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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing
Mount St Francis Nursing Center
Colorado Springs, ColoradoMedicare inspection record
About Mount St Francis Nursing Center
Mount St Francis Nursing Center provides comprehensive skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Colorado Springs residents and their families. Our experienced team delivers personalized care focused on recovery, wellness, and helping patients regain independence after hospitalization or injury.
Community at a glance
Capacity
110 residents
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
7550 ASSISI HTS, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919
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
- Medicare flags Mount St Francis Nursing Center for a citation related to abuse of residents in its recent inspections.
At its most recent standard inspection, on March 6, 2025, state inspectors cited 5 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 30 minutes with each resident a day, below the Colorado average of 3 hours 43 minutes.
Medicare has not fined Mount St Francis Nursing Center in the last three years.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 30 minutesBelow the Colorado average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 11 minutesAbove the Colorado average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 55%Above the Colorado average |
2 administrators have left the home in the past year.
Inspections
7 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
March 6, 2025 · Standard inspection · 5 citations
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Nursing and Physician ServicesCorrected Apr 5, 2025Ensure 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 Apr 5, 2025Protect 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 ExploitationFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 5, 2025Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Apr 5, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Infection ControlCorrected Apr 5, 2025
November 30, 2023 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 17, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlFrom a complaintCorrected Jan 5, 2024
Fines and payment denials
No fines or Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado
- Medicare-certified beds
- 110
- Average residents per day
- 95
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- July 1, 1994
- Part of a chain
- Commonspirit Health, 18 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 065325
Location
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7550 ASSISI HTSColorado Springs, CO 80919
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Questions about Mount St Francis Nursing Center
How did Mount St Francis Nursing Center do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on March 6, 2025 and cited 5 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Colorado average is 8.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Mount St Francis Nursing Center?+
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 30 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 11 minutes from registered nurses. 55% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Mount St Francis Nursing Center been fined by Medicare?+
Medicare's records show no fines against Mount St Francis Nursing 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.