The Center at Rock Creek

The Center at Rock Creek accepts Medicare and private pay.

Overview of The Center at Rock Creek

The Center at Rock Creek places importance on enriching and empowering the lives of its seniors. With an emphasis on skilled nursing and rehabilitation, management and staff offer its best-in-class service when attending to any need a resident may have. The home helps residents thrive to reach their fullest potential and cultivate holistic wellness. The Center guarantees unparalleled, luxurious care in a hotel-like community.
All residents receive essential services such as concierge, scheduled transportation, housekeeping, and linen services, housekeeping. One of its specialties is rehabilitation services, focusing on occupational, speech, and physical; nursing services, focusing on post-hospital care and blood withdrawals; and medical services, with personalized care programs and routine check-ups– among many others.

Facility Direct Line (970) 223-4376

By The Numbers

Community insights.

Bed count 70

Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.

Walk Score

42 / 100

Avg. Length of Stay

24 days

ALM Inspection Grade Unavailable

Not published

We don't have enough verified data to publish an inspection grade for this facility — a missing grade reflects what we've been able to verify, not the facility's quality.

No penalties in the past 3 years

No civil money penalties or payment denials on record since Oct 2023.

Clean record

Total fines

Number of fines

Payment denials

Financials

Money and staffing.

The Center at Rock Creek’s finances from its CMS cost report for the fiscal year ending December 2024, compared with 191 Colorado nursing homes that filed a recent report. Includes all financial data for this property, which could include management/ownership changes.

FY Dec 2024

Is it financially stable?

Losing money on care, and more than last year

−31.0% operating margin

−11.5 pts vs prior year

An operating loss in 4 of the last 5 reported years. Other income ($0.1M) trims the net loss to −$2.0M. Watch for cost-cutting that reaches staffing.

Does it invest in staff?

Payroll in line with Colorado homes

60.8% payroll share of revenue

CO average 63.3%Rank #78 / 191Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 78th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Colorado average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric.

Payroll fell $1.5M while revenue fell $1.8M. Check hours per resident in the staffing section to confirm it reaches the floor.

FY 2024 scorecard

70 beds · 191 Colorado peers

Each row shows the FY 2024 figure, the change since the prior report, the trend, and how it compares with Colorado homes.

Revenue & profit

Losing money on care

Metric	FY 2024	vs prior year	Trend 2018 → 2024Trend	CO median	Compared with CO homesRank in CO	In short
Net patient revenue What the home earns from resident care, after discounts and bad debt.	$6.9M	−$1.8M	Trend 20182024	CO median $10.0M	Rank in CO Rank #155 / 191Net patient revenue — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 155th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for net patient revenue. Shows this facility's net patient revenue compared to the Colorado average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher revenue generally means more resources for staffing and capital — read alongside Payroll %.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 19% of homes	Below CO median Higher net patient revenue than 19% of CO homes that filed a recent report. Revenue mostly follows how big a home is.
Operating expenses Everything it costs to run the home: staff, supplies, rent, admin.	$9.1M	−$1.4M	Trend 20182024	CO median $10.4M	Rank in CO Rank #136 / 191Operating expenses — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 136th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for operating expenses. Shows everything it cost to run the home — staff, supplies, rent, admin — compared with other Colorado homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Expenses in dollars mostly follow how big a home is, so this compares size, not efficiency; read it next to operating margin.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 29% of homes	Exceeds revenue Operating expenses are higher than net patient revenue, so resident care runs at a loss.
Net patient income Revenue minus operating expenses. Negative means care loses money.	−$2.1M	−$0.4M	Trend 20182024	CO median −$0.1M	Rank in CO Rank #163 / 191Net patient income — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 163rd out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for net patient income. Shows net patient revenue minus operating expenses, compared with other Colorado homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Homes that lost money on care are in the pool too, so a rank in the bottom half usually means a loss.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 15% of homes	Loss, widening Resident care lost money this year, more than in the prior report.
Operating margin Net patient income as a share of revenue. The clearest health signal.	−31.0%	−11.5 pts	Trend 20182024	CO median −1.6%	Rank in CO Rank #169 / 191Operating margin — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 169th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for operating margin. Shows net patient income as a share of net patient revenue, compared with other Colorado homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Unlike the dollar figures it does not follow size, so it is the fairest comparison of financial health between a small home and a large one.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 12% of homes	Loss A negative margin means resident care costs more than it earns.
Other income Money not from resident care: investments, grants, services.	$0.1M	—	Trend —	CO median $0.0M	Rank in CO Rank #49 / 152Other income — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 49th out of 152 nursing homes we track in Colorado for other income. Shows income from outside resident care — investments, grants, rentals, services — compared with other Colorado homes reporting a recent fiscal year. It is not part of net patient revenue; a high rank here can offset a loss on care.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 68% of homes	Offsets part of the loss Income from outside resident care covers part of the loss on care.
Net income The bottom line after other income.	−$2.0M	−$1.9M	Trend —	CO median $0.1M	Rank in CO Rank #171 / 191Net income — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 171st out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for net income. Shows the bottom line after other income, compared with other Colorado homes reporting a recent fiscal year. Homes with a net loss are in the pool too, so a rank in the bottom half usually means a loss.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 11% of homes	Loss The bottom line is below zero even after other income.

Staffing spend

Staff spending in line with Colorado homes

Metric	FY 2024	vs prior year	Trend 2018 → 2024Trend	CO median	Compared with CO homesRank in CO	In short
Payroll costs Salaries and wage-related benefits, not counting contract labor.	$4.2M	−$1.5M	Trend 20182024	CO median $6.0M	Rank in CO Rank #148 / 191Payroll costs — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 148th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for payroll costs. Shows total staff payroll — salaries plus wage-related benefits — benchmarked to the Colorado average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Higher payroll relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on contract labor.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 23% of homes	Below CO median Higher payroll than 23% of CO homes. Payroll in dollars mostly follows how big a home is, so this compares size, not staffing levels.
Payroll share of revenue Payroll divided by revenue. Higher usually means more staff per resident.	60.8%	−4.5 pts	Trend 20182024	CO median 59.7%	Rank in CO Rank #78 / 191Payroll % of net patient revenue — State benchmarkedThis nursing home is ranked 78th out of 191 nursing homes we track in Colorado for payroll % of net patient revenue. Shows payroll as a percentage of net patient revenue versus the Colorado average, among facilities reporting a recent fiscal year. Below 25% may signal understaffing or heavy agency use — read with Staffing ratings.Communities with the same value for a metric share the same rank. Rankings compare like with like: every nursing home we track in Colorado that reports data for that category. Nursing homes without available data are excluded, so the pool size varies from metric to metric. Higher than 59% of homes	Near CO average The CO average is 63.3% of revenue. Within 3 points of it reads as near the average.

Charts, 2018–2024 2 charts · CO benchmark drawn as a dashed line

Revenue, expenses and income What the home earned from resident care (net patient revenue), what it cost to run (operating expenses) and the difference between the two (net patient income), for each fiscal year it filed a CMS cost report.

USD, millions

Net patient revenue Operating expenses Net patient income No report

Where revenue goes Both lines are a share of net patient revenue. Payroll share is what goes to salaries and wage-related benefits; operating margin is what is left after every operating cost (below 0%, resident care lost money). The dashed line is the Colorado payroll average.

% of net patient revenue

Payroll share Operating margin CO payroll average No report

Year-by-year data, 2018–2024 every reported year · latest first, scroll sideways

Metric	2018	2021	2022	2023	2024
Net patient revenue	$8.9M	$8.2M	$10.6M	$8.8M	$6.9M
Operating expenses	$6.9M	$9.8M	$11.7M	$10.5M	$9.1M
Net patient income	$2.1M	−$1.6M	−$1.2M	−$1.7M	−$2.1M
Operating margin	23.0%	−18.9%	−11.2%	−19.5%	−31.0%
Net income	$2.1M	−$0.2M	−$1.0M	−$0.2M	−$2.0M
Payroll costs	$5.1M	$4.4M	$6.0M	$5.7M	$4.2M
Payroll share of revenue	57.0%	53.6%	57.2%	65.3%	60.8%
Beds	70	70	70	70	70
Gross revenue	$13.2M	$12.7M	$16.2M	$13.4M	$10.3M
Salaries	$4.5M	$3.9M	$5.4M	$5.1M	$3.9M
Wage-related costs	$0.6M	$0.5M	$0.7M	$0.6M	$0.4M
Contract labor	$0.1M	$1.0M	$0.8M	$0.1M	$0.4M
Other operating costs	$1.8M	$5.4M	$5.7M	$4.8M	$4.9M
Net patient revenue per day	$631	$598	$596	$587	$585
Cost per day	$486	$711	$662	$701	$766
Average length of stay	29.6 days	27.9 days	23.2 days	13.4 days	23.8 days

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481 admissions · FY2024 Residents admitted during the year.

Medicare 182 · 38%

Medicaid 0 · 0%

Private pay & other 299 · 62%

Shows care patterns over time; not used to rate this facility.

Primarily short stays

Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.

Typical stay

Medicare 1 month Private pay & other 21 days

5.7 miles from city center Estimated distance in miles from Fort Collins's city center to The Center at Rock Creek's address, calculated via Google Maps.

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In-home support

Home Care Allowance (HCA)

Colorado Home Care Allowance (HCA)

Eligibility

General: Colorado residents age 5+ with a disability who qualify for Home Care Allowance.

What it provides

Cash assistance to pay a home-care provider for help with daily activities in the home.

In-home and community support; no room-and-board payment

Community First Choice

Colorado Health First Colorado Community First Choice (CFC)

Eligibility

General: In-home and community support for Health First Colorado members who meet CFC Medicaid and institutional-level-of-care requirements and have an assessed support plan.
CO specifics: Members whose Medicaid eligibility depends on a waiver must continue at least one qualifying waiver service monthly. Authorizations and current limits apply. This is not room-and-board coverage.

What it provides

Authorized personal care; homemaker and other home/community supports; with agency or self-directed options. CFC does not pay room and board and does not duplicate services paid under another Medicaid benefit.

Health coverage

Old Age Pension (OAP) Health Care Program

Colorado OAP

Eligibility

General: Qualifying recipients of Colorado Old Age Pension assistance who are not eligible for Health First Colorado and meet the OAP medical-program requirements.
CO specifics: OAP Health and Medical Care is a limited state-funded medical-coverage program for eligible OAP recipients.

What it provides

Limited medical benefits for eligible OAP recipients who are not eligible for Health First Colorado.

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Frequently Asked Questions about The Center at Rock Creek

Quick answers from public records and the community's own listing.

01 Is The Center at Rock Creek in a walkable area?

The Center at Rock Creek has a walk score of 42. Car-dependent. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.

02 What is the occupancy rate at The Center at Rock Creek?

The Center at Rock Creek's occupancy is 46.2%.

03 Are pets allowed at The Center at Rock Creek?

No, The Center at Rock Creek has a no-pet policy.

04 How many beds does The Center at Rock Creek have?

The Center at Rock Creek has 70 beds.

05 Are there photos of The Center at Rock Creek?

Yes — there are 6 photos of The Center at Rock Creek in the photo gallery on this page.

06 What levels of care does The Center at Rock Creek provide?

The Center at Rock Creek offers Nursing Home & Skilled Nursing.

07 What is the address of The Center at Rock Creek?

The Center at Rock Creek is located at 4880 Ziegler Rd, Fort Collins, CO 80528.

Overview of The Center at Rock Creek

Community insights.