Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center is an average-sized nursing home located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. With a really poor overall grade of F, this facility isn't high on our list. In our grading scheme, this is ranked as one of the five worst rated nursing homes in Colorado Springs. With more than 20 other nursing homes in the city, you should be able to do better. More information on this nursing home's category grades is available below. Its best category is nursing, which is addressed in the next section.
Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center
- Nursing Home
- Memory Care
Updated Sep 1, 2022 by Nick Reese
Note: Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center has been flagged for abuse in the past 12 months. We have capped this facility's overall grade accordingly.
Quick Details
- Accepts Medicare 1
- Accepts Medicaid 1
- No CCRC
- Has Resident Council
- No Family Council
- For profit - Corporation
- Secure Memory Care
- Offers Hospice
- Offers Respite Care
- Offers Inpatient Rehab
Specialized Services
- Personal Care
- Home Making
- Speech Therapy
- Amputee Recovery
- Palliative Care
- Dentistry
- Wound Care
- Occupational Therapy
- Hemodialysis
- Podiatry
- Mental Health
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Nutritional Counseling
- Pharmacy
- X-Ray
- Recreational Therapy
- Pain Management
- Optometry
- Colostomy Care
- Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Registered Staff Hours
Nurse Quality
Although we graded this nursing home very poorly overall, it received a somewhat respectable nursing grade this year. We gave it a B- in that category. Our nursing grade focuses on the facility's nurse staffing levels. We factor in both the levels of licensure of the nurses as well as the quantity of hours spent with patients. This nursing home provides 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. This is a much lower figure than we are used to seeing. Lastly, while this nursing home got docked a bit for nursing hours, it actually excelled in a few of our quality-based metrics. With fewer than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it fared very well in this statistic.
Short-term Care Quality
Remarkably, we awarded this facility a grade of B- for its short-term care score, which is not too bad of a score. In our short-term care grade, we endeavor to create a valuable gauge for rehabilitation. In this process, we look at a facility's level of highly-skilled nursing services, including both registered nurses and physical therapy, as well as occupational therapy. In this facility's case, we were surprised to learn that it actually provides less registered nurse and physical therapist hours per patient than the typical facility. The hope is that this does not adversely affect the quality of care. The last statistic we assessed in this area is the number of residents who were able to leave the facility and return home. We discovered that just 0 percent of this facility's patients were able to return home, which is below average.
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Long-term Care Quality
We gave this facility just a D for our long-term care grade. This is not an impressive grade. Long-term care ratings of this caliber generally are a bad sign for the quantity and quality of care provided by nurses and aids. In addition to considering the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we looked at the number of residents vaccinated against pneumonia. This facility administered the vaccine to 62.448982 percent of its patients. This is several points below average. To our surprise, this nursing home was actually able to limit hospitalizations. With just 0 hospitalizations per one thousand long-term resident days, this facility has less hospitalizations than many nursing homes. This is its best score in this category.
Facility Inspections
The last category we looked at was inspections. Unfortunately, this ended up being this facility's weakest link. We gave it a D in this area. Since this information is compiled by independent government inspectors, we weight it heavily in our overall grade. One of the most critical factors in assessing inspection reports is deficiencies. We would pay close attention to the level of severity of the deficiencies. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate information on deficiency's for this nursing home. Finally, CMS flagged this nursing home for possible abuse or neglect. This is not what you want to see. We advise you to direct your search elsewhere.
Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 5.86% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers
This datapoint indicates the percentage of long-term residents who have new or worsened pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are an measure of quality of care.
Minimizes Serious Falls
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.47% of Patients had Serious Falls
This statistic tells you the percentage of long-term residents which had a fall which caused serious injury. Falls can arise for a variety of reasons, but high rates of falls resulting in injuries may be an indicator of poor nursing care.
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 2.14% of Patients had UTIs
This metric is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay residents who suffered from a UTI. UTI's could be a sign of worse hygiene protocols. Nevertheless, this datapoint may also be skewed for certain facilities due to inconsistent reporting standards for UTI's.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 17.6% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication
This tells you the percentage of residents prescribed antipsychotic drugs. These drugs are sometimes used for treating several medical conditions, including dementia.
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 12.24% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percentage of residents prescribed antianxiety drugs. These medications are used to treat residents experiencing depression and anxiety.
Managing Depression Among Residents
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 3.81% of Patients
Measures the percentage of long-term patients showing symptoms of depression.
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 84.99% of Patients
This is the percent of residents that were given the pneumonia and flu vaccines. High vaccination rates should be demanded by residents.
Residents Maintain Autonomy
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 15.45% Percentage of Patients
This is the percent of patients who needed additional assistance with activities of daily living over time.
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 19.26% Percentage of Residents
This tells you the percent of residents who were able to retain mobility over time. Preserving mobility is often a great sign for residents' health.
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 19.26 Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
This is the number of rehospitalizations per thousand days of short-term care. There is generally a correlation between having fewer hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
In Colonial Health & Rehabilitation Center, 75.71% Percentage of Resident
Measures the percentage of short-term care residents who saw functional improvements.
Scores for Colorado Springs, CO
- Overall Rating has a grade of B-minus
- Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Long-term Care Rating has a grade of C
- Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B-plus
- Inspection Rating has a grade of B
Looking for more options? Colorado Springs, Colorado has 20 other nursing homes
Nearby Hospitals
- Centura Health-Penrose-St Francis Health ServicesAcute Care Hospitals 1.18 miles away2222 North Nevada Ave Colorado Springs Colorado 80907Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 776-5000
- University Colo Health Memorial Hospital CentralAcute Care Hospitals 2.4 miles away1400 E Boulder St Colorado Springs Colorado 80909Government - Local(719) 365-5000
- Uchealth Grandview HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 2.67 miles away5623 Pulpit Peak View Colorado Springs Colorado 80918Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 272-3623
- Cedar Springs Behavioral Health SystemPsychiatric 5.05 miles away2135 Southgate Rd Colorado Springs Colorado 80906Proprietary(719) 633-4114
- Uchealth Pikes Peak Regional HospitalCritical Access Hospitals 16.28 miles away16420 West Highway 24 Woodland Park Colorado 80863Voluntary non-profit - Private(719) 687-9999
Nearby Dialysis
- Liberty Dialysis Colorado Springs Central (Fmc)1.2 miles away1910 E Lelaray St Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (719) 380-4878
- Pikes Peak Dialysis Center (Dva)1.23 miles away2002 Lelaray St Ste 130 Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 43 (719) 471-4615
- Printers Place Dialysis Center (Dva)3.28 miles away2802 International Cir Colorado Springs Colorado 80910Dialysis Stations: 16 (719) 630-0602
- Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs North (Fmc)3.37 miles away2180 Hollowbrook Dr Colorado Springs Colorado 80918CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (719) 593-2999
- Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs South (Fmc)3.38 miles away2508 Airport Rd Colorado Springs Colorado 80909CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (719) 227-7455
- North Colorado Springs Dialysis (Dva)6.4 miles away6071 E Woodmen Rd Ste 100/120 Colorado Springs Colorado 80923Dialysis Stations: 15 (719) 638-1223