Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Bent County Healthcare Center
810 3Rd St, Las Animas, CO 81054 · Map
Government - County · 56 certified beds
Bent County Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Las Animas, Colorado. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.22 hours per resident per day, above the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on May 1, 2025 cited 3 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $13,442In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bent County Healthcare Center compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 4.22 | 3.70 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.89 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 49.2% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 3.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
- Every deficiency from the May 1, 2025 inspection was corrected by June 10, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $13,442, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Bent County Healthcare Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · May 1, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Sep 19, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Environmental Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 24, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 810 3Rd St
Las Animas, CO 81054 - CMS certification #
- 065359
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 56
- Avg residents/day
- 45.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1997-07-11
- Setting
- Rural
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Bent County Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bent County Healthcare Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, Lajuna. 18.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pioneer Health Care Center, Rocky Ford. 26.7 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Bent County Public Health, Las Animas. 0.5 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 20.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 81054 as rural (rural area).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 81054.
Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc, office in La Junta, 17.7 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- George Melone, MD, La Junta. 18.5 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- FEMA has identified no high-risk (1% annual chance) flood area in this community. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Las Animas, CO, risk to homes is greater than 34% of communities in Colorado and 67% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively high. By hazard: inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively high, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bent County Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Bent County Healthcare Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Bent County Healthcare Center staffed?
Bent County Healthcare Center reports 4.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Bent County Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 3 deficiencies.
How many beds does Bent County Healthcare Center have?
Bent County Healthcare Center is certified for 56 beds.