1625 Meadowbrook Blvd
4.3(9 ratings)
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Reviews of Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center are mixed, with several families praising long-term, compassionate care for loved ones with dementia and other needs, while a couple of reviewers raised serious concerns about staffing, infection control, and one alleged case of neglect leading to a resident's death. The facility offers skilled nursing, rehab, and a secure memory care unit in a small mountain-valley setting.
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Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center is a licensed 60-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility offering short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, outpatient rehab services, and a secure memory unit in Paonia, Colorado.
Located in the North Fork Valley on the western slope of Colorado at an altitude of approximately 6,500 feet above sea level, the center serves a diversified community including coal miners, farmers, cowboys, and retirees. The facility is surrounded by the West Elk mountains and residents and families enjoy spectacular courtyard views.
The center provides rehabilitation services including physical therapy to restore range of motion and mobility, speech therapy to address communication and swallowing, and cognitive therapy. Treatment uses task-directed activities to help restore functional abilities in residents. Mental health services and recreational therapy are also available to support positive outlook on life.
Amenities include a home-like environment with 24-hour laundry, restaurant-style dining, free wi-fi access, private rehab rooms, beauty salon, smoking patio, and outpatient therapy services. The facility hosts fun events with local community members and offers daily activities designed to stimulate the mind and body for residents regardless of cognitive status, including those with dementia.
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Liz Heidrick
Jan 2026
We just loved the care that Aunt Opal received at the Paonia Care Home...she was a brilliant teacher for years..and the staff made her feel loved and encouraged her to still use that brilliant mind....she lived to be 105...amazing! They have so many wonderful new services and they also have great new leadership and staff.
Melinda Payne
Jun 2018
My dad had dementia and has been here for almost two years now. The staff is very caring, welcoming, and love dad. He is safe and settled there. That makes my heart happy. Thanks Paonia Care!
Jerry Minerich
Jan 2018
My mother was up there over a year. Everyone was so kind and always accommodated us whenever we wanted to dine with her. She was always clean and they were always keeping us informed. For those that criticize, please remember what a difficult job they have. No need to worry about abuse here like you do in some places
David Weber
Jan 2018
I did the computer work here for over a decade and was, therefore, a fly on the wall observing the operation. There are some good people here who really care about the residents, but nursing homes are factories shuffling old people off into the beyond. Since this and most nursing homes are remotely owned they are profit making centers rather than care centers with a definite tension between local employees who try hard despite being underpaid and bean counters in upper management obsessed with the bottom line. Also, when someone visited with the flu, it easily spread throughout the facility. Home care is much more humane and is how I am dealing with my 91 year old mother-in-law.
Melody etl
Aug 2017
This place neglected my mother in law wich resulted in her death. After she died we picked up her property and there is a lot of her property missing. If you ever get a call from them that your loved one needs a hospital, dont let the staff tell you otherwise. No matter what time it is or how much you have going on take them to the hospital. We got a call 2.5 weeks before my mother in law,passed away telling us she had been to the hospital, refused care and needed to go back. My husband got on the phone with her and convinced her to go to st. Marys. After she was convinced ( like 10 minutes) my husband talked to the nurse on duty and she told him "no nevermind we got this. Shes good." A couple weeks later she died of a severe upper gi bleed. I feel if we would have just taken her after the nurse called then changed her mind about it being imperative that she go, maybe she would still be here. :'( Please dont let this place steal your loved ones and not provide them with proper care. Dont let them steal your loved ones property. We got her emptied out safe with no keys to it, yet that safe was full and her keys to it around her neck the last time we saw her alive. If you take your loved ones here watch them and their property very closely. I know I will NEVER let another person I love go here.
Paonia Care and Rehab Center offers Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care.
Paonia Care and Rehab Center is located at 1625 Meadowbrook Blvd in Paonia, Colorado.
Reviews of Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center are mixed, with several families praising long-term, compassionate care for loved ones with dementia and other needs, while a couple of reviewers raised serious concerns about staffing, infection control, and one alleged case of neglect leading to a resident's death. The facility offers skilled nursing, rehab, and a secure memory care unit in a small mountain-valley setting.
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