Bent County Healthcare Center
810 3Rd St, Las Animas, CO, 81054
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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 Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 56 · avg 47 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 44.6% — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 16.7% — lower than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $13,442 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065359
- Certified beds
- 56 beds · avg 47 residents/day
- Ownership type
- Government - County
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Bent County Memorial Nursing Home
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (3 on record)
- John Thomas
Corporate Officer · since 2015
- Jeremy Summers
Contracted Managing Employee · since 2012
- Bent County
Operational/managerial Control · since 1997
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 26)
- F0812·May 1, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0805·May 1, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
- E0679·May 1, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- F0925·Sep 19, 2024Complaint
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- E0925·Aug 24, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
- F0921·Aug 24, 2023
Environmental Deficiencies
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
- E0812·Aug 24, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0803·Aug 24, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
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.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20231 fine · $13K
Most recent events
- Aug 24, 2023Fine · $13K
Fire-safety citations
2 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 24, 2023. 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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