Lamar Estates Nursing Center
Nursing Home Facility
205 South 10th St., Lamar, CO 81052
Juniper Village at Lamar is home to approximately 60 residents and is a long-term care community dedicated to providing the finest quality personal services and exceptional care to foster healthy and independent lives for its residents. Encouraging and respecting each person’s choices, the staff at Juniper Village deliver care with a holistic health care approach.
Operated by Juniper Communities, which runs 14 communities in our directory.
With 60 beds, Lamar Estates Nursing Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Lamar average about 42 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 41% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby.
Medicare rates this community 1 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Its most recent standard health inspection was in January 2026 and recorded 7 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.1 hours from a registered nurse.
The community is located in Prowers County, CO.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 16 problems at Lamar Estates Nursing Center. 2 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $42,390.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Infection Control
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
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Caused harm to a resident, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Nursing and Physician Services
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
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
Resident Assessment and Care Planning
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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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.
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.
Lamar Estates Nursing Center offers nursing home care and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 60
- Occupancy 41%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.0
- Last health inspection January 2026
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