Overview
High Plains Post Acute has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 7th of 9 nursing homes in Pueblo. Its strongest area is quality of care (4 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.4 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 57% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.0 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 27, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 3 fines totaling $57,734 in the past three years.
High Plains Post Acute is a for-profit facility with 59 certified beds, caring for about 54 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1996. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 78%
Top 77%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 27, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 3 totaling $57,734
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 3
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.39 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.02 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.16 hrs
- Nurse aides2.21 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 59
- Average residents per day
- 54
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 18, 1996
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes