Rio Grande Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center
39 Calle Miller, La Jara, CO, 81140
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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.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Centennial Healthcare
- Certified beds
- 60 · avg 52 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 26.1% — lower than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 33.3% — lower than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 1 departed — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $54,946 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065399
- Certified beds
- 60 beds · avg 52 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
- Rio Grande Rehabilitation And Healthcare Center Llc
- Chain affiliation
- Centennial Healthcare
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Centennial Healthcare chain — 8 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 2.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (9 on record)
- Jacob Duke
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- Mark w Turpen
Adp of The Snf · since 2026
- Centennial Iii Colorado Holdco LlcHolding
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2022
- Centennial mn tr i
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2022
- Centennial ms Trust i
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2022
- Centennial yf Trust i
5% or Greater Indirect Ownership Interest · 18% · since 2022
+ 3 additional owners on the federal record.
Recent change of ownership
September 2022 (3 years ago) · acquired from Rio Grande Inn
Transaction type: Change of Ownership
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures + Change of Ownership, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 39)
- D0881·Apr 22, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Apr 22, 2026
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0812·Apr 22, 2026
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0756·Apr 22, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.
- E0742·Apr 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- D0698·Apr 22, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
- D0689·Apr 22, 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.
- D0658·Apr 22, 2026
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $39K
- 20241 fine · $16K
Most recent events
- Nov 6, 2025Fine · $39K
- Mar 26, 2024Fine · $16K
Largest single fine on record: $39K.
Fire-safety citations
14 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Mar 26, 2024. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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