Trinidad Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center sits in Trinidad, Colorado, and you can see the Sangre de Cristo Mountains from some windows, which gives a bit of comfort for the people staying there, so it's nice for looking out during the days. This facility operates under the management of Refoel Gottlieb since September 2022, with direct ownership by Centennial Colorado Holdco LLC, and affiliations that include several indirect owners and the Centennial Colorado Holdco group, and the administrator on site is named Stacie Currie. Trinidad Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a for-profit skilled nursing facility and is also part of CHCA District VI, and it provides a lot of different care options, maybe more than you see in some other places, like long-term care or skilled nursing for people who really can't get by without daily help, short-term rehabilitation for folks coming out of a hospital, and different levels of assisted living, independent living, adult day services, memory care for dementia, hospice care, and both non-medical home care and Medicare-certified home health care for those who need help but want to stay at home.
The center has amenities set up for residents who need long-term care, so it's got certified beds and daily capacity for the folks living there, and they do try to create a warm and welcoming environment even though it's a medical place. Staff includes skilled nursing staff, and there are all sorts of therapy programs using modern technology for recovery, especially in memory care, cardiac rehabilitation, and orthopedic care, and the idea is always to help residents recover and go back home if they can. Dietary services, nursing care, and infection control measures are part of the routine, and they say they're focused on making a difference for their residents, wanting to treat everyone like they're part of a family, which is something people like to hear.
However, the Trinidad Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center doesn't have high ratings. Based on the most recent inspection on June 5, 2024, they've been rated much below average overall, and that's for overall quality, health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. The center had 9 new deficiencies found during its June 2024 inspection, and altogether it's got 37 deficiencies, including one related to infection control, which means there have been problems with protecting residents from the spread of infections. Other recent deficiencies include failing to protect people from abuse and neglect, not following nutrition and dietary guidelines for food preparation and storage, and not observing nurse aide job performance or providing regular training, which didn't cause actual harm but created a potential for more than minimal harm to several residents. Reports document these issues, and the center is currently looking for more skilled staff to help care for residents and improve their services.
People come here for healthcare and rehabilitation, and the center wants to be a place where people can recover and feel at home, but it's important to know about the low inspection ratings and the range of deficiencies that were found. The facility does have special therapy and care services, and it covers lots of different needs, including those for people who are very frail or need more support as they get older.
