The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited February 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
Veterans Community Living Center at Homelake
Registered name: COLORADO VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CTR AT HOMELAKE
MONTE VISTA, CO · Medicare-certified · 60 beds
In good standing
Government-run
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Veterans Community Living Center at Homelake has an overall 5-star rating, with 5 stars for health inspections and staffing but 2 stars for quality measures. It reports 5.08 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent cited issues involving resident abuse prevention, food handling, and flu/pneumonia vaccination policies.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.0762 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: October 17, 2024Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.0762.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.88
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.00
- Nurse aides
- 3.20
- Weekend nursing
- 3.83
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 24%
Registered nurse turnover: 33%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12.5%11.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
5%11.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.7%4%No change
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%11.8%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
2.6%17.6%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
20%29.4%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.3%22.2%Worsening
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10%8.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
6.8%19.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—97.3%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
95%97.1%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—38%—
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited March 2023 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to develop and follow policies to make sure residents received flu and pneumonia vaccinations. Cited March 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 883 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to ensure staff provided basic life support, including CPR, before emergency medical personnel arrived. Cited October 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 678 — 42 CFR §483.24(a)(3) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Occupancy
- 35.8 residents on an average day (60% of 60 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 18 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.