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Grand River Health Care Center

701 E 5TH ST, RIFLE, CO, 81650

(970) 625-1514

57 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections5/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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701 E 5th St

Rifle, CO 81650

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Bed capacity

State license

020899

CMS facility ID

065381

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Grand River Health Care Center

Street address

701 E 5TH ST

City / state / ZIP

Rifle, CO 81650

Phone

(970) 625-1514

State license #

020899

About this facility — Grand River Health Care Center

Grand River Health Care Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Rifle, Colorado. It is licensed for 57 beds — below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Rifle and 210 skilled nursing facilities across Colorado. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Grand River Health Care Center 20 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 1 food-safety citation, and CMS has imposed $22,171 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

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Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Grand River Hospital District

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1966

Coombs, James

Officer — since 2006

Ellis, Todd

Governing body · Trustee — since 2023

Mendizabal, Raquel

Governing body · Trustee — since 2019

Paget, Chavien

Managing employee · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Rickstrew, Jay

Governing body · Trustee — since 2023

Will, Perry

Governing body · Trustee — since 2023

Regulatory standing

License status

Active

Licensed / certified since

2003-12-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

5 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

$22,171 total

Last standard inspection

2026-01-30

Nurse staffing

4.9 hours per resident per day

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

Licensed as

Nursing Facilities

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 1 food-safety citation on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2026-01-30Health inspection5 citations

F-0572

D · No harm found

Give residents a notice of rights, rules, services and charges.

Corrected 2026-02-24

F-0689

J · Immediate jeopardy

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2026-01-30

F-0730

E · No harm found

Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.

Corrected 2026-02-26

F-0760

D · No harm found

Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.

Corrected 2026-02-25

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2026-02-24

2024-02-08Health inspection6 citations

F-0657

D · No harm found

Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.

Corrected 2024-03-23

F-0689

D · No harm found

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2024-03-23

F-0742

D · No harm found

Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2024-03-23

F-0759

D · No harm found

Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.

Corrected 2024-03-23

F-0812

E · No harm foundFood safety

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2024-03-23

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2024-03-23

3 earlier / fire-safety inspections (9 citations)

2026-01-30Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0345

F · No harm found

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2026-03-26

K-0511

E · No harm found

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2026-03-26

K-0753

D · No harm found

Have restrictions on the use of highly flammable decorations.

Corrected 2026-03-26

K-0914

F · No harm found

Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.

Corrected 2026-03-26

2024-02-08Fire-safety inspection1 citation

K-0918

D · No harm found

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-03-25

2022-10-13Fire-safety inspection4 citations

K-0222

F · No harm found

Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.

Corrected 2022-11-23

K-0223

E · No harm found

Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.

Corrected 2022-11-08

K-0351

E · No harm found

Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.

Corrected 2022-12-12

K-0353

E · No harm found

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2022-11-08

Federal penalties

2026-01-30Fine$22,171

Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 065381.

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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