Durango, CO

Cottonwood Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center

5-star overall rating with 4-star inspections with $22,152 in total fines with 2 recent health deficiencies with 7 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

450 Prospector Ave, Durango, CO

(970) 516-1404

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Overall

5 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

4 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

40

Certified beds

Average residents

35

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Centennial Healthcare

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

2014-03-25

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare

Participation flags

Chain footprint

8 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 2 staffing / 4 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

1.45

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.83 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.21

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.68 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

2.45

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

4.11

All reported nurse hours · state 3.70 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.66

RN + LPN hours · state 1.51 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

3.63

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.26 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

1.08

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.60 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.16

Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

1.28

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.63

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.55

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

36%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

50%

Annual nurse turnover · state 49% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

1,952

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

52.76

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

1.0074

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

7.98

Baseline 18.09% · Performance 17.73% · Measure score 7.98 · Achievement 7.98 · Improvement 2.87

Healthcare-associated infections

6.40

Baseline 5.61% · Performance 5.92% · Measure score 6.40 · Achievement 6.40 · Improvement 0

Total nurse turnover

3.68

Performance 48.65% · Measure score 3.68 · Achievement 3.68 · This facility did not have sufficient data to calculate a baseline period measure result.

Adjusted total nurse staffing

3.05

Baseline 4.50 hours · Performance 3.95 hours · Measure score 3.05 · Achievement 3.05 · Improvement 0

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 9.71%
10.72%
1 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 184 · Observed rate 6.52% · Lower 95% interval 6.86%
Discharge to community 69.69%
50.57%
19.1 pts better
Better than the National Rate · Eligible stays 182 · Observed rate 74.73% · Lower 95% interval 62.89%
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.89
1.02
0.1 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up 100%
95.27%
4.7 pts better
Numerator 120 · Denominator 120
Falls with major injury 2.5%
0.77%
1.7 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 120
Discharge self-care score 77.66%
53.69%
24 pts better
Numerator 73 · Denominator 94
Discharge mobility score 75.53%
50.94%
24.6 pts better
Numerator 71 · Denominator 94
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened 2.5%
2.29%
0.2 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 120 · Adjusted rate 3.15%
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization 5.92%
7.12%
1.2 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 99 · Observed rate 2.02% · Lower 95% interval 3.5%
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 4.05%
8.2%
4.1 pts worse
Numerator 3 · Denominator 74
Staff flu vaccination coverage 96.1%
42%
54.1 pts better
Numerator 74 · Denominator 77
Discharge function score 79.79%
56.45%
23.3 pts better
Numerator 75 · Denominator 94
Transfer of health information to provider 100%
95.95%
4 pts better
Numerator 76 · Denominator 76
Transfer of health information to patient 100%
96.28%
3.7 pts better
Numerator 31 · Denominator 31
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date 34.92%
25.2%
9.7 pts better
Numerator 22 · Denominator 63

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.2
1.3
0.1 pts better
1.9
0.7 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.2 · Observed 1.0 · Expected 1.6 · Used in QM five-star
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days 1.6
1.7
0.1 pts better
1.8
0.2 pts better
Long Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 1.6 · Observed 1.3 · Expected 1.3 · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 100.0%
93.5%
6.5 pts better
93.4%
6.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 100.0% · Q3 100.0% · Q4 100.0% · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 100.0%
94.7%
5.3 pts better
95.5%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 100.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 5.7%
3.4%
2.3 pts worse
3.3%
2.4 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 4.3% · Q2 9.1% · Q3 9.5% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 5.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 24.7%
7.4%
17.3 pts worse
11.4%
13.3 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 47.6% · Q3 25.0% · Q4 9.1% · 4Q avg 24.7%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 2.6%
5.0%
2.4 pts better
5.4%
2.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q4 10.0% · 4Q avg 2.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 34.1%
11.2%
22.9 pts worse
19.6%
14.5 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.8% · Q2 30.0% · Q4 38.1% · 4Q avg 34.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 13.0%
20.6%
7.6 pts better
16.7%
3.7 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 13.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.1%
0.1 pts better
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 7.8%
15.2%
7.4 pts better
16.3%
8.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 7.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 8.5%
14.6%
6.1 pts better
14.9%
6.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.2% · Q2 15.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 8.5% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0%
0.8%
0.8 pts better
1.0%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 2.4%
1.5%
0.9 pts worse
1.7%
0.7 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 10.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.4% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 19.6%
22.4%
2.8 pts better
19.8%
0.2 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 21.7% · 4Q avg 19.6%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 2.0%
3.7%
1.7 pts better
5.1%
3.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.6% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 98.8%
76.4%
22.4 pts better
81.7%
17.1 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 100.0% · Q2 98.0% · Q3 98.2% · Q4 99.1% · 4Q avg 98.8%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit 16.9%
12.8%
4.1 pts worse
12.0%
4.9 pts worse
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 16.9% · Observed 14.9% · Expected 9.8% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 1.0%
1.5%
0.5 pts better
1.6%
0.6 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 1.4% · Q2 1.3% · Q3 1.2% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 1.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 97.1%
75.6%
21.5 pts better
79.7%
17.4 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 97.1%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission 21.4%
20.3%
1.1 pts worse
23.9%
2.5 pts better
Short Stay · 20240701-20250630 · Adjusted 21.4% · Observed 18.4% · Expected 20.5% · Used in QM five-star

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-11-21 · Fire 2024-11-21

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Infection Control (1 deficiency)

7 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Miscellaneous (2 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2023-07-12 · Fire 2023-07-12

4 health deficiencies

Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Services (1 deficiency)

Cycle 3 Health 2022-04-07 · Fire 2022-04-07

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)

2 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Egress (1 deficiency)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-12-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K711 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.

Corrected 2025-01-16

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K914 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2024-12-24

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K741 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have posted "No-smoking" signs in areas where smoking is not permitted or ashtrays provided where smoking was allowed.

Corrected 2025-01-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K163 · Construction Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install noncombustible or limited-combustible interior walls.

Corrected 2024-12-11

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-12-31

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-07-12

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-08-14

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-07-12

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2023-08-09

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-04-07

K281 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2022-05-19

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-04-07

K929 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure precautions for handling oxygen cylinders and equipment are correctly followed.

Corrected 2022-05-19

Inspection history

Recent health citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

F882 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.

Corrected 2024-12-20

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-11-21

F740 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.

Corrected 2024-12-20

G · Actual harm 2023-07-12

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2023-08-10

G · Actual harm 2023-07-12

F758 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

Corrected 2023-08-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-07-12

F660 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2023-08-10

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2023-07-12

F761 · Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

Health

Ensure 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.

Corrected 2023-08-10

G · Actual harm 2022-04-07

F692 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.

Corrected 2022-04-08

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-04-07

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2022-04-08

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$22,152 2023-07-12

Fine

Fine · fine $22,152

Fine

Ownership

Centennial Iii Colorado Holdco LLC

5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization

100% 6 facilities 2022-09-01
Gottlieb, Refoel

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual

20% 10 facilities 2022-09-01
Centennial Mn Tr I

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

18% 7 facilities 2022-09-01
Centennial Ms Trust I

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

18% 7 facilities 2022-09-01
Centennial Yf Trust I

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

18% 6 facilities 2022-09-01
Emssah Non- Grantor Trust

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Organization

10% 6 facilities 2022-09-01
Weintraub, Moshe

5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual

7% 19 facilities 2022-09-01
Bradley, Christine

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 1 facilities 2022-09-12
Capital Finance LLC

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 32 facilities 2022-09-01
Capital Finance LLC

5% Or Greater Security Interest · Organization

0% 32 facilities 2022-09-01
Gottlieb, Refoel

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 10 facilities 2022-09-01
Gotts Consulting Colorado LLC

Operational/Managerial Control · Organization

0% 6 facilities 2022-09-01
Turpen, Mark

Operational/Managerial Control · Individual

0% 4 facilities 2024-05-01

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