Nursing home
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center
2515 Pitman Pl, Pueblo, CO 81004 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 151 certified beds
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Pueblo, Colorado. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.05 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Jun 5, 2025 cited 8 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 3 fines totaling $89,938In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.05 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.56 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.74 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 52.6% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 8.0 | 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 December 11, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 26, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 3 fines totaling $89,938, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation 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
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Dec 11, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 5, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual 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 · Jul 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a plan that describes the process for conducting QAPI and QAA activities.
Administration Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jul 12, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 2515 Pitman Pl
Pueblo, CO 81004 - CMS certification #
- 065100
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 151
- Avg residents/day
- 134.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1968-03-24
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says A memory care unit, nurse 24 hours a day
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation 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.
- Has a separate memory care unit, wing or neighborhood.
Here at Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center our Memory Care Unit is very close to our hearts.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our Nursing staff provides 24-hour round the clock care for our residents under the direction of our in-house physicians.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 6, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Apr 7, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Rock Canyon Healthcare.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Parkview Medical Center, Inc, Pueblo. 2.8 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars. Location approximate.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Atlas Post Acute, Pueblo. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Abc Home Health Care Inc, Pueblo. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Pharmacy Inc.. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 81004 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062537 Pueblo South Dialysis (Fmc), Pueblo, 2.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062520 Pueblo Dialysis (Fmc), Pueblo, 5.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Pueblo Dialysis, Pueblo, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 7 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 81004.
Allelon Hospice And Palliative Care, office in Pueblo, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Centercare Hospice, LLC, office in Pueblo, 5.1 miles away, straight line
Abode Hospice Of Colorado, office in Pueblo, 5.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Woodland Park. 56.8 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)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively 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 | See above |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| 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 Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.05 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 8 deficiencies.
How many beds does Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center have?
Rock Canyon Respiratory and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 151 beds.