Overview
Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home has a Medicare overall rating of 1 out of 5, below the Colorado average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Florence. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (1 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 63% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.7 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on January 29, 2026, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $52,988 in the past three years.
Bruce McCandless Co State Veterans Nursing Home is a government-run facility with 105 certified beds, caring for about 64 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2008.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 29, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $52,988
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.26 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.66 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.00 hrs
- Nurse aides1.60 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - State
- Certified beds
- 105
- Average residents per day
- 64
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- October 1, 2008
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes