Rifle · 81650
Grand River Health Care Center
701 E 5th St
Rifle, CO 81650
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
⌖ Rifle, CO · Garfield County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds89
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (state)
About Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle is a 89-bed government-run nursing home in Rifle, CO. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Colorado is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Nov 2024), inspectors found 11 problems, more than the Colorado average of 8.7. 2 citations in its recent inspections were for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 4 hr 07 min a day with each resident, more than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. About 49% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $32,975 in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
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Key details
Facility nameColorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
LocationGarfield County, Colorado
Phone(970) 625-0842
Address851 E 5th St, Rifle, CO 81650 · Garfield County
CMS provider number65386
Ownership typeGovernment (state)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJune 1, 2006 (20 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS 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 CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
2 strengths and 4 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 07 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 19 min a dayColorado average: 49 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover49% a yearColorado average: 47%About average
Things to ask about
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- Abuse citationOn recordMedicare shows this icon when a home was cited for abuse, neglect or exploitation in recent inspections. Ask what happened and what changed.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardy and 1 for actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Nov 2024 (about 1 year ago). All 2 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $32,975Federal 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
- Health citations at last inspection11 (Nov 2024)Colorado average: 8.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.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.
- Newly given antipsychotic drugs0.0%State average: 1.6%Better than average
Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes per resident a day. That is less 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 injury2.9%State average: 3.4%About average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.5%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs13.4%State average: 20.0%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.4State average: 1.4About 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
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Colorado, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 53% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 46% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average66%Colorado typical: 81%
Cost of care per resident day$564Colorado typical: $377
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. 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 2 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 2 to 5 stars and changed 6 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.1
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2020 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Jan 2021 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2024 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.0 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4.1 |
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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