Nursing home
Winding Trails Post Acute
2800 Palo Pkwy, Boulder, CO 80301 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Pacs Group (264 facilities) · 150 certified beds
Winding Trails Post Acute is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Boulder, Colorado. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.16 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Nov 21, 2024 cited 10 deficiencies. Note: it carries a CMS abuse icon.
- CMS abuse iconThis facility has an active abuse icon on its CMS record.
- 2 fines totaling $101,829In CMS records: 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Winding Trails Post Acute 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) | 3.16 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.61 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.71 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 42.6% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | above 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 October 2, 2025 inspection was corrected by December 9, 2025
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $101,829, 3 total penalties, 1 Medicare payment denial.
What inspectors found at Winding Trails Post Acute
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
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Oct 2, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assure the security of all personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.
Administration Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · 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 · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Nov 21, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 7, 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
- 2800 Palo Pkwy
Boulder, CO 80301 - CMS certification #
- 065267
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 150
- Avg residents/day
- 86.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-11-15
- Chain
- Pacs Group (264 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Pacs Group
Pacs Group operates 264 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Pacs 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 Transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Winding Trails Post Acute says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Provides transportation.
Arrange transportation to appointments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room, semi-private room.
Our semi-private rooms provide you with the comfort and privacy you need to heal.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Smoke-free.
For the safety and welfare of all residents and staff, we are a non-smoking facility.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Boulder Community Health, Boulder. 2.3 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Boulder Post Acute, Boulder. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Craft Home Health, Boulder. 2.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80301 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Boulder Dialysis Center, Boulder, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062557 Kidney Center Of Longmont (Ara), Longmont, 10.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062555 Kidney Center Of Lafayette (Ara), Lafayette, 10.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80301.
Craft Hospice LLC, office in Boulder, 2.1 miles away, straight line
Trail Winds Hospice, office in Boulder, 4.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Tru Community Care - Lafayette, office in Lafayette, 7.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wisdom Health PC, Boulder. 1.0 mile 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
- Zone X: 0.2% annual chance (500-year) flood area (moderate risk). (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Boulder, CO, risk to homes is greater than 86% of communities in Colorado and 96% 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, tornado relatively moderate, 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 |
| Boulder County Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 Winding Trails Post Acute a good nursing home?
CMS gives Winding Trails Post Acute an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Winding Trails Post Acute staffed?
Winding Trails Post Acute reports 3.16 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Winding Trails Post Acute had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Winding Trails Post Acute have?
Winding Trails Post Acute is certified for 150 beds.