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515 Fairview St Canon City, CO 81212 · Fremont County
All 5 nursing homes in Canon City, CO (5 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 065250 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall, below the Colorado average of 3.1.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.16 hours per resident per day at Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, below the Colorado median of 3.47 (US median: 3.72). About 0.37 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 2.86 hours, 10% below its all-week average. 66.2% of nursing staff left within a year (Colorado median 46.6%). High turnover can mean residents see unfamiliar caregivers; ask how long the nurses on the unit have worked there.
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center: Medicare and Medicaid
Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Colorado's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on September 19, 2024 and found 9 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint inspections in the same period. CMS notes that this home's most recent inspection was more than two years ago. In total, inspectors issued 36 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 36 citations at Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center across 5 inspection dates, 5 of them from complaint investigations. 3 were at the actual-harm level (G–I), most recently on September 19, 2024. The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (11) and freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (8). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level G, September 19, 2024). 8 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
December 9, 2025 · 1 citation · includes complaint inspection
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
January 16, 2025 · 2 citations · includes complaint inspection
FDesignate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
EProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
September 19, 2024 · 11 citations, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
GProvide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
EEnsure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
EProvide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
EProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DEnsure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
DTimely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
DEnsure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
DEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
DEnsure 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.
May 18, 2023 · 10 citations
EProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
ETimely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
EEnsure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
EImplement 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.
DEnsure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
DCoordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
DEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
DProvide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
DEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
March 17, 2022 · 12 citations, includes actual harm
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
EEnsure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
EProvide activities to meet all resident's needs.
EProvide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
EProvide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
EImplement 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.
EProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
DHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
DHonor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
DHonor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
DEnsure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Questions to ask on a tour of Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
- Inspectors cited the home at the actual-harm level on September 19, 2024 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on December 9, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- CMS rates staffing 2 out of 5. How many residents does each nurse aide care for on day, evening and night shifts?
- Nursing staff turnover was 66.2% a year. How many of the staff come from agencies?
- CMS rates short-stay quality 2 out of 5. How often do rehab patients go back to the hospital, and how many therapy sessions a week are typical?
- The last standard inspection was more than two years ago. Can I see any recent complaint inspection results?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $21,320 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 2024 | Fine | $21,320 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| August 2026 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 3/5 |
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Hospitals near Skyline Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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0.6 mi
St Thomas More Hospital Canon CityEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 23m for patients treated and sent home
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