2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
2/5
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Center at Lowry is a 96-bed skilled nursing community located at 8550 E Lowry Blvd in Denver, Colorado. The facility operates with an explicit focus on post-hospital therapy, where resident stays average just 11 days. This rapid timeline reflects a daily operational structure built entirely around short-term recovery and intensive transitional care. For billing management, the administrative staff works exclusively with traditional Medicare and private pay structures.
The surrounding community is exceptionally pedestrian-friendly, earning a walk score of 95 out of 100, which allows family members to easily handle errands or walk to local businesses when visiting. Inside, residents receive an average of 3 hours and 53 minutes of face-to-face nursing care every day from the on-site RNs, LPNs, and aides. This floor crew implements specialized physical rehabilitation and psychological care programs, while daily life features private suites, custom meals, wireless internet, flat-screen televisions, and an on-site hair salon.
Recent compliance filings noted structural and clinical concerns involving medication tracking, sanitation routines, infection control protocols, and daily resident supervision standards. The management team holds responsibility for correcting these operational areas to maintain alignment with regional licensing laws.
Prospective residents can get in touch with the front admissions coordinator to check on current suite availability, ask about the private pay rate structures, or schedule a time to walk through the building.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 80th out of 215 homes in Colorado for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 1h 8m per day | ▲ 36% State avg: 50m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 58m per day | ▲ 40% State avg: 41m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 2h 38m per day | ▲ 19% State avg: 2h 13m per day · National avg: 2h 21m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 4h 6m per day | ▲ 25% State avg: 3h 17m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 17m per day | ▲ 242% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 55m per day | ▲ 54% State avg: 36m per day · National avg: 29m per day |
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
Center at Lowry, LLC is administered by Stacey L Love.
In Colorado, the Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division is the regulatory body that performs unannounced surveys and publishes facility inspection findings.
This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Colorado state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | CO Average | vs. CO Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 37 | 40 | This facility has 8% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Colorado nursing home (37 vs. CO avg 40).↓ 8% better |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2021.
| 7.4 | 8 | This facility has 8% fewer deficiencies per year than a typical Colorado nursing home (7.4 vs. CO avg 8).↓ 8% better |
An editor-reviewed summary of the themes and findings across this facility's recent inspection reports.
Colorado average 4.8
Last Health inspection on Jul 2025
Colorado average 24.8
Colorado average 5.2
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
12 of 14 citations resulted from standard inspections; and 2 of 14 resulted from complaint investigations.
150% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.4
52% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 2.1
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: October 1 – December 31, 2025 (Q4 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
76% more staff per resident than Colorado average
0% compared with Colorado average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
47 total: 22 full-time employees and 25 contractors.
47
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.7 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
45 total: 22 full-time employees and 23 contractors.
45
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
121 total: 71 full-time employees and 50 contractors.
121
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.8 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
3,652 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering October 1 – December 31, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 71 | 50 | 121 | 18,168 | 92 | 100% | 8.8 |
| Registered Nurse | 22 | 25 | 47 | 6,975 | 92 | 100% | 9.7 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 22 | 23 | 45 | 5,163 | 92 | 100% | 9 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 7 | 5 | 12 | 2,215 | 87 | 95% | 7.7 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1,996 | 88 | 96% | 7.4 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 11 | 0 | 11 | 1,967 | 91 | 99% | 7.7 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1,456 | 79 | 86% | 7.9 |
| Respiratory Therapist | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1,446 | 74 | 80% | 7.3 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 488 | 61 | 66% | 8 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 2 | 0 | 2 | 407 | 54 | 59% | 6.3 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 3 | 2 | 5 | 389 | 41 | 45% | 7.9 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 278 | 36 | 39% | 7.7 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 162 | 44 | 48% | 3.4 |
Includes penalties issued in 2024
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
55% lower than Colorado averageColorado average: $40K
55% fewer fines than Colorado averageColorado average: 2.2
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
0
100% fewer payment denials than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.3
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
1 penalty in the past 3 years
Feb 23, 2024 · $18K
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Feb 23, 2024Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
89.5%
17% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 76.6%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.2%
83% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 1.4%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
91.0%
20% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 75.6%
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
22.4%
10% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 20.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
5.6%
56% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 12.8%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.9%
17% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
89.0%
66% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
71.2%
41% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
29% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
71% of new residents, often for short stays.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
81Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Center at Lowry, LLC from 2016–2023, based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
Key figures below are for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Based on CMS SNF Cost Report for fiscal year ending in 12/2023.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Money the home earns outside of resident care — such as investments, grants, rentals and other non-operating sources (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It is tracked separately from net patient revenue: it is not part of that figure, and it is not included in net patient income.
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Rank #38 / 221Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 38th out of 221 homes in Colorado. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Colorado average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Rankings are based only on facilities in Colorado that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Rank #183 / 221Payroll % — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 183rd out of 221 homes in Colorado. Shows payroll as a percentage of revenue versus the Colorado average. Well-run Colorado facilities typically land around 59–66% — the top third Statewide. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Rankings are based only on facilities in Colorado that report data for that category. Facilities without available data are excluded from the ranking.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (71% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 22 days.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
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Estimated distance in miles from Denver's city center to Center at Lowry, LLC's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The information below is reported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division.
| Hallmark Nursing Center | NH SNF | Denver (Fort Logan) | 143
Facility
143
CO AVG
76
Rank
#51 / 533 |
62.9%
Facility
62.9%
CO AVG
76.5%
Rank
#165 / 221 | -18% | 3.72
Facility
3.72
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#96 / 215 | +24% | -4% | $6.8k
Facility
$6.8k
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#90 / 221 | 22
Facility
22
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#100 / 221 | 3.7
Facility
3.7
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#60 / 221 | 4 | 94 | A+ |
16
Facility
16
CO AVG
51
Rank
#777 / 872 | Pueblo Medical Investors, LLC | $10.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$10.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$11.2M
Rank
#99 / 221 | $7.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$4.9M
Rank
#45 / 221 | 71.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
71.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
46.6%
Rank
#8 / 221 | 65233 | ||||
| Parkview Care Center | NH SNF | Denver | 73
Facility
73
CO AVG
76
Rank
#262 / 533 |
86.4%
Facility
86.4%
CO AVG
76.5%
Rank
#71 / 221 | +13% | 3.82
Facility
3.82
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#88 / 215 | -8% | -1% | $0
Facility
$0
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#1 / 221 | 21
Facility
21
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#97 / 221 | 7.0
Facility
7.0
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#175 / 221 | - | 70 | - |
79
Facility
79
CO AVG
51
Rank
#123 / 872 | Tyler Hall | $7.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$11.2M
Rank
#161 / 221 | $5.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$5.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$4.9M
Rank
#123 / 221 | 66.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
66.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
46.6%
Rank
#28 / 221 | 65299 | ||||
| Berkley Manor Care Center | NH HOS SNF | Denver | 118
Facility
118
CO AVG
76
Rank
#94 / 533 |
74.3%
Facility
74.3%
CO AVG
76.5%
Rank
#130 / 221 | -3% | 4.33
Facility
4.33
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#45 / 215 | -4% | +12% | $17.2k
Facility
$17.2k
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#124 / 221 | 29
Facility
29
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#147 / 221 | 9.7
Facility
9.7
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#214 / 221 | 2 | 72 | A+ |
95
Facility
95
CO AVG
51
Rank
#7 / 872 | Morgan Rustad | $8.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$8.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$11.2M
Rank
#140 / 221 | $6.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$6.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$4.9M
Rank
#102 / 221 | 74.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
74.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
46.6%
Rank
#38 / 221 | 65223 | ||||
| Briarwood Health Care Center | NH RC SNF | Denver | 201
Facility
201
CO AVG
76
Rank
#10 / 533 |
75.3%
Facility
75.3%
CO AVG
76.5%
Rank
#123 / 221 | -2% | 4.42
Facility
4.42
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#34 / 215 | -10% | +15% | $9.1k
Facility
$9.1k
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#102 / 221 | 22
Facility
22
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#100 / 221 | 5.5
Facility
5.5
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#132 / 221 | 5 | 89 | A+ |
95
Facility
95
CO AVG
51
Rank
#7 / 872 | Hollie Hoyle | $9.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$9.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$11.2M
Rank
#132 / 221 | $6.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$6.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$4.9M
Rank
#67 / 221 | 68.6%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
68.6%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
46.6%
Rank
#11 / 221 | 65255 | ||||
| Center at Lowry, LLC | NH SNF | Denver | 96
Facility
96
CO AVG
76
Rank
#176 / 533 | - | - | 3.89
Facility
3.89
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#80 / 215 | +24% | +1% | $17.9k
Facility
$17.9k
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#131 / 221 | 14
Facility
14
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#41 / 221 | 2.8
Facility
2.8
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#30 / 221 | 2 | 12 | - |
95
Facility
95
CO AVG
51
Rank
#7 / 872 | - | $14.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$14.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$11.2M
Rank
#26 / 221 | $8.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$8.9MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$4.9M
Rank
#38 / 221 | 63.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
63.2%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
46.6%
Rank
#183 / 221 | 65419 |
Center at Lowry, LLC is located in DENVER, Colorado.
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Center at Lowry, LLC is in the USA neighborhood of DENVER.
Center at Lowry, LLC has a walk score of 95. Walker's paradise. Daily errands do not require a car, with many shops and services nearby.
Center at Lowry, LLC's occupancy is 78.3%.
Center at Lowry, LLC is registered as a for-profit in CO.
Stacey L. Love is the administrator of Center at Lowry, LLC.
Center at Lowry, LLC has 96 beds.
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