Quick answers
- Where is Willow Tree Care Center?
- 2050 S Main St, Delta, CO 81416, in Delta County, Colorado.
- What is the phone number of Willow Tree Care Center?
- (970) 874-9773, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Willow Tree Care Center?
- Medicare overall rating: 2 out of 5 stars (CMS data updated 2026-10-01).
- Has Willow Tree Care Center been fined?
- Medicare lists 1 fine totaling $28,756.
- What did inspectors find at Willow Tree Care Center?
- In its last three inspection cycles (October 5, 2022 to February 26, 2026), Medicare lists 52 health citations; the most serious was level H. 5 were level G or higher (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). See the list below (CMS data updated 2026-10-01).
Medicare ratings, explained
Star ratings are one piece of information. Visit, ask questions and talk with your doctor about what matters for your care.
Inspections, fines and staffing
In its last three inspection cycles (October 5, 2022 to February 26, 2026), Willow Tree Care Center had 52 health citations; the most serious was level H (actual harm to residents). 5 of them were level G or higher (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). It was fined $28,756 in total (1 fine, the latest on February 26, 2026). Nurse staffing is 3.28 hours per resident per day; the Colorado average is 3.69 and the national average is 3.90.
Source: Medicare (CMS) Provider Data Catalog, data updated October 1, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026.
Inspection history: last three cycles
State inspectors visit about once a year and also investigate complaints. Each citation (deficiency) has a tag number and a letter, A to L. The letter shows how serious the problem was and how many residents it affected.
What the letters A to L mean
| Seriousness | Isolated (a few residents) | Pattern (some) | Widespread (many) |
|---|---|---|---|
| No actual harm, potential for minimal harm | A | B | C |
| No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm | D | E | F |
| Actual harm to residents | G | H | I |
| Immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety | J | K | L |
Source: the scope and severity grid Medicare (CMS) uses for nursing home citations.
Most recent cycle: February 26, 2026 — 14 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: February 26, 2026 (complaint investigation); February 26, 2026 (standard health inspection).
F0600 Level G
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
F0684 Level G
“Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Show 12 less serious citations (levels A to F)
F0812 Level F
“Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.”
F0730 Level E
“Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.”
F0804 Level E
“Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.”
F0880 Level E
“Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.”
F0580 Level D
“Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.”
F0582 Level D
“Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.”
F0602 Level D
“Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.”
F0645 Level D
“PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities”
F0658 Level D
“Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.”
F0689 Level D
“Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.”
F0761 Level D
“Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.”
F0947 Level D
“Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.”
Previous cycle: January 25, 2024 — 13 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: January 25, 2024 (standard health inspection); April 16, 2025 (complaint investigation); July 23, 2025 (complaint investigation).
Show 13 citations (levels A to F, no actual harm)
F0847 Level F
“Inform resident or representatives choice to enter into binding arbitration agreement and right to refuse.”
F0600 Level E
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
F0550 Level E
“Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.”
F0565 Level E
“Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.”
F0600 Level E
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
F0804 Level E
“Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.”
F0610 Level D
“Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.”
F0744 Level D
“Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.”
F0658 Level D
“Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.”
F0561 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.”
F0645 Level D
“PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities”
F0744 Level D
“Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.”
F0806 Level D
“Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.”
Earlier cycle: October 5, 2022 — 25 health citations
Inspections in this cycle: October 5, 2022 (standard health inspection); January 25, 2024 (complaint investigation).
F0689 Level H
“Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.”
actual harm to residents; pattern (some residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F0690 Level G
“Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F0692 Level G
“Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.”
actual harm to residents; isolated (a few residents) · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Show 22 less serious citations (levels A to F)
F0838 Level F
“Conduct and document a facility-wide assessment to determine what resources are necessary to care for residents competently during both day-to-day operations (including nights and weekends) and emergencies.”
F0867 Level F
“Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.”
F0882 Level F
“Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.”
F0574 Level E
“The resident has the right to receive notices in a format and a language he or she understands.”
F0585 Level E
“Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.”
F0641 Level E
“Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.”
F0679 Level E
“Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.”
F0688 Level E
“Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.”
F0695 Level E
“Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.”
F0725 Level E
“Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.”
F0744 Level E
“Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.”
F0758 Level E
“Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.”
F0880 Level E
“Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.”
F0943 Level E
“Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.”
F0947 Level E
“Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.”
F0573 Level D
“Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.”
F0658 Level D
“Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.”
F0550 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.”
F0578 Level D
“Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.”
F0600 Level D
“Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.”
F0756 Level D
“Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures.”
F0883 Level D
“Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.”
Citation descriptions are Medicare’s official wording. “From a complaint” means the citation came from a complaint investigation instead of the regular yearly inspection.
Full inspection reports on Medicare Care Compare →
Fines and payment denials
Total fines over about the last three years: $28,756 (1 fine). A payment denial means Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| February 26, 2026 | Fine | $28,756 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Penalties file, data updated October 1, 2026.
Staffing
Hours of nursing care per resident per day, from the payroll records nursing homes send to Medicare, next to the state and national averages.
| Measure | This home | Colorado | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered nurse (RN) hours per resident per day | 0.88 | 0.81 | 0.69 |
| Licensed practical nurse (LPN) hours per resident per day | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Nurse aide hours per resident per day | 1.73 | 2.20 | 2.35 |
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day | 3.28 | 3.69 | 3.90 |
| Total nurse staff hours per resident per day on the weekend | 2.83 | 3.26 | 3.43 |
| RN hours per resident per day on the weekend | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.48 |
| Nursing staff turnover (per year) | 56.7% | 47.0% | 45.3% |
| RN turnover (per year) | 43.8% | 44.4% | 42.5% |
| Administrators who left in the last year | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Provider Information and State US Averages, data updated October 1, 2026.
Owners and operator
Part of a group of 7 nursing homes: Stellar Senior Living.
Legal business name: SNH Co Tenant LLC.
Owners and managers Medicare lists (23)
| Name | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sptihs Properties Trust | Direct owner | 10% | January 1, 2024 |
| Charles Schwab & Co Inc | Indirect owner | — | March 22, 2024 |
| D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Indirect owner | — | March 22, 2024 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Indirect owner | — | January 1, 2020 |
| H/2 Special Opportunities IV L.P. | Indirect owner | — | March 22, 2024 |
| SNH Proj Lincoln TRS LLC | Indirect owner | — | January 1, 2024 |
| SNH TRS Licensee Holdco LLC | Indirect owner | — | January 1, 2020 |
| SNH TRS, Inc. | Indirect owner | — | January 1, 2020 |
| Abp Trust | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| Charles Schwab & Co Inc | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| D.E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | January 1, 2020 |
| Flat Footed LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| H/2 Special Opportunities IV L.P. | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
| SNH Proj Lincoln TRS LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | January 1, 2024 |
| SNH TRS Licensee Holdco LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | January 1, 2020 |
| SNH TRS, Inc. | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | January 1, 2020 |
| Sptihs Properties Trust | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | January 1, 2024 |
| Stellar Senior Living B LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | August 1, 2021 |
| Stellar V LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | August 1, 2021 |
| Stellar Willow Tree Management LLC | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | August 1, 2021 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | Management company (operational or managerial control) | NOT APPLICABLE | March 22, 2024 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) Ownership file, data updated October 1, 2026. Only owners with an ownership interest and management companies are shown.
Compare with other nursing homes
Key facts
| Type | Nursing home |
|---|---|
| Certified beds | 80 |
| Average residents per day | 55.5 |
| Takes part in | Medicare and Medicaid |
| Ownership | For profit – limited liability company |
| Group or chain (affiliated entity) | Stellar Senior Living |
| Legal business name | SNH Co Tenant LLC |
| First approved by Medicare/Medicaid | 1989-03-01 |
| Resident and family councils | Resident council |
| Sprinklers in all required areas | Yes |
| Changed ownership in the last 12 months | No |
| Address | 2050 S Main St, Delta, CO 81416 |
| County | Delta County |
| State | Colorado |
| Phone | (970) 874‑9773 |
| CMS Certification Number | 065249 |
| Name in Medicare records | WILLOW TREE CARE CENTER |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
What to ask when you call or visit
A general checklist for any nursing home, not advice about this one. Medicare also publishes guides on medicare.gov.
- Is the home certified by Medicare and/or Medicaid, and does it have a bed for the care you need (short-term rehab or long-term care)?
- Can you see the latest state inspection report? Ask how any problems found were fixed.
- How many nurses and aides work on each shift, at night and on weekends? Is there a registered nurse on site at all times?
- Which doctors see residents, and how often? What happens in a medical emergency, and which hospital is used?
- What therapy (physical, occupational, speech) is offered, and how many days a week?
- Are residents clean, dressed and taking part in activities? Do staff speak to them kindly and answer call lights quickly?
- What do the daily rate and extra services cost, and what do Medicare, Medicaid or your insurance pay? Ask for it in writing.
- Is there a resident council and a family council? How are complaints handled? Ask for the long-term care ombudsman’s contact.
- Are meals appetizing, and can the home meet special diets, language needs and religious or cultural preferences?
- Visit more than once, including at a mealtime or in the evening, without an appointment.
Other nursing homes nearby
By straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Horizons Care Center8.2 mi · Eckert, CO · 3 of 5 stars
- Colorow Care Center8.7 mi · Olathe, CO · 2 of 5 stars
- Hope Springs Care Center20 mi · Montrose, CO · 2 of 5 stars
- Valley Manor Care Center20 mi · Montrose, CO · 4 of 5 stars
- Paonia Care and Rehabilitation Center28 mi · Paonia, CO · 1 of 5 stars
Nearest hospital emergency rooms
- Delta County Memorial Hospital1.7 mi · Delta, CO · Acute Care Hospital
- Montrose Regional Health19 mi · Montrose, CO · Acute Care Hospital
- Grand Junction VA Medical Center36 mi · Grand Junction, CO · Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital
Sources
- Provider Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this provider
- Health Deficiencies — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Fire Safety Deficiencies — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Penalties — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Ownership — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- State US Averages — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Survey Summary — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Citation Code Look-up — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13
- Inspection Dates — CMS, data updated 2026-10-01, retrieved 2026-11-13