Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Colorado Veterans Community Living Center At Homel
3749 Sherman Ave, Monte Vista, CO · (719) 852-5118
- Certified beds
- 60
- Residents per day
- 38
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 1, 2007
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How this home got 5 stars
The overall rating isn't an average. CMS starts from the inspection rating and nudges it at most two steps. Here is the arithmetic for this home, using CMS's own rules.
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Health inspections
★★★★★starting point
Everything starts from what state inspectors found on site. This is a ranking against other homes in Colorado.
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Staffing
★★★★★no change (already 5)
Only a 5-star staffing rating adds a star, and only a 1-star rating removes one. Ratings of 2 to 4 change nothing.
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Quality measures
★★★★★no change
Same rule: 5 stars adds one, 1 star takes one away. These measures are mostly reported by the home itself.
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Overall
★★★★★5 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Colorado homes
Colorado Veterans Community Living Center At Homel carries 20 inspection points. That is fewer than 91% of Colorado's 208 rated homes.
Inspectors' citations earn points by how serious and how widespread they were (the grid below). CMS then ranks every home in Colorado: the 10% with the fewest points get 5 stars, the 20% with the most get 1 star, and the middle 70% split evenly into 2, 3 and 4.
- 5★ 0–22 pts
- 4★ 22–44 pts
- 3★ 44–70.75 pts
- 2★ 70.75–104 pts
- 1★ over 104 pts
Bars show every rated home in Colorado by its weighted inspection score. CMS recalibrates the cut points monthly but holds a home's rating until its own score changes, so a home can sit just outside today's band.
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What inspectors found
9 health citations on record since 2021. Each one gets a letter: the row says how badly residents were affected, the column how many.
Immediate jeopardyResidents at risk of serious injury or death
Actual harmA resident was hurt
Potential for harmNo one was hurt, but could have been
Minimal harmPaperwork-level problems
Read the rows, not the total. Most citations nationwide are a D: one problem, nobody hurt. Rows G–I mean a resident was harmed; J–L mean inspectors found residents in immediate danger of serious injury or death.
Small numbers in each cell are the inspection points CMS assigns per citation. Those points are what the state curve above ranks.
Harm and immediate-jeopardy citations (1)
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G
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care4D
- D
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
- D
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Nutrition and Dietary2F
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Provide special eating equipment and utensils for residents who need them and appropriate assistance.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Infection Control1E
- E
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Inspection history
2024-10-17
2 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (1 deficiency)
2023-03-16
5 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Nutrition and Dietary (2 deficiencies)
2021-12-02
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Freedom from Abuse and Neglect and Exploitation (1 deficiency)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 40 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 38 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 40 min
Colorado average
3 h 42 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 27% of nursing staff and 25% of registered nurses left in the past year, along with 2 administrators.
Reported hours from payroll data the home submits to CMS, divided by its daily resident count. Not adjusted for how sick residents are.
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Resident outcomes
Quality measures compared with state and national averages. Most come from assessments the home itself reports.
| Measure | This home | State | U.S. |
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| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.5 pts better | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days1.7 pts worse | 3.4 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine1.7 pts better | 95.1% | 93.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine3.5 pts better | 97.2% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury7.7 pts worse | 11.1% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms8.8 pts better | 0.0% | 8.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight10.1 pts worse | 14.9% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication1.9 pts better | 9.7% | 11.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication10.7 pts better | 9.2% | 19.9% | 15.4% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained0.1 pts better | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened5.9 pts worse | 17.6% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased10.9 pts worse | 23.7% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.3 pts worse | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection5 pts worse | 6.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence4.3 pts better | 16.3% | 20.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers2.5 pts worse | 5.9% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine33.1 pts worse | 43.9% | 77.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication1.6 pts better | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
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Who owns and runs it
4 owners and managers reported to CMS. The last column counts how many nursing homes each one is tied to.
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| Name | Role | Share | Homes |
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| Aldrich, Erin | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Davis, Christa | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Montague, Mindy | W-2 Managing Employee · Individual | 0% | 1 facilities |
| State Of Colorado | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
3 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Smoke3F
- F
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- F
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
- D
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
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