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Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
⌖ Meeker, CO · Rio Blanco County
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Medicare overall rating 3 of 5 stars
Certified beds30
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipGovernment (hospital district)
About Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
Walbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing is a 30-bed government-run nursing home in Meeker, CO. Medicare rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (average); the average in Colorado is 3.2. At its last full inspection (Dec 2025), inspectors found 9 problems, close to 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 47 min a day with each resident, more than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. Medicare fined it $29,981 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWalbridge Memorial Convalescent Wing
LocationRio Blanco County, Colorado
Phone(970) 878-5047
Address100 Pioneers Medical Center Dr, Meeker, CO 81641 · Rio Blanco County
CMS provider number65264
Ownership typeGovernment (hospital district)
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceDecember 1, 1989 (36 years)
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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
2 strengths and 2 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
- Serious health citationsNone on recordNo citations for actual harm or immediate jeopardy since Dec 2025.Strength
- Nurse staffing per resident4 hr 47 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minStrength
About average
- Health citations at last inspection9 (Dec 2025)Colorado average: 8.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.About average
Things to ask about
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- Fines and penalties1 fine totaling $29,981Federal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Dec 2023 (about 2 years ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Worth asking about
- Registered nurse time per resident30 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.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury0.9%State average: 3.4%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)5.5%State average: 3.4%Worse than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs14.7%State average: 20.0%Better 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 21 times.
Overall rating3★
Health inspections3★
Staffing4★
Quality of care2★
Nurse hours per resident per day4.8
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3.9 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Jan 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3.5 |
| Jan 2023 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2025 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.7 |
| Feb 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | – |
| Sep 2026 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4.8 |
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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