%Colorado typical: 81%
Cost of care per resident day$734Colorado typical: $377
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 5 stars now, the same as 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 12 times.
Overall rating5★
Health inspections4★
Staffing4★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day5.6
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2023 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Feb 2026 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7.3 |
| Sep 2026 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5.6 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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