Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
High Plains Post Acute LLC
1209 W Abriendo Ave, Pueblo, CO · (719) 544-1173
- Certified beds
- 59
- Residents per day
- 54
- Ownership
- For-Profit
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicare + Medicaid
- Certified since
- December 18, 1996
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How this home got 2 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
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
★★★★★2 of 5
Matches the rating CMS publishes on Care Compare.
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Where it sits among Colorado homes
High Plains Post Acute LLC carries 93.75 inspection points. That is fewer than 28% 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
33 health citations on record since 2022. 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 (6)
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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G
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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J
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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G
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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G
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Everything else, by area of care
Quality of Life and Care10E
- E
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
- E
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- D
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- D
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Resident Rights4E
- E
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- E
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
- D
Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Nutrition and Dietary3F
- B
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
- F
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
Pharmacy Service2D
- D
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.
- D
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.
Infection Control2D
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Environmental2F
- F
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- F
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning2E
- D
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
- E
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1D
- D
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Administration1D
- D
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Inspection history
2025-02-27
5 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Infection Control (2 deficiencies)
2023-08-14
19 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (8 deficiencies)
2022-05-10
9 health deficiencies · 2 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (4 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 3 h 23 min of nursing staff time a day, 1 h 1 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
3 h 23 min
Colorado average
3 h 42 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
Turnover: 59% of nursing staff and 57% of registered nurses left in the past year.
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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Fines and payment denials
$57,734 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-11 | Fine | $12,438 |
| 2025-02-27 | Fine | $33,248 |
| 2024-04-01 | Fine | $12,048 |
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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. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days0.2 pts better | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days0.9 pts worse | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine0.1 pts better | 93.5% | 93.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine0.1 pts worse | 93.6% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury2.5 pts worse | 5.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms1.5 pts worse | 10.3% | 8.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight3.7 pts worse | 8.5% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication0.8 pts better | 10.8% | 11.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication3 pts worse | 22.9% | 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 worsened0.3 pts better | 11.4% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased8 pts better | 4.8% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder0.1 pts better | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection0.8 pts better | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence5 pts worse | 25.6% | 20.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.9 pts better | 1.5% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine5.5 pts better | 82.5% | 77.0% | 82.3% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit7.9 pts better | 4.1% | 12.0% | 11.8% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication0.8 pts worse | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine13.7 pts better | 87.3% | 73.6% | 80.1% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission0.3 pts better | 20.2% | 20.5% | 23.4% |
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Who owns and runs it
14 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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| Briscoe, Stephen | 5% Or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · Individual | 100% | 2 facilities |
| Briscoe, Stephen | Corporate Officer · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Briscoe, Stephen | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Briscoe, Stephen | Individual Is An Owner, Partner Or Trustee Of Any Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Briscoe, Stephen | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Continuum At Abriendo Inc | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Continuum At Sharmar, Inc. | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Continuum At Sharmar, Inc. | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Continuum Health Management LLC | Operational/Managerial Control · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Continuum Health Management LLC | Adp Of The SNF · Organization | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Continuum Health Partnerships Inc | 5% Or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · Organization | 0% | 1 facilities |
| Holt, Jessica | Operational/Managerial Control · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Holt, Jessica | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 2 facilities |
| Kinnett, Steven | Adp Of The SNF · Individual | 0% | 3 facilities |
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Fire safety
2 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness2F
- F
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
- F
Provide emergency officials' contact information.
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