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BENT COUNTY HEALTHCARE CENTER

An independent review of Bent County Healthcare Center's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

810 3RD ST · LAS ANIMAS, CO 81054 · 56 beds
Phone: 7194561340
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility rates above average, with a mostly solid record.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs consistent with an average facility. How we grade · See how it compares
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Recent News August 2026 federal update

As of the August 2026 federal update, there were no changes to this facility's Medicare ratings, Special Focus watch-list status, fines, or complaints since the prior release.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★★★
4 / 5
Staffing
★★★★★
5 / 5
Health Inspection
★★★
3 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★
4 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • No major red flags surfaced, this facility rates at or above its peers.

How it compares vs. 210 CO nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 58% of CO homes
Staffing rating
5of 5 stars
Better than 87% of CO homes
Health-inspection rating
3of 5 stars
Better than 51% of CO homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
4.00996hrs
Better than 71% of CO homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.91842hrs
Better than 69% of CO homes
RN turnover
23.1%
Better than 86% of CO homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Colorado, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator None on record
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

1
Fines
$13,442
Total fines
0
Payment denials
1
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.91842
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
4.00996
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.43157
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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