Colorado Springs · 80904
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Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing
⌖ Colorado Springs, CO · El Paso County
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Medicare overall rating 1 of 5 stars
Certified beds83
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (limited liability company)
About Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing
Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing is a 83-bed for-profit nursing home in Colorado Springs, CO. Medicare rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (much below average); the average in Colorado is 3.2.
- Inspections: 16 problems at its last full inspection (Jan 2025), more than the Colorado average of 8.7. 1 recent citation was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger.
- Staffing: nurses and aides spend about 2 hr 45 min a day with each resident, less than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. About 54% of nursing staff left in the past year.
- Fines: no federal fines in the last three years.
Written from Medicare’s published figures; nothing here is paid for or written by the home. Our methodology
Key details
Facility nameKiowa Hills Rehabilitation And Nursing, LLC
LocationEl Paso County, Colorado
Phone(719) 636-5221
Address924 W Kiowa St, Colorado Springs, CO 80905 · El Paso County
Medicare provider number65175
Ownership typeFor-profit (limited liability company)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceJuly 1, 1981 (45 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
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
1 strength and 5 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 4 care-quality measures are worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
Strengths
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover54% 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 actual harmCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Jan 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection16 (Jan 2025)Colorado average: 8.7.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident2 hr 45 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident27 min a dayColorado average: 49 minWorse 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 drugs13.2%State average: 1.6%Worse than average
Physical therapist time: about 4 minutes a day per resident, averaged across all residents, including long-term residents who get little or no therapy. That is about the same as the state average of 5 minutes. It is not one person’s therapy schedule; 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 injury5.6%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)4.4%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs14.8%State average: 20.0%Better than average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days2.0State average: 1.4Worse 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
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Colorado, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 93% Medicaid
- 1% Medicare
- 6% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average68%Colorado typical: 81%
Facility operating cost per resident day$349Colorado typical: $377
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2023. 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 1 star now, down from 2 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 3 stars and changed 7 times.
Overall rating1★
Health inspections1★
Staffing1★
Quality of care1★
Nurse hours per resident per day2.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2020 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Jan 2021 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.1 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.9 |
| Jan 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.7 |
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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