Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center
450 PROSPECTOR AVE, Durango, CO 81301
Durango, Colorado · CMS verdict
On the federal five-star scale, Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center shows above-average quality that runs above Colorado's state average of 3.1.
The rating and the PlainElderCare Index below summarize federal inspection, staffing, and outcome data, they measure specific, documented dimensions of this facility, not a holistic verdict on the care your family member would receive. Visit in person, talk with staff and current residents' families, and weigh your family member's specific needs before choosing.
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Durango, Colorado holds a CMS overall rating of 5 of 5 stars and a PlainElderCare Quality & Compliance Index of 84 of 100 (grade B). Its CMS inspection record lists a moderate number of deficiencies. Figures are from CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Quality & Compliance Index (thinner bed book)
Its certified bed capacity sits in the lower U.S. bed tercile (≤80). A transparent composite of this facility's CMS Care Compare sub-ratings and its federal inspection record. It complements, and does not replace, the official CMS overall star rating shown at the top of the page. How this is calculated.
How the 84 is built
Each segment is a dimension's weighted points toward the score, summing to 84.
Weights: health inspections 30%, staffing 25%, quality measures 25%, inspection record 20%; any dimension CMS has not published drops out and its weight redistributes (no silent deflation). Inspection record is benchmarked against all rated US nursing homes. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's thinner certified-bed book
Quality ratings
On Care Compare (data as of April 2026), the overall star is a roll-up of three separately tracked sub-ratings: health inspection, staffing, and quality measures. The comparison chart below shows where each one sits relative to Colorado.
What each sub-rating measures
The health inspection rating reflects on-site surveyor findings from the last three cycles. The staffing rating compares case-mix-adjusted nurse hours per resident day to national benchmarks, and quality measures aggregate 15 clinical indicators including pressure ulcers, falls with injury, and long-stay antipsychotic use.
Size and setting
Located in Durango, Colorado. Bed capacity and average daily census, where CMS reports them, are in Facility details below. Its ownership type, listed in Facility details, can influence staffing patterns, reinvestment decisions, and admissions policy. With occupancy around 88%, bed usage here sits in the range typical of a stabilized facility.
Inspection record
On the regulatory side, federal and state surveyors have documented a moderate number of deficiencies at this facility; the counts are in Facility details below. CMS has levied enforcement penalties - civil money penalties or denials of payment, during the same window. This volume of findings is worth reading past the count: CMS's F-tag scale separates isolated, low-harm citations from widespread or immediate-jeopardy ones, and only the full report shows which this facility has.
Where these figures come from
Figures above come from CMS Nursing Home Compare (Care Compare, data as of April 2026) with state cost medians from the CareScout 2025 Cost of Care Survey. See our methodology for vintage.
How Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center's upper-tercile stars compare to Colorado
CMS five-star sub-ratings (0–5) for this facility against the Colorado facility-weighted average. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Bar = this facility's rating · vertical marker = Colorado state average. Higher is better on all four CMS measures.
Where Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center ranks in Colorado
Among the 208 CMS-rated nursing homes in Colorado, Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center’s 5-star overall rating is higher than 76% of them. The bars show how all Colorado homes spread across the CMS 1-to-5 scale; this facility’s band is highlighted.
50 Colorado homes share this 5-star rating. Source: CMS Nursing Home Compare.
Facility details
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Beds | 40 |
| Residents | 35 |
| Ownership | For profit - Partnership |
| County | La Plata |
| Penalties | 1 |
| Deficiencies | 8 |
Source: CMS Care Compare Nursing Homes (data as of April 2026)
What do families ask most?
What is the quality rating for Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center? ▾
CMS rates Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at 5 out of 5 stars overall. How its three sub-ratings compare with the Colorado average is charted above.
How much does a nursing home cost per month in Colorado? ▾
In Colorado, a semi-private nursing home room runs a median $10,159/month ($121,910/year) per the CareScout 2025 survey; private rooms average $12,182/month.
What services does Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center offer? ▾
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center is a skilled nursing facility. CMS Care Compare does not list individual services or therapies, so ask the facility directly which it provides. Its bed capacity, census, and ownership type are in the Facility details table on this page.
Does Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center have any deficiencies or penalties? ▾
Cottonwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center has multiple deficiencies and enforcement penalties recorded by CMS; the counts are in the Facility details table. A count in this range makes it worth asking staff or the facility directly which findings were minor paperwork versus resident-care issues.
What are the alternatives to a nursing home in Colorado? ▾
In Colorado, alternatives include assisted living ($6,584/mo), home health aides ($7,913/mo), and adult day care ($2,275/mo).
Keep reading
Also see the Colorado elder-care overview and highest-rated states. Provider ID: 065411.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.