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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center

(719) 561-1300

About Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center

Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center brings together skilled nursing and rehabilitation expertise in Pueblo, Colorado. The team focuses on personalized recovery plans and compassionate care that help residents regain strength and independence during critical healing periods.

Community at a glance

Capacity

106 residents

Location

Pueblo, CO

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

2701 CALIFORNIA ST, Pueblo, Colorado 81004

(719) 561-1300

Medicare inspection record

From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov

At its most recent standard inspection, on August 28, 2025, state inspectors cited 10 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident a day, below the Colorado average of 3 hours 43 minutes.

Medicare has not fined Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day3 hours 23 minutesBelow the Colorado average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day44 minutesBelow the Colorado average
Nursing staff who left in the past year44%Below the Colorado average

Inspections

26 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.

August 28, 2025 · Standard inspection · 10 citations

  • Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)EnvironmentalCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Sep 24, 2025
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Sep 24, 2025

February 26, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations

  • Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 1, 2025
  • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 1, 2025
October 26, 2023 · Standard inspection · 14 citations+
  • Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nutrition and DietaryCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Dec 13, 2023
  • Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • 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.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 19, 2023
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Dec 6, 2023
  • Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected Nov 24, 2023
  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and ExploitationCorrected Jan 23, 2024
  • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Nov 24, 2023

Fines and payment denials

No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Legal business name
Steel City Healthcare, Inc.
Medicare-certified beds
106
Average residents per day
81
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
April 1, 1986
Part of a chain
The Ensign Group, 344 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Resident
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
065229

Location

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2701 CALIFORNIA STPueblo, CO 81004

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Questions about Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center

How did Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on August 28, 2025 and cited 10 health deficiencies. The Colorado average is 8.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center?+

Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 23 minutes with each resident per day, including 44 minutes from registered nurses. 44% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center been fined by Medicare?+

Medicare's records show no fines against Lakeshore Post Acute and Rehabilitation Center in the last three years.

Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+

Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.

How much does a nursing home cost?+

A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.

What is the CMS star rating?+

Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.

Senior living in Pueblo Skilled Nursing in Colorado Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026