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Page 7 of Best Nursing Homes in Colorado

Why trust this guide? Our editorial team analyzed 225 nursing homes in Colorado using Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) data, inspection records, complaints, amenities, and facility-level details. How we rank nursing homes in CO
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Avg Overall CMS Rating: 3.1/ 5The average Overall CMS Rating for all CMS-certified nursing homes in Colorado. Ratings combine health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.2/ 5
Avg Staffing Rating: 3.0/ 5The average Staffing Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Colorado. Reflects nursing staff hours per resident per day (including RNs), adjusted for residents' care needs. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.4/ 5
Avg Health Insp. Rating: 2.8/ 5The average Health Inspection Rating across all CMS-certified nursing homes in Colorado. Based on each facility's recent inspections and complaint investigations, weighing the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 3.0/ 5

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The information below is reported by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division.

CMS & CO Dept. of Health data

Columbine Commons
NH
Windsor
60
Facility 60
CO AVG 76
Rank #299 / 527
97.5%
Facility 97.5%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #5 / 149
+38%
5.18
Facility 5.18
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #18 / 211
+44%+34%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
7
Facility 7
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #12 / 212
2.3
Facility 2.3
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #10 / 212
-59A+
75
Facility 75
CO AVG 51
Rank #157 / 869
Palmer Withrow
$8.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $8.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #79 / 217
$6.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $6.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #53 / 217
81.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 81.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #28 / 217
65410
Lemy Avenue Health and Rehab Facility
NH
Fort Collins (South Lemay Avenue)
130
Facility 130
CO AVG 76
Rank #64 / 527
94.5%
Facility 94.5%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #14 / 149
+34%
4.72
Facility 4.72
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #27 / 211
-3%+22%
$7.4k
Facility $7.4k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #91 / 217
7
Facility 7
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #12 / 212
1.4
Facility 1.4
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #1 / 212
1123A+
48
Facility 48
CO AVG 51
Rank #506 / 869
-
$18.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $18.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #28 / 217
$9.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $9.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #9 / 217
53.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 53.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #77 / 217
65142
Centre Avenue Health and Rehab Facility
NH
Fort Collins (Centre Avenue)
90
Facility 90
CO AVG 76
Rank #195 / 527
35.6%
Facility 35.6%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #133 / 149
-50%
4.33
Facility 4.33
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #44 / 211
+16%+12%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
5
Facility 5
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #4 / 212
2.5
Facility 2.5
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #20 / 212
232A+
73
Facility 73
CO AVG 51
Rank #180 / 869
-
$13.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $13.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #45 / 217
$7.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $7.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #25 / 217
56.6%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 56.6%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #63 / 217
65377
Life Care Center of Colorado Springs
NH
SNF
Colorado Springs (Southeast Colorado Springs)
121
Facility 121
CO AVG 76
Rank #76 / 527
75.5%
Facility 75.5%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #78 / 149
+7%
4.05
Facility 4.05
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #65 / 211
+5%+5%
$36.9k
Facility $36.9k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #167 / 217
15
Facility 15
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #45 / 212
3.8
Facility 3.8
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #61 / 212
-91A+
63
Facility 63
CO AVG 51
Rank #327 / 869
Vanessa Zabojnik
$10.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $10.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #83 / 217
$7.5MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $7.5MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #70 / 217
72.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 72.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #69 / 217
65356
Advanced Health Care of Colorado Springs
NH
SNF
Colorado Springs (Southeast Colorado Springs)
34
Facility 34
CO AVG 76
Rank #402 / 527
90.9%
Facility 90.9%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #29 / 149
+29%
5.50
Facility 5.50
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #14 / 211
+19%+43%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
5
Facility 5
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #4 / 212
2.5
Facility 2.5
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #20 / 212
-31A+
66
Facility 66
CO AVG 51
Rank #283 / 869
Robert Beckman
$7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #133 / 217
$3.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $3.6MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #177 / 217
50.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 50.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #185 / 217
65407
Holly Creek
NH
AL
IL
MC
SNF
Centennial (East Peakview Avenue)
25
Facility 25
CO AVG 76
Rank #419 / 527
--
6.55
Facility 6.55
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #5 / 211
+39%+70%
$42.1k
Facility $42.1k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #175 / 217
7
Facility 7
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #12 / 212
2.3
Facility 2.3
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #10 / 212
225-
39
Facility 39
CO AVG 51
Rank #584 / 869
Madelyn Chapman
$4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #9 / 217
$7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #74 / 217
151.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 151.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #211 / 217
65395
Hover Senior Living Community
NH
AL
IL
SNF
Longmont
25
Facility 25
CO AVG 76
Rank #419 / 527
--
6.55
Facility 6.55
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #5 / 211
+39%+70%
$42.1k
Facility $42.1k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #175 / 217
7
Facility 7
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #12 / 212
2.3
Facility 2.3
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #10 / 212
225-
46
Facility 46
CO AVG 51
Rank #524 / 869
Madelyn Chapman
$4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #9 / 217
$7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $7.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #74 / 217
151.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 151.1%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #211 / 217
65395
Garden Terrace at Aurora
NH
MC
SNF
Aurora (South Potomac Street)
120
Facility 120
CO AVG 76
Rank #77 / 527
79.6%
Facility 79.6%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #65 / 149
+13%
4.36
Facility 4.36
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #34 / 211
-10%+13%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
11
Facility 11
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #23 / 212
2.8
Facility 2.8
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #30 / 212
-96-
46
Facility 46
CO AVG 51
Rank #524 / 869
Jerry Weeter
$10.7MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility $10.7MFiscal year ending 09/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #88 / 217
$7.9MFiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility $7.9MFiscal year ending 09/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #57 / 217
73.3%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
Facility 73.3%Fiscal year ending 09/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #31 / 217
65266
Center At Foresight Llc
NH
SNF
Grand Junction (East Foresight Circle)
54
Facility 54
CO AVG 76
Rank #338 / 527
88.3%
Facility 88.3%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #40 / 149
+25%
4.51
Facility 4.51
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #32 / 211
+35%+17%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
6
Facility 6
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #8 / 212
2.0
Facility 2.0
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #6 / 212
148-
49
Facility 49
CO AVG 51
Rank #492 / 869
-
$9.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $9.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #41 / 217
$4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $4.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #154 / 217
50.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 50.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #207 / 217
65425
Life Care Center of Greeley
NH
SNF
Greeley
124
Facility 124
CO AVG 76
Rank #73 / 527
55.4%
Facility 55.4%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #113 / 149
-22%
3.35
Facility 3.35
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #137 / 211
+2%-13%
$12.3k
Facility $12.3k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #109 / 217
6
Facility 6
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #8 / 212
2.0
Facility 2.0
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #6 / 212
369-
56
Facility 56
CO AVG 51
Rank #408 / 869
Daniel Gauger
$10.3MFiscal year ending 05/2024
Facility $10.3MFiscal year ending 05/2024
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #82 / 217
$6.2MFiscal year ending 05/2024
Facility $6.2MFiscal year ending 05/2024
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #104 / 217
60.1%Fiscal year ending 05/2024
Facility 60.1%Fiscal year ending 05/2024
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #146 / 217
65368
The Gardens Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
NH
SNF
Colorado Springs (West Colorado Springs)
45
Facility 45
CO AVG 76
Rank #367 / 527
96.0%
Facility 96.0%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #9 / 149
+36%
3.96
Facility 3.96
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #65 / 211
+3%+3%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
5
Facility 5
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #4 / 212
1.7
Facility 1.7
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #5 / 212
-43-
46
Facility 46
CO AVG 51
Rank #524 / 869
Madison Partners Inc
$5.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $5.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #202 / 217
$2.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $2.7MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #207 / 217
52.4%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 52.4%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #135 / 217
65198
Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center
NH
MC
SNF
Littleton
35
Facility 35
CO AVG 76
Rank #396 / 527
91.7%
Facility 91.7%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #27 / 149
+30%
3.66
Facility 3.66
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #94 / 211
+41%-5%
$7.8k
Facility $7.8k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #94 / 217
12
Facility 12
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #26 / 212
2.4
Facility 2.4
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #17 / 212
132A+
69
Facility 69
CO AVG 51
Rank #243 / 869
-
$5.5MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $5.5MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #203 / 217
$3.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $3.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #198 / 217
59.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 59.7%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #78 / 217
65320
Life Care Center of Aurora
NH
SNF
Aurora (Southeast Crossing)
166
Facility 166
CO AVG 76
Rank #27 / 527
31.9%
Facility 31.9%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #137 / 149
-55%
3.95
Facility 3.95
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #65 / 211
+17%+2%
$33.2k
Facility $33.2k
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #159 / 217
28
Facility 28
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #137 / 212
5.6
Facility 5.6
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #133 / 212
253A+
41
Facility 41
CO AVG 51
Rank #568 / 869
David Strain
$14.6MFiscal year ending 08/2024
Facility $14.6MFiscal year ending 08/2024
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #40 / 217
$10.6MFiscal year ending 08/2024
Facility $10.6MFiscal year ending 08/2024
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #20 / 217
72.4%Fiscal year ending 08/2024
Facility 72.4%Fiscal year ending 08/2024
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #60 / 217
65332
The Center at Centennial
NH
SNF
Colorado Springs (West Colorado Springs)
80
Facility 80
CO AVG 76
Rank #233 / 527
98.8%
Facility 98.8%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #3 / 149
+40%
4.04
Facility 4.04
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #65 / 211
+14%+5%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
21
Facility 21
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #92 / 212
4.2
Facility 4.2
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #70 / 212
379-
45
Facility 45
CO AVG 51
Rank #534 / 869
The Medical Center LLC
$15.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $15.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #12 / 217
$9.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $9.1MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #34 / 217
60.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 60.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #205 / 217
65390
Broadview Health and Rehabilitation
NH
SNF
Greeley
100
Facility 100
CO AVG 76
Rank #158 / 527
91.8%
Facility 91.8%
CO AVG 70.7
Rank #26 / 149
+30%
3.01
Facility 3.01
CO AVG 3.86
Rank #175 / 211
-37%-22%
$0
Facility $0
CO AVG $39.2k
Rank #1 / 217
16
Facility 16
CO AVG 24.8
Rank #49 / 212
2.3
Facility 2.3
CO AVG 5.2
Rank #10 / 212
192-
76
Facility 76
CO AVG 51
Rank #150 / 869
-
$8.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $8.8MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $11.2M
Rank #98 / 217
$4.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility $4.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG $4.9M
Rank #121 / 217
45.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility 45.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG 46.6%
Rank #146 / 217
65219
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Overview of Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility

The Sister community of Lemy Avenue, Columbine West Health and Rehab Facility, offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere that ensures a service delivered with compassion and respect. Focusing on skilled nursing, the retirement home creates a vibrant atmosphere for seniors to maintain their independence and individuality. Columbine West creates an environment of compassion and kindness for each senior.
As a member of the Columbine Cares for Seniors community, residential life is all about amenities: housekeeping, physical therapy, memory care, fully-equipped bedrooms with utilities included (piped-in oxygen, private sink, wardrobe), restaurant-style dining, short-term stays available, spiritual programs, specialized activities, educational and social engagements, pet therapy, and fitness classes offered.

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Overview of Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies

Rehabilitation and Nursing Center of the Rockies has been one of the trusted nursing homes in Fort Collins. Focusing on short-term rehabilitation and long-term care, residents and families can expect only the upscale professional and compassionate service they seek. The nursing home provides motivation and cultivation for a fulfilling life.
The beautiful community has amenities residents can take advantage of common areas, lounges, a library, restaurant-style dining, and a fitness center. Personalized care for specialty services is provided, such as housekeeping, 24/7 care staff, stimulating programs, and scheduled activities offered.

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Overview of Springs Village Care Center Skilled Nursing & Rehab

Springs Village Care Center Skilled Nursing & Rehab is a trusted care provider based in Colorado Springs, CO. They offer skilled nursing, rehabilitation, and short-term stays. Seniors at Springs Village can enjoy a supportive environment designed for their comfort and healing. The community features spacious common areas, individually controlled heating, and community Wi-Fi, ensuring a pleasant and connected living experience.

The community is dedicated to providing compassionate, heart-led service and exceptional care. The community offers numerous amenities and programs, including daily housekeeping, 24-hour skilled nursing care, subacute rehabilitation, and a secure memory care program. Their life enrichment program includes activities for physical, emotional, and social well-being, ensuring residents feel supported and engaged every day.

Contact Springs Village Care Center Skilled Nursing & Rehab

Overview of Villa Pueblo Senior Living Community

Enjoy the best of your golden years at Villa Pueblo Senior Living Community, an esteemed community in Pueblo, CO, offering independent living, assisted living, rehabilitation, and skilled nursing. With specially designed and cozy accommodations, alongside top-notch, personalized care, residents can live a comfortable and safe lifestyle. The community also promotes a vibrant and welcoming environment, so residents can feel a sense of belonging during their stay.

With many recreation places and delightful local amenities nearby, residents will not run out of things to do for leisure and wellness. Mealtimes promote social interactions and satisfy dietary needs with delightful and healthy dining options. Residents are guaranteed to thrive in retirement with the community’s dedicated care and state-of-the-art amenities.

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Overview of Falcon Heights Health and Rehabilitation

Make the most of your best years at Falcon Heights Health and Rehabilitation, a distinguished community in Colorado Springs, CO, offering skilled nursing and rehabilitation. Residents can ease their worries with a kind and highly trained team, providing exceptional care tailored to their unique needs 24/7. Purposely built and secure accommodations are also provided, ensuring older adults are comfortable and safe.

The community also participated in Medicare and Medicaid, striving to ease financial burdens. To enhance residents’ living experiences, physical, occupational, and speech therapy are provided. Featuring a wide range of care options and well-maintained amenities, the community ensures older adults have a blissful retirement.

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Sunny Vista Living Center

2445 E Cache La Poudre St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909-4812
Overview of Sunny Vista Living Center

Sunny Vista Living Center is a 116-bed nursing home on East Cache La Poudre Street in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The building stays mostly full, operating at a 91 percent occupancy rate, with resident stays averaging about 126 days. This operational setup means the daily workflow balances permanent clinical placements with short-term post-hospital rehabilitation. To manage care and room expenses, the financial desk takes standard private pay, traditional Medicare, and state Medicaid.

The surrounding Colorado Springs neighborhood is highly pedestrian-friendly, earning a walk score of 95 out of 100, which allows visitors to handle everyday errands entirely on foot. Inside the facility, the floor staff provides an average of 3 hours and 45 minutes of direct nursing attention to each resident daily. This combined team of RNs, LPNs, and aides carries out the physical rehabilitation programs and temporary respite stays, while daily operations cover medication tracking and respiratory support protocols.

Recent inspection filings focused on evaluating the facility’s trauma-informed care delivery, mental health services, respiratory support practices, and infection control systems, which the administration must keep aligned with regional healthcare laws.

Older adults can call the intake coordinator directly to verify current bed openings, ask how specific respiratory or mental health programs are managed, or schedule an afternoon to tour the property.

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Overview of The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs

The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs is a 32-bed nursing home that has been operated by Pikes Peak Healthcare Inc. for ten years. Because stays here average just 27 days, the building operates primarily as a short-term post-hospital rehab and recovery station, though it also handles ongoing assisted living care. Families managing expenses can coordinate payments through standard private accounts or traditional Medicare.

The surrounding neighborhood is car-dependent and has a walk score of 5 out of 100, meaning visitors and staff will need a vehicle for almost all errands outside the property. Inside, residents receive a high level of daily care, averaging over four hours of direct nursing attention from the on-site RNs, LPNs, and aides. This floor team oversees the physical and occupational therapy programs in the therapy gym.

Daily life also includes private laundry and housekeeping services, a full-service hair salon, and an outdoor courtyard equipped with a fire pit. The management team maintains the building systems and nursing protocols to stay compliant with regional health laws.

Families can call the front desk to check on current bed availability, ask about the short-term rehabilitation schedules, or book a time to come look around the property.

Contact The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs

Overview of Life Care Center of Stonegate

Life Care Center of Stonegate is a 120-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility serving Douglas County residents in Parker, Colorado. Operated by Life Care Centers of America in Garden Plaza Drive near the Stonegate community, the community takes Medicare and private pay. Offered are skilled nursing, memory care, rehabilitation, and respite stays with 24-hour staffing.

Quality Measures run 21.4 percent above Colorado’s average, the clearest data asset in the profile, reflecting clinical outcome performance above state norms. Nurse hours of 4h per resident day rank 56th among 177 Colorado SNFs and exceed the 3.5 hours national average. The 3-star CMS overall rating reflects a health inspection sub-rating 28.6 percent below Colorado’s average, the only meaningfully negative metric in the profile; the facility has accumulated CMS fines, though the total fine amount ranks below Colorado’s average among facilities with fines. Staffing and overall ratings sit near the Colorado average. Occupancy at 64 percent runs below the 76.5 percent state average, with current availability. Six inspection reports cover January 2022 to August 2025; detailed findings from such surveys unavailable.

Amenities feature a fine dining program, Community Re-Entry Program, landscaped grounds and courtyards, and a beauty salon and barber shop. Alzheimer’s and dementia care programming and an independent and assisted living continuum extend the range of available services.

With quality outcome measures above state average and current availability across the census, Life Care Center of Stonegate suits Douglas County residents seeking post-acute rehabilitation or long-term skilled nursing care in Parker.

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Overview of Devonshire Care Center

Operated by Chancellor Health Care Holdings, Devonshire Care Center is a skilled nursing community accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private pay. Families then have several choices to explore the best coverage route for their needs. With 84 beds and a 77 percent occupancy rate, the home tends to run relatively full, though space becomes available.

The community maintains a strong staffing presence totaling 3 hours 56 minutes of nursing care per resident day. This includes registered nurses, nurse aides, and licensed practical nurses, ensuring attentive support is readily available. The focus on rehabilitation services makes the facility a practical option for occupants convalescing from illness or surgery and needing active skilled care. Notably, the home runs its own CNA Academy, training certified nursing assistants on-site, mirroring a commitment to clinical continuity and staff development. The average stay length is about 270 days, denoting a mix of short-term rehabilitation stays and longer-term nursing care residents. This longer average reflects a population tending to remain for extended care instead of brief post-acute rehab alone. Many families appreciate such a type of stability, which can ease transitions between care levels. The home is in a location with a Walk Score of 76, implying almost all errands can be done on foot and many essentials are within a short walk. This kind of walkability is convenient for visiting family members exploring the neighborhood and can encourage visiting patterns. Amenities include an open courtyard where occupants can spend time outdoors, semi-private room accommodations, and thorough dining services featuring nutritious, prepared meals.

Interested residents and families can schedule daily tours to see the home, meet staff, and get a feel for daily life in person.

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Overview of Ridgeview Post Acute
Ridgeview Post Acute is a skilled nursing facility located in Commerce City, Colorado. It offers in-house therapy and skilled nursing services, focusing on both short-term rehabilitation and long-term care. The facility features 112 beds and a variety of activities to keep residents engaged.

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Ranking Methodology

How we rank these nursing homes

Every nursing home above is evaluated across five weighted categories using CMS data including Care Compare, Payroll-Based Journal, and Medicare Cost Reports.

  • CMS data
  • 5 weighted categories
  • Updated quarterly
Full methodology

Weighting overview

  • 35%
    Care Quality
  • 20%
    Staffing
  • 20%
    Regulatory
  • 20%
    Operational
  • 5%
    Environment
01

Care Quality 35%

The largest single share of every ranking. CMS star ratings and quality measures that reflect actual care delivered to residents.

  • Includes
  • Overall Rating
  • Health Inspection
  • QM Rating
  • Long-Stay QM
  • Short-Stay QM
02

Staffing Adequacy 20%

The strongest predictor of resident outcomes. Volume and stability of nursing care, drawn from CMS Payroll-Based Journal.

  • Includes
  • Nurse Hrs/Res/Day
  • RN vs State
  • Total Nurse Staff Hrs vs State
  • RN Turnover
03

Regulatory & Safety Record 20%

Inspection patterns that star ratings can mask. We weight per-inspection rates more heavily than raw counts.

  • Includes
  • Citations
  • Citations/Inspection
  • Severe Citations
  • Fines
  • Accreditations
04

Operational & Financial Stability 20%

Stable operations and sound finances are leading indicators of consistent care over time.

  • Includes
  • Occupancy vs State
  • Avg Length of Stay
  • Revenue
  • Payroll %
  • Years in Operation
  • Admin Tenure
05

Environment & Accessibility 5%

Context that matters to families but doesn't directly measure clinical care. Weighted lower for nursing homes than for assisted or independent living.

  • Includes
  • Walk Score
  • BBB Rating
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Frequently Asked Questions about Nursing Homes in Colorado

What's the difference between assisted living and a nursing home in Colorado?

Assisted living in Colorado is a residential model focused on housing, hospitality, and help with daily activities. Nursing homes (skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses for residents with significant health needs, and are regulated more strictly under both state and federal CMS rules.

Does Colorado Medicaid cover nursing home care?

Yes — Colorado Medicaid covers nursing home care for residents who meet income, asset, and medical-need eligibility requirements. Most CMS-certified nursing homes accept Medicaid as a primary payer once long-term-care eligibility is established.

What is nursing home care?

Nursing homes (also called skilled nursing facilities) provide 24/7 medical care from licensed nurses, rehabilitation services, and long-term custodial care for residents with significant health or functional needs.

How many nursing homes are listed on this page?

This page features 225 nursing homes in Colorado. Use the filters and comparison tools above to compare ratings, amenities, and pricing.

How do I choose the right nursing home in Colorado?

Start by matching the level of care offered to the resident's current and anticipated needs, then compare licensing status, staff-to-resident ratios, recent inspection results, and pricing. Tour at least two or three communities in Colorado, talk to current residents and families, and confirm what is included in the base rate versus billed as add-on services.

What should I look for when visiting nursing homes in Colorado?

Pay attention to staff interactions with residents, cleanliness and odor, food quality at meal times, the activity calendar, and how questions about pricing and care plans are answered. Ask to see the most recent state inspection report, the move-out / level-of-care-change policy, and a sample monthly bill that lists every fee.