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Medicare-certifiedSkilled Nursing

The Center at Cordera

Colorado Springs, ColoradoMedicare inspection record
(719) 522-2000

About The Center at Cordera

The Center at Cordera brings skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to Colorado Springs families seeking compassionate post-acute care. Our team focuses on recovery and independence, providing medical support and therapeutic services designed to help patients regain strength and return home when possible.

Community at a glance

Capacity

80 residents

Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Status

Listed in a public registry

Care & services offered

Skilled Nursing

Contact & location

9208 GRAND CORDERA PKWY, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80924

(719) 522-2000

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 July 28, 2026, state inspectors cited 4 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7).

Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 48 minutes with each resident a day, above the Colorado average of 3 hours 43 minutes.

Medicare fined The Center at Cordera once in the last three years, $8,600 in total.

Staffing

MeasureThis home
Nurse and aide time per resident, per day4 hours 48 minutesAbove the Colorado average
Registered nurse time per resident, per day1 hour 1 minuteAbove the Colorado average
Nursing staff who left in the past year68%Above the Colorado average

Inspections

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

July 28, 2026 · Standard inspection · 2 citations

  • 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 Aug 7, 2026
  • 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 Aug 5, 2026

April 14, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation

  • Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, widespread (level F)Nursing and Physician ServicesFrom a complaintAlready fixed before the inspection
February 5, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation+
  • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Feb 24, 2026
July 23, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 5 citations+
  • Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 24, 2025
  • Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 28, 2025
  • Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 20, 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 CareFrom a complaintCorrected Aug 14, 2025
  • Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningFrom a complaintCorrected Jul 24, 2025
August 29, 2024 · Standard inspection · 3 citations+
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Sep 16, 2024
  • Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.

    Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Aug 30, 2024
  • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

    Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected Aug 30, 2024

Fines and payment denials

1 fine totaling $8,600 in the last three years.

  • August 29, 2024Fine: $8,600

About the home, per Medicare

Ownership
For profit - Limited Liability company
Legal business name
Center at Centennial, LLC
Medicare-certified beds
80
Average residents per day
71
Accepts
Medicare and Medicaid
First certified
February 27, 2015
Part of a chain
Veritas Management Group, 13 homes
Inside a hospital
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Resident or family council
Both
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes
CMS Certification Number
065413

Location

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9208 GRAND CORDERA PKWYColorado Springs, CO 80924

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Senior living near Colorado Springs

Questions about The Center at Cordera

How did The Center at Cordera do on its last inspection?+

State inspectors visited on July 28, 2026 and cited 4 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Colorado average is 8.7.

How much nursing care does each resident get at The Center at Cordera?+

Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 48 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 1 minute from registered nurses. 68% of nursing staff left over the past year.

Has The Center at Cordera been fined by Medicare?+

Yes. Medicare fined The Center at Cordera once in the last three years, totaling $8,600.

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 Colorado Springs Skilled Nursing in Colorado Skilled Nursing guide Information last updated October 2026