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851 E 5th St Rifle, CO 81650 · Garfield County
All 2 nursing homes in Rifle, CO (2 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 065386 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle 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 Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle 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 3.94 hours per resident per day at Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle, above the Colorado median of 3.47 (US median: 3.72). About 1.17 of those hours are from registered nurses. On weekends it falls to 3.27 hours, 17% below its all-week average. Ask how weekends are staffed. 46.5% of nursing staff left within a year (Colorado median 46.6%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle: Medicare and Medicaid
Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle 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 November 22, 2024 and found 8 deficiencies, plus 3 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 21 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 21 citations at Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle across 5 inspection dates, 5 of them from complaint investigations. 2 were at the immediate-jeopardy level (J–L), CMS's most serious category, most recently on November 22, 2024. The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (6) and freedom from abuse, neglect, and exploitation (4). 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 K, November 22, 2024). 4 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
November 20, 2025 · 2 citations · includes complaint inspection
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DProvide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
November 22, 2024 · 9 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
KEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
GProvide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
FSet up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
FProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
EEnsure 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.
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
DEnsure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
DKeep all essential equipment working safely.
June 6, 2024 · 2 citations, includes immediate jeopardy · includes complaint inspection
JEnsure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
EEnsure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
May 18, 2023 · 4 citations
EEnsure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
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.
DProvide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
February 14, 2022 · 4 citations, includes actual harm
GProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
DProvide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Questions to ask on a tour of Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
- Inspectors cited the home at the immediate-jeopardy level on November 22, 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 November 20, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Weekend staffing is 17% below the all-week average. Who is on duty on Saturday nights?
- 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 $32,975 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2024 | Fine | $32,975 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
| August 2026 | 2/5 | 1/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 |
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Hospitals near Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
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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0.8 mi
Grand River Medical Center RifleEmergency roomMedian ER visit 1h 50m for patients treated and sent home
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23.9 mi
Valley View Hospital Association Glenwood SpringsEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 32m for patients treated and sent home
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