Nursing home
Columbine Manor Care Center
530 W 16Th St, Salida, CO 81201 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 112 certified beds
Columbine Manor Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Salida, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Oct 12, 2023 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Columbine Manor Care 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) | 3.24 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.06 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.85 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 70.3% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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.
What inspectors found at Columbine Manor Care 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
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 12, 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 · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 12, 2023
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 12, 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 · Oct 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 20, 2022
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
- 530 W 16Th St
Salida, CO 81201 - CMS certification #
- 065220
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 112
- Avg residents/day
- 50.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1985-12-01
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Rural
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Columbine Manor Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Columbine Manor Care 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
- Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical Center, Salida. 5.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 1 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Canon Lodge Care Center, Canon City. 41.9 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, Salida. 0.8 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Salida Pharmacy & Fountain. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 81201 as small town (small town core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062315 Heart Of The Rockies Regional Dialysis Center, Salida, 5.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 1 of 5 stars)
- Hospice
- 2 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 81201.
Enhabit Home Health & Hospice, office in Salida, 0.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Life Care Physician Services LLC, Salida. 0.1 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
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Salida, CO, risk to homes is greater than 58% of communities in Colorado and 82% 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: very high. By hazard: inland flooding very high, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively low, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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 Columbine Manor Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Columbine Manor Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Columbine Manor Care Center staffed?
Columbine Manor Care Center reports 3.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Columbine Manor Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Columbine Manor Care Center have?
Columbine Manor Care Center is certified for 112 beds.