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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 Rehab Center is a senior living community in Paonia, Colorado offering Skilled Nursing / Long Term Care. Amenities include Restaurant style Dining Room, Outdoor Patio and Gathering / Activity Spaces. Families rate it 4.3 out of 5 across 9 reviews.
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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Help Me Choose4.3overall · 9 ratings combined
4.3★ on Google (9)
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.
4 inspection visits in the last three years, 67 citations on file. Inspections are conducted by state agencies on behalf of the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Address subsistence needs for staff and patients.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Jan 1, 2026
To conduct inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors by qualified individuals.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Nov 1, 2025
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff member's vaccination status.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Sep 2, 2025
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 1, 2026
Construct fire resistant interior walls.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Oct 9, 2025
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Apr 29, 2025
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Severity K of L: immediate jeopardy, patternCorrected Mar 1, 2024
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 4, 2024
Employ sufficient staff with the appropriate competencies and skills sets to carry out the functions of the food and nutrition service, including a qualified dietician.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 30, 2024
List the names and contact information of those in the facility.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected May 4, 2024
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 30, 2024
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 30, 2024
Ensure the activities program is directed by a qualified professional.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternFound during a complaint inspectionCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Mar 28, 2024
The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.
Severity C of L: potential for minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Mar 28, 2024
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2023
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Severity G of L: actual harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Have a battery powered remote alarm panel in a location accessible by operating personnel.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 9, 2022
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 13, 2022
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.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 9, 2022
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Severity F of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, widespreadCorrected Dec 9, 2022
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 9, 2022
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Severity E of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, patternCorrected Dec 9, 2022
Provide or get specialized rehabilitative services as required for a resident.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Jan 31, 2023
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D of L: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm, isolatedCorrected Dec 13, 2022
Source: CMS Care Compare, public federal data covering certified nursing facilities, refreshed monthly. Citations range from A (least serious) to L (most serious) on the federal scope and severity scale. Most citations are corrected quickly; review the details and ask the community about anything that concerns you.
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.
Paonia Care and Rehab Center had 4 government inspection visits in the last three years, with 67 citations on file according to CMS Care Compare data. The full history, including what each citation was for and whether it was corrected, is in the inspection section on this page.
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