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Evergreen, CO · Jefferson County
★★★★☆CMS 4/5120 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.71 /day
- Staff turnover
- 38%
- Serious cites
- 0
Life Care Center of Evergreen runs a corporate-owned, 120-bed operation that just earned strong marks across all three federal ratings, with its most recent inspection in May 2025 finding no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. Nurse staffing sits at 3.71 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% leaner than weekdays, worth asking about if your family member needs more attention on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover lands at 37.5%, which is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, suggesting people tend to stay. Eleven total deficiencies on record, none abuse-related.
Monte Vista, CO · Rio Grande County
★★★★★CMS 5/560 bedsGovernmentMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 5.08 /day
- Staff turnover
- 24%
- Serious cites
- 0
Colorado Veterans Community Living Ctr At Homelake runs on unusually deep staffing for a 60-bed home, 5.08 nurse hours per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, with turnover at 23.7% against a national 45.8%. That stability shows: a five-star staffing rating and a five-star health inspection record, with the most recent survey in October 2024. The friction sits elsewhere. Nine deficiencies are on file, including one at the harm level and one tied to abuse, and the quality measure rating lands at two stars, the clinical outcomes side doesn't match the care hours. Weekend coverage also drops about 25% below weekday levels, so ask how that gap gets covered.
Colorado Springs, CO · El Paso County
★★★☆☆CMS 3/5116 bedsNon-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.87 /day
- Staff turnover
- 27%
- Serious cites
- 0
Sunny Vista Living Center runs a tight ship on staffing for a 116-bed nonprofit in Colorado Springs. Nurse coverage sits right at the national average of 3.86 hours per resident day, and turnover is where this home separates itself, 26.5% against a national average of 45.8% means caregivers are staying put, which usually shows up in how consistently residents get the same faces. Weekend staffing dips only about 4% below weekdays, a modest drop. The tradeoff is inspection history: 16 deficiencies on record, including one abuse-related finding, though none rose to harm or jeopardy level. A July 2025 inspection is recent, and the 3/5 health inspection rating reflects that mixed record. Families weighing a move here should ask directly about that abuse citation.
Denver, CO · Denver County
★★★★★CMS 5/5201 bedsFor-profitMedicaid
- Nurse hours
- 3.90 /day
- Staff turnover
- 44%
- Serious cites
- 0
Briarwood runs 201 certified beds in Denver under corporate for-profit ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 3.90 hours per resident day, barely above the national average of 3.86, roughly a 1% edge. Weekends drop about 10% below the home's own weekday coverage, so the floor is thinner when families tend to visit. Staff turnover is 44.3%, essentially matching the national rate of 45.8%.
The current inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, five of them serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, though none involve abuse. One fine totaling $9,110 is on file, and the last inspection was October 2024. Quality measures score high; the inspection history is where the problems concentrate.