SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER
SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER is a 120-bed nursing home in WALSENBURG, Colorado. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-12-31. It averages 73.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER?
CMS lists 24 health-inspection deficiencies for SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER since 2019-08-06, 7 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2025-06-18.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-18 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| 2024-12-05 | F0600, F0700 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail. | E |
| 2024-12-05 | F0689, F0760, F0812, F0880 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
| 2023-06-29 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2023-06-29 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F |
| 2023-06-29 | F0689, F0726 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / 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. | E |
| 2023-06-29 | F0600, F0644, F0679, F0685, F0742, F0758 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. / Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. / Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. / Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. / Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. / Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited. | D |
| 2019-08-06 | F0838 | Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies. | F |
| 2019-08-06 | F0761 | 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. | E |
| 2019-08-06 | F0550, F0580, F0676, F0689, F0880 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. / Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D |
How is SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CO average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 4.68246 | 3.72368 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 44.3 | 47.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 73.9 | 74.8 |
Who owns SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER?
SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER is registered with CMS as Government - Hospital district.
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