Overview
Bent County Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It is the only Medicare-rated nursing home in Las Animas. It scores best on staffing (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.1 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 76% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.9 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on May 1, 2025, found 3 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 58% of Colorado nursing homes have been fined.
Bent County Healthcare Center is a government-run facility with 56 certified beds, caring for about 48 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1997.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 43%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- May 1, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 3
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff4.08 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.88 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.37 hrs
- Nurse aides2.83 hrs
- Physical therapists0.01 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- Government - County
- Certified beds
- 56
- Average residents per day
- 48
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 11, 1997
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes