Baca County, Colorado
County inventory for Baca County, Colorado is drawn from U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nursing Home Compare / Home Health Compare (14,710 Medicare-certified nursing homes nationwide) with cost context from the private CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey - see our methodology. CMS star-quality signature
Rated homes in Baca County average 3.5 CMS stars (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes - 86 licensed beds, CareScout 2025 Colorado medians.
County care plate
Sheet CO-BACA-COLORADO · Baca, CO
NH-ONE · BEDS-FEW · STAR-MID · HH-SMALL · RANK-MID · PHOTO-NONE · AL-MID · BOOK-FULL
- NH-ONE 2 homes
- BEDS-FEW 86 beds
- STAR-MID 3.5★ avg
- HH-SMALL 1 HH
- RANK-MID #1,396/2,851
- PHOTO-NONE No peer
- AL-MID $6,584/mo
- BOOK-FULL 2/2 NH · 1/1 HH
Stamps lead with CMS star-quality tercile (high) plus nursing-home inventory, licensed beds, Home Health Compare agencies, corpus NH-count rank, photo-finish peer, and CareScout assisted-living medians.
What stronger CMS stars show for Baca County
CMS star quality is the standout for Baca County: rated homes average 3.5/5 (upper tercile, >3.46) across 2 nursing homes and 86 licensed beds, with 1 home-health agency mapped.
With a thinner CMS book, cost context matters more per facility: CareScout 2025 Colorado medians run assisted living $6,584/mo, semi-private nursing $10,159/mo, private nursing $12,182/mo, home health aide $7,913/mo, adult day $2,275/mo. Verify rates with the named homes below.
Star counts skew stronger here (1 at 2★, 1 at 5★). Ownership leans Non profit - Corporation (50% of 2 homes). Named 4★+ examples include Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC. Still weigh inspection history, staffing, bed size, and specialty units (dementia, rehab, ventilator) before visiting.
Sources: CMS Nursing Home Compare + CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See methodology.
Nursing Homes in Baca County
2 CMS-certified homes in this county book, ordered by overall star rating.
| Facility | City | Rating | Beds | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Colorado Hospital LTC | Springfield | 5/5 | 56 | Non profit - Corporation |
| Walsh Healthcare Center | Walsh | 2/5 | 30 | Government - Hospital district |
Home Health Agencies in Baca County
Medicare-certified agencies from CMS Home Health Compare, zip-joined into this county inventory.
| Agency | City | Quality Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Southeast Colorado Hospital Home Health Agency | Springfield | 2.0 |
Read next for stronger-star Baca
Continue on the Colorado elder-care overview or the highest-rated states ranking. Costs shown are Colorado state-level medians from CareScout 2025 (county-level cost data is not available).
Read our methodology - how CMS Care Compare and CareScout 2025 are joined for Baca County.