All citations for Colorado State Veterans Nursing Home - Rifle
State inspectors check nursing homes that take Medicare or Medicaid against federal rules, usually about once a year, and also look into complaints. Each rule a home did not meet is a citation.
Last standard health inspection on record
November 22, 2024
Showing 1 to 6 of 6 citations
Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Past non-compliance: already corrected by the time of the inspection (May 26, 2024).
Harm to a resident
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (March 15, 2022).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (July 8, 2024).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (March 15, 2022).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (March 15, 2022).
No harm, with potential for more than minimal harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
The home gave a date the problem would be corrected (March 16, 2022).
Source: CMS Provider Information, Fire Safety Deficiencies, Health Deficiencies, Citation Code Look-up, data as of October 1, 2026. Inspection results describe the home at the time of each inspection.