In the wastewater
The state health department's lab tests samples from these treatment plants twice a week. A virus found in a sample was in the sewage of the area the plant serves; it is not a count of cases, and CDPHE says a detection can also come from animals or the environment. A level cannot be compared from one plant to another.
Fort Collins, Drake plantsampled Oct. 26
COVID-19
Plateau, by CDPHE's trend
Found in 3 of 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
Flu A
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
Flu B
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
RSV
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
Enterovirus D68
Lower than the two weeks before
Found in 4 of 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
West Nile virus
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 26.
Greeleysampled Oct. 25
COVID-19
Steady increase, by CDPHE's trend
Found in 3 of 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
Flu A
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
Flu B
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
RSV
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
Enterovirus D68
About the same as the two weeks before
Found in 4 of 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
West Nile virus
Not found
Not found in 4 samples in the two weeks to Oct. 25.
COVID-19's trend is CDPHE's own weekly reading of its samples. For the other viruses the Herald compares the two weeks to the newest sample with the two weeks before; the line beside each is the last four months of samples, on a log scale. From the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment's wastewater surveillance.
West Nile virus in Larimer County
8 confirmed human cases this season
4 hospitalized
| June 7-13 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| July 26 - Aug. 1 | 1 | |
| Aug. 16-22 | 1 | |
| Aug. 30 - Sept. 5 | 1 | |
| Sept. 6-12 | 3 | |
| Sept. 13-19 | 1 |
As of Oct. 21, from Larimer County's West Nile virus dashboard, which maps the positive traps.
Respiratory outbreaks in Colorado
CDPHE counted 2 new respiratory outbreaks statewide in the week to Oct. 24: 1 of Flu in other congregate setting; 1 of COVID-19 in residential care facility.
| Week to | Outbreaks |
|---|---|
| Oct. 3 | 2 |
| Oct. 10 | 2 |
| Oct. 17 | 2 |
| Oct. 24 | 2 |
COVID-19, flu and RSV outbreaks in residential care, correctional, other group living, school and child care facilities and hospitals. CDPHE publishes them for the state only, not by county. From its viral respiratory diseases report.
Nursing homes
The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services rates every nursing home from one star to five: overall, and on its health inspections, its staffing and its quality measures.
| Home | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Penalties, last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthoud Care and RehabilitationBerthoud · 76 beds | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None |
| Centre Avenue Health and Rehab LLCFort Collins · 90 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | None |
| Columbine West Health and Rehab LLCFort Collins · 100 beds | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | None |
| Creekside Village Rehabilitation and Nursing LLCFort Collins · 120 beds · Special focus: sff candidate · Cited for abuse | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | 1 fine, $20,833 |
| Good Samaritan - Loveland VillageLoveland · 104 beds · Cited for abuse | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | 1 fine, $15,935 |
| Good Samaritan Society -- Fort Collins VillageFort Collins · 64 beds | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None |
| The Green House Homes at MirasolLoveland · 90 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | None |
| Lemay Avenue Health and Rehab LLCFort Collins · 130 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | 1 fine, $54,810; 1 payment denial |
| North Shore Health & Rehab FacilityLoveland · 134 beds | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | None |
| Poudre Canyon Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLCFort Collins · 83 beds · Special focus: sff candidate · Cited for abuse | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | None |
| Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the RockiesFort Collins · 106 beds | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | None |
| Riverbend Health and Rehabilitation CenterLoveland · 100 beds · Cited for abuse | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | None |
| Storybrook Care & RehabilitationFort Collins · 60 beds | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | 1 fine, $26,805 |
| Home | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Penalties, last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview Health and Rehabilitation CenterGreeley · 100 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★★ | None |
| The Center at Centerplace, LLCGreeley · 54 beds | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | 1 fine, $14,901 |
| Columbine Commons Health and Rehab LLCWindsor · 60 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None |
| Fairacres Manor, Inc.Greeley · 116 beds | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | None |
| Grace Pointe Continuing Care Senior Campus, SkilleGreeley · 53 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | None |
| Life Care Center of GreeleyGreeley · 124 beds | ★★★★★ | ★★★★★ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★★ | None |
| Pelican Pointe Health and Rehabilitation CenterWindsor · 104 beds | ★★☆☆☆ | ★☆☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | ★★★★★ | 1 fine, $17,010 |
| Westlake Health and Rehabilitation CenterGreeley · 107 beds | ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★☆☆☆ | ★★★☆☆ | None |
Ratings as CMS processed them for October 2026; a penalty is a fine or a denial of payment in the 12 months before. Each home's inspections are on Medicare's Care Compare.
Licensed child care
| Kind | Providers | Licensed for |
|---|---|---|
| Child care centers | 94 | 7,669 |
| Preschools | 34 | 1,090 |
| Family child care homes | 93 | 816 |
| School-age programs | 62 | 6,598 |
| Camps | 14 | 2,357 |
New on the list: AlphaBEST @ Bamford Pre K (child care center, Loveland); Lionheart Children's Academy at Stillwater (child care center, Loveland).
Off the list: AXIS PreK- AlphaBEST (Fort Collins); Boys & Girls Clubs of Larimer – Club Thompson (Loveland); The Learning Experience (Loveland); Thompson R2j - Coyote Ridge (Fort Collins); 1 family child care home.
| Kind | Providers | Licensed for |
|---|---|---|
| Child care centers | 61 | 5,331 |
| Preschools | 45 | 1,859 |
| Family child care homes | 147 | 1,345 |
| School-age programs | 59 | 4,914 |
| Camps | 1 | 60 |
New on the list: 2 family child care homes.
Off the list: Maplewood Bright School Age Center (Greeley); 1 family child care home.
The providers the state licenses, on its list of Oct. 1; "licensed for" is how many children they may care for at once. A family child care home is licensed in a person's name and is counted, not named. From the state's list of licensed providers on Colorado's open data portal.