Nursing home
Bluestem Village
1 Darlene Dr, La Junta, CO 81050 · Map
Government - State · 56 certified beds
Bluestem Village is a Medicare-certified nursing home in La Junta, Colorado.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Bluestem Village 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) | — | 3.70 | 3.89 | — |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 0.83 | 0.68 | — |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | — | 2.20 | 2.34 | — |
| Nursing staff turnover | —% | 48.6% | 46.4% | — |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | — | 8.8 | 9.5 | — |
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.
About this facility
- Address
- 1 Darlene Dr
La Junta, CO 81050 - CMS certification #
- 065436
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 56
- Avg residents/day
- 22.3
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2024-09-13
- Setting
- Rural
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, Lajuna. 16.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pioneer Health Care Center, Rocky Ford. 15.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Maxim Healthcare Services Inc, La Junta. 16.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walmart Pharmacy. 15.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 81050 as small town (small town core).
- Hospice
- 3 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 81050.
Arkansas Valley Hospice Inc, office in La Junta, 17.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- George Melone, MD, La Junta. 16.4 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 a flood map for this community (effective August 19, 1985), but it is not in FEMA's digital flood map data, so the zone at this address could not be read. FEMA's Map Service Center has the map. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Otero County, CO, risk to homes is greater than 44% of communities in Colorado and 73% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole county, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Has Bluestem Village had inspection problems?
Recent inspection data is not available.
How many beds does Bluestem Village have?
Bluestem Village is certified for 56 beds.