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Life Care Center Of Colorado Springs

2490 International Cir, Colorado Springs, CO, 80910

Type
Nursing home
Medicare/Medicaid certified · CCN 065356

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Federal Quality Data

Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.

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CMS Star Ratings

Overall5 / 5
Health inspections4 / 5
Staffing4 / 5
Quality measures5 / 5

Facility & Staffing

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
Certified beds
121 · avg 91 residents/day
Total nursing staff turnover
47.5%near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
RN turnover
44.8%near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
Administrators who left
1 departednear the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare

Enforcement & Citations

Fines (past 3 years)
2 fines · $45,171 total

Medicare certification

CMS Certification Number
065356
Certified beds
121 beds · avg 91 residents/day
Ownership type
For profit - Limited Liability company
Continuing-care community
No

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Ownership & operations

Legal business name
Colorado Springs Medical Investors, Llc
Chain affiliation
Life Care Centers Of America

CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026

Federal ownership record

For-profitLlc

Chain affiliation

Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.

Disclosed owners (5 on record)

  • Vanessa k Zabojnik

    W-2 Managing Employee · since 2017

  • Joan e Thurmond

    Corporate Officer · since 2000

  • Life Care Centers of America, Inc.

    Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1996

  • Cindy s Cross

    Corporate Officer · since 1996

  • Forrest l Preston

    5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 99% · since 1996

Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.

Federal inspection record

10 health citations on file1 immediate-jeopardy finding2 from complaints2 federal fines totalling $45K

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Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 10)

  • E0880·Feb 26, 2026

    Infection Control Deficiencies

    Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

  • D0849·Feb 26, 2026

    Administration Deficiencies

    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.

  • D0761·Feb 26, 2026

    Pharmacy Service Deficiencies

    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.

  • G0689·Feb 26, 2026

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • J0689·Dec 9, 2025Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

  • D0684·Apr 16, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

  • D0676·Apr 16, 2024

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

    Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.

  • D0689·Nov 7, 2023Complaint

    Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

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

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Federal penalties

By year

  • 20261 fine · $37K
  • 20251 fine · $8,281

Most recent events

  • Feb 26, 2026Fine · $37K
  • Dec 9, 2025Fine · $8,281

Largest single fine on record: $37K.

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.

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Where this information comes from

  • Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.

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