Evergreen Nursing Home
Nursing Home Facility
1991 Carroll Avenue, Alamosa, CO 81101
Located just six blocks from a regional hospital, Evergreen Nursing Home is situated among the towering mountain peaks of Alamosa, Colorado. The city was founded as a division point along Colorado’s famed Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad and provides a setting ideal for recovery. With 24-hour skilled nursing care, Evergreen Nursing Home features a full rehabilitation staff offering inpatient and outpatient rehab services and a secured Alzheimer’s and dementia care unit.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
Evergreen Nursing Home is licensed for 60 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Alamosa average about 49 beds.
Medicare rates this community 2 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Alamosa average about 3.0 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in August 2024 and recorded 8 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.6 hours from a registered nurse. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 30%.
The community is located in Alamosa County, CO.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 13 problems at Evergreen Nursing Home. 2 findings involved harm to a resident. 4 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $20,150.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Evergreen Nursing Home offers assisted living, memory care, nursing home care, hospice care, continuing care (CCRC), respite care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 60
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.3
- Annual staff turnover 30%
- Last health inspection August 2024
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