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Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
⌖ Walsenburg, CO · Huerfano County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds120
Medicare / MedicaidMedicaid only
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)
About Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
Spanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center is a 120-bed government-run nursing home in Walsenburg, CO. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Colorado is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Dec 2024), inspectors found 6 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 4 hr 41 min a day with each resident, more than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. About 44% of its nursing staff left in the past year. It has had no federal fines in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameSpanish Peaks Veterans Community Living Center
LocationHuerfano County, Colorado
Phone(719) 738-4540
Address23500 Us Highway 160, Walsenburg, CO 81089 · Huerfano County
CMS provider number06A190
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 31, 1997 (28 years)
✗ Medicare✓ Medicaid
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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
5 strengths and 1 thing to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 2 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 Dec 2024.Strength
- Fines and penaltiesNoneNo federal fines or payment denials in the last three years.Strength
- Health citations at last inspection6 (Dec 2024)Colorado average: 8.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 41 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minStrength
- Registered nurse time per resident1 hr 14 min a dayColorado average: 49 minStrength
About average
- Nursing staff turnover44% 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
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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury4.1%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)6.0%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs23.6%State average: 20.0%About average
- Hospital stays per 1,000 resident days1.0State average: 1.4Better than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Colorado average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 3 stars now, down from 4 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 11 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections2★
Staffing5★
Quality of care3★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.7
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4.0 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.2 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5.1 |
| Jan 2022 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4.4 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.6 |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4.7 |
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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