1500 W Tomichi Ave, Gunnison, CO 81230 (opens Google Maps) · Gunnison County · (970) 641-0704· 50 certified beds · avg 32 residents/day · certified since Apr 9, 1977 · Medicare and Medicaid certified
Certified for both programmes. Certification means the facility can bill Medicaid — it does not mean a Medicaid-funded bed is free right now, so ask directly. Who pays for nursing home care →
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Health inspection rating: ★★★★★5/5 · CMS overall rating: 5/5 · how star ratings work →
The health inspection star above is graded on a curve within each state — a set share of each state's facilities gets each star level — so a facility can have few citations and still rate 2–3 stars if others in its state did even better. The overall rating combines that inspection score with staffing and quality measures from resident assessments and claims.
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Apr 2, 2024 · F-0600 · triggered by a complaint
The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors.
Why it matters: Abuse and neglect cause direct physical and emotional harm and are among the most serious failures a nursing home can have.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: Feb 15, 2024 (Past Non-Compliance)
▲ Actual harm, isolated · Mar 12, 2020 · F-0686
The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving.
Why it matters: Bedsores are painful, can become deeply infected, and in serious cases can be life-threatening.
Severity (G): Actual harm was cited, below immediate jeopardy. The scope was isolated: limited residents, staff, or locations were affected. Scope describes the extent of the deficiency, not whether it happened on previous inspections.
Corrected: May 22, 2020 (Deficient, Provider has date of correction)
Showing the latest 3 of 8 inspection findings. Open the full record below to read every finding.
The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. F-0550
The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. F-0759
The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. F-0727
CMS publishes roughly the last three inspection cycles plus recent complaint investigations. Older surveys drop out of the record as new ones are completed — that window is CMS's, not ours. Within it, every citation CMS publishes for this facility is listed here: none excluded.
| Date | Severity | What the facility was cited for |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2026 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not treat residents with dignity and respect, or did not honor their rights to make their own decisions and communicate freely. This is one of the most fundamental resident rights. · F-0550 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility's medication error rate was 5 percent or higher — meaning too many doses were given incorrectly, such as the wrong drug, dose, or time. · F-0759 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have a registered nurse on duty at least 8 hours a day, or did not have a registered nurse serving full-time as director of nursing. · F-0727 |
| Apr 2, 2024 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not protect residents from abuse or neglect. This covers physical, mental, and sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect, by anyone — staff, other residents, or visitors. · from a complaint · F-0600 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | ▲ G · Actual harm, isolated | The facility did not provide proper care for pressure ulcers (bedsores) or did not do enough to prevent new ones from forming. Bedsores develop when residents stay in one position too long without help moving. · F-0686 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | E · Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern | The facility did not have or follow an effective program to prevent and control infections — such as proper hand washing, cleaning, and isolation practices. This is the most commonly cited deficiency nationwide. · F-0880 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not try to gradually reduce doses of mood- and mind-altering medications or use non-drug approaches first, as required, or used 'as needed' psychiatric drugs without proper limits. · F-0758 |
| Mar 12, 2020 | D · Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated | The facility did not develop and follow policies and procedures for offering residents flu and pneumonia vaccinations. · F-0883 |
Citations from standard inspections increased between the last two inspection cycles (1 → 2).
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Year | Citations | Serious (G–L) | Worst severity that year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | G ▲ |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | E |
Counts reflect the current CMS public record (~3 inspection cycles plus complaint investigations); years with no surveys show no row. Inspection frequency varies, so compare severity as well as counts.
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3 fines totaling $14,866.
Every penalty CMS publishes for this facility in the 3-year window is listed —none excluded. The count and the dollar total come from two different CMS datasets and agree for this facility. Penalties older than the window are dropped by CMS before publication, not by us.
| Date | Type | Amount / length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2024 | Fine | $8,018 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Fine | $4,363 |
| Oct 23, 2023 | Fine | $2,485 |
What these staffing numbers mean →
All bars start at zero. Exact values and supporting details remain below.
| Measure | This facility | Colorado avg | U.S. avg | Where it stands |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hours per resident per day) | 4.47 | 3.89 | 3.95 | top 21% in Colorado; top 24% in the U.S. |
| Registered Nurse hours | 1.21 | 0.86 | 0.69 | top 15% in Colorado; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Weekend total nurse staffing | 3.94 | 3.44 | 3.50 | top 21% in Colorado; top 25% in the U.S. |
| Weekend RN hours (not acuity-adjusted) | 0.87 | 0.61 | 0.48 | top 14% in Colorado; top 9% in the U.S. |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 45.7 | 47.1 | 45.8 | top 47% in Colorado; bottom 48% in the U.S. |
| RN turnover (%) | 50.0 | 44.6 | 42.9 | bottom 40% in Colorado; bottom 39% in the U.S. |
Hours are per resident per day for the most recent quarter of payroll data in this CMS release (2026-08-01) — the same quarter for every facility — case-mix adjusted by CMS so facilities caring for sicker residents can be compared fairly (same basis as the CMS staffing star). "Top X%" means better than most facilities: more staffing hours, or lower turnover. Raw (unadjusted) reported hours: total 4.13, RN 1.12, weekend 3.64.Comparing with Medicare Care Compare? Care Compare shows the raw figure (4.13 here, displayed there as hours and minutes), not the adjusted one above. Both are correct; they answer different questions. Staffing rating: 4/5.
Note: CMS combines facility-reported resident assessments (MDS) with claims-based measures. These are different sources from on-site inspection findings. Read the measures alongside inspection and staffing records; a high QM rating does not establish that a home is safe.
Quality measures rating: 2/5 · long-stay residents: 2/5 · short-stay residents: —/5
Price evidence · separate from quality
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How to read ownership records →
Ownership records as published by CMS on 2026-08-01. CMS records when an owner joined but not when they left. Listed here and no longer involved? Tell us →
Government - City/county
| Owner / manager | Type | Role | Stake | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County of Gunnison | Organization | 5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest | — | 10/16/2013 |
| Alpern, Bruce | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 11/01/2012 |
| Alpern, Bruce | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/01/2012 |
| Amrich, Jason | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 12/06/2021 |
| Amrich, Jason | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 06/11/2025 |
| Anderson, Kenneth | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/26/2026 |
| Baker, Joseph | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/16/2013 |
| Baker, Joseph | Individual | Operational/Managerial Control | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/16/2013 |
| Blad, Nathan | Individual | Corporate Officer | NOT APPLICABLE | 10/13/2025 |
| Covey, Marla | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2014 |
| Covey, Marla | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2014 |
| Haver, Donald | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2014 |
| Haver, Donald | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2014 |
| Hutchison Crockett, Marla | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2023 |
| Hutchison Crockett, Marla | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2023 |
| Kaufman, Mark | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2022 |
| Kaufman, Mark | Individual | Trustee of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2022 |
| Kibler, Shandy | Individual | ADP of the SNF | NOT APPLICABLE | 05/26/2026 |
| Leach, Jackie | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 03/18/2026 |
| McMahill, Emily | Individual | Corporate Director | NOT APPLICABLE | 02/01/2025 |
Showing 20 of 21 parties CMS has on file for this facility; 1 are not displayed. The full list is in the CMS Ownership dataset.
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This is the only Medicare-certified nursing home within 40 miles. The nearest other one is Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center in Paonia, CO — 41 miles away in a straight line.
Straight-line distance is not travel distance. The road route is longer, and in some regions there is no road. Check the actual journey before ruling this option in or out.
Facility data as of CMS processing date 2026-08-01. CCN 065144.
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