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Sunny Vista Living Center

2445 E CACHE LA POUDRE ST, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, 80909

(719) 471-8700

www.sunnyvista.org

116 licensed beds

★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall3/5 health inspections4/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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2445 E Cache La Poudre St

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

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Bed capacity

116

State license

020517

CMS facility ID

065254

Care type

Nursing home

Facility name

Sunny Vista Living Center

Street address

2445 E CACHE LA POUDRE ST

City / state / ZIP

Colorado Springs, CO 80909

Phone

(719) 471-8700

Website

www.sunnyvista.org

State license #

020517

About this facility — Sunny Vista Living Center

Sunny Vista Living Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is licensed for 116 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 144 senior care facilities in Colorado Springs 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 Sunny Vista Living Center 19 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. 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

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type

Non profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Sunny Vista Living Center

Direct owner — 100% stake — since 1966

Cappella Living Solutions

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Trout, Jeffrey

Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024

Regulatory standing

License status

Active

Licensed / certified since

1989-09-01

CMS overall rating

3 of 5 stars

Health deficiencies

6 at the last standard inspection

Federal fines

None on record

Last standard inspection

2025-07-24

Nurse staffing

3.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges

$365 per day (≈ $11,100/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.

Payer mix (resident days)

62% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 33% private/other

Occupancy

93% (fiscal year 2023)

Vs. state median

10% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds

116

Licensed as

Nursing Facilities

Medicare

Accepted

Medicaid

Accepted

Wheelchair accessible

entrance and parking

Visiting hours

Daily Open 24 hours

Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · 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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.

2025-07-24Health inspection6 citations

F-0605

E · No harm found

Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.

Corrected 2025-09-06

F-0684

D · No harm found

Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.

Corrected 2025-09-06

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 2025-09-06

F-0761

E · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2025-09-06

F-0812

F · 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 2025-09-06

F-0880

D · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2025-09-06

2024-09-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations

F-0699

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.

Corrected 2024-10-11

F-0742

D · No harm foundFrom a complaint

Corrected 2024-10-11

4 earlier / fire-safety inspections (11 citations)

2023-11-30Health inspection3 citations

F-0812

F · 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 2023-12-24

F-0813

D · No harm foundFood safety

Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.

Corrected 2023-12-22

F-0908

F · No harm found

Keep all essential equipment working safely.

Corrected 2024-01-10

2022-08-11Health inspection5 citations

F-0677

D · No harm found

Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.

Corrected 2022-09-22

F-0679

D · No harm found

Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.

Corrected 2022-09-22

F-0693

D · No harm found

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.

Corrected 2022-09-22

F-0761

D · No harm found

Corrected 2022-09-22

F-0880

E · No harm found

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2022-09-09

2023-11-30Fire-safety inspection1 citation

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 2023-12-22

2022-08-11Fire-safety inspection2 citations

K-0321

E · No harm found

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2022-09-10

K-0324

D · No harm found

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2022-09-10

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 065254.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.

3.678 ratings on Google

★★★★★Gina T. Schaarschmidt · 2026-06-28 · via Google
“Both of my parents (ages 90+) have had excellent rehab experiences at Sunny Vista after their hospital stays. So many individuals helped with the process and I'm grateful that we found Sunny Vista after a terrible experience at another (very large) facility. I can't remember all the names of the team, but several stood out. Nurse Amanda's observations were spot-on, and she was great at communicat…”

★★★★★Raquel Franco · 2020-02-28 · via Google
“I give this place a 5 Star this facility is extremely gorgeous and CLEAN!!! Everyone there is so super friendly and take really good care of my mother with all her health issues. My poor mom has been in and out of so many rehab places that never really cared about the individual and just do their job. Here I see them go above and beyond even to make her food selections for her meals. If your lo…”

★Jason Nichols · 2025-06-03 · via Google
“My mother has been a resident in this place for nearly a year and a half now and at the top of my list of complaints is their severe lack of adequate nursing staff, especially CNAs and those who are actually responsible for providing for the everyday care needs of the residents!! Thankfully I live less than 10 minutes away from Sunny Vista because my mother requires assistance with getting herself…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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CMS Nursing Home Compare

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Last verified 2026-08-31

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