During the first quarter of 2026, Winding Trails Post Acute became Boulder County’s third largest nursing home, data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shows.
The center was licensed for 150 beds, exceeding the county’s first-quarter average by 49 beds. On average, the facility served 85.6 residents during the quarter.
CMS awarded Winding Trails Post Acute an overall rating of 2 out of 5, which falls below Colorado’s statewide nursing home average of 3.2 for this period.
Life Care Center of Longmont led the county with 187 available beds, while Boulder Post Acute followed in second place with 162 beds in use during the quarter.
By the end of the first quarter of 2026, Winding Trails Post Acute received two penalties and had incurred $90,659 in fines.
Boulder County, Colorado, featured eight for-profit nursing homes in total.
U.S. Census Bureau estimates indicate the population of older adults in the United States keeps rising as the share of children declines. Americans age 65 and older saw their numbers swell by 13% from 2020 to 2024, while people under 18 fell by 1.7%. Over the past century, the country’s older adult population has climbed greatly: from 4.9 million in 1920 to more than 61 million by 2024.
A 2021 analysis estimates nearly half—about 28 million—of older Americans could need long-term services and support. The same study predicts more than a third may eventually require the resources of a nursing home.
“Living a long life is something that many of us want and could get,” said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance. “But when we live a long life, the chances of us needing long-term care increase exponentially. But when you need that type of care, there are limited options.”
| Rank | Nursing Home | Overall Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Life Care Center of Longmont | 4 |
| 2 | Boulder Post Acute | 2 |
| 3 | Winding Trails Post Acute | 2 |
| 4 | Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation | 4 |
| 5 | Mcintosh Care and Rehabilitation Center | 4 |
| 6 | The Peaks Care Center | 4 |
| 7 | Coal Creek Post Acute & Assisted Living | 4 |
| 8 | Frasier Meadows Health Care Center | 5 |
| 9 | Katherine and Charles Hover Green Houses | 4 |
| 10 | Accel at Longmont Health and Rehab, LLC | 1 |
This article sources information from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The underlying data is available here.
