Federal inspection record · CMS data as of October 1, 2026
Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home
901 Cedar St, Julesburg, CO · (970) 463-6229
- Certified beds
- 32
- Residents per day
- 20
- Ownership
- Government
- Chain
- No chain reported
- Medicare / Medicaid
- Medicaid
- Certified since
- June 1, 1991
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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
★★★★★−1 star
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
Sedgwick County Memorial Nursing Home carries 45 inspection points. That is fewer than 65% 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
15 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 (3)
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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
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
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G
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Everything else, by area of care
Pharmacy Service3E
- D
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- 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.
- E
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.
Infection Control3E
- D
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Nursing and Physician Services2F
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- F
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning1D
- D
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Environmental1F
- F
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Nutrition and Dietary1F
- F
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation1E
- E
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Inspection history
2025-09-10
6 health deficiencies · 1 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Pharmacy Service (2 deficiencies)
2023-12-13
2 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Environmental (1 deficiency)
2022-08-31
7 health deficiencies · 0 fire-safety deficiencies
Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (2 deficiencies)
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Nursing time per resident, per day
Each resident here gets about 4 h 38 min of nursing staff time a day, 27 min of it from a registered nurse.
This home
4 h 38 min
Colorado average
3 h 42 min
U.S. average
3 h 54 min
- Registered nurse
- Licensed practical nurse
- Nurse aide
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
$0 in federal fines on record over the past three years.
| Date | Penalty | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Payment Denial · 28 day denial | $0 |
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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 days0.6 pts worse | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days5.5 pts worse | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine3.9 pts better | 97.3% | 93.4% | 93.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine6.3 pts better | 100.0% | 93.7% | 95.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury8.6 pts worse | 12.0% | 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 weight11.2 pts worse | 16.0% | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication3.6 pts better | 8.0% | 11.6% | 19.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication9.3 pts better | 10.6% | 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 worsened3.9 pts worse | 15.6% | 11.7% | 12.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased24.7 pts worse | 37.5% | 12.8% | 13.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder1.6 pts worse | 2.1% | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection1.4 pts better | 0.0% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence3 pts better | 17.6% | 20.6% | 18.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers1.8 pts worse | 5.2% | 3.4% | 4.5% |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine9.2 pts better | 86.2% | 77.0% | 82.3% |
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Fire safety
1 life-safety citations (sprinklers, exits, alarms). These don't count toward the star rating.
Emergency Preparedness1F
- F
Develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness Program (EP).
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