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B

75.5/100

Above average

Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center

6121 W 60Th Ave, Arvada, CO 80003

CMS 5/5 stars #13 of 23 in Jefferson County (303) 420-4550
Certified beds
54
Occupancy
86%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare + Medicaid

What to ask about before you visit

These are findings in the public CMS record for this home. They are not our opinion, each one comes straight from a federal inspection or enforcement file.

  • $8,018 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 1 penalty action(s).

Our read on Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center

Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center runs 54 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its strongest numbers are on the clinical side, the federal quality measure rating sits at 5 out of 5, and the health inspection rating is 4 out of 5, following a survey completed in March 2025. Staffing is where the picture softens. At 3.46 nurse hours per resident day, this home is about 10% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly another 15% below its own weekday levels. Seventeen deficiencies sit on the current record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, with $8,018 in fines. Nothing here points to abuse, but families should ask directly how weekend coverage is handled.

Written from the CMS figures for this home shown further down this page. Nothing here is paid for or supplied by the home.

How this grade was calculated

Every point is shown. Nothing is weighted behind the scenes, the full formula is on How we grade.

Inspection30/30Staffing15/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

A full pentagon is full marks. The shape shows what kind of good or bad a home is, two homes can share a score and look nothing alike.

Inspection safety

30/30

Citations from state health inspections over the last three surveys, weighted by how much harm CMS says they caused.

  • →No citations recorded in the last 3 years

Staffing

15/30

Nursing hours per resident per day, adjusted for how sick the residents are, plus RN cover and weekend consistency.

  • →3.52 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.77 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

7.5/15

How much of the nursing team leaves in a year. High turnover means a resident rarely sees the same face twice.

  • →No turnover figure reported, scored neutral

Resident outcomes

15/15

The CMS quality-measure rating, built from resident outcomes like falls, pressure ulcers, infections and antipsychotic use.

  • →5 of 5 stars on the CMS quality-measure rating

Enforcement history

8/10

Fines and payment denials CMS has imposed. A denial of payment means CMS stopped paying for new admissions.

  • →$8,018 in federal fines across 1 action(s)

Staffing, against the national average

Full detail

Hours of nursing care each resident receives per day. The marker on each bar is the national average.

Total nurse hours per resident per day3.46 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.77 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

RNs are the licence level most likely to catch a resident deteriorating.

Weekend nurse hours2.94 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBelow average

The shift most families visit, and the one thinned first.

Nursing staff turnoverNot reported

The share of nursing staff who left over the last year.

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: March 12, 2025 (1 year ago). No citations were recorded.

No health-inspection citations on record for this facility in the current CMS release.

Who owns this home

Full record

Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP, which operates 344 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center? +

Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of B (75.5 out of 100), which we describe as "above average". The grade combines its inspection citations, nurse staffing levels, staff turnover, resident outcomes and enforcement history from the federal CMS record.

How many nursing hours does each resident get at Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.46 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center been cited for harming residents? +

No. None of the 0 citations on record were scored at the levels CMS uses to indicate actual harm or immediate jeopardy.

Does Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center is certified to accept Medicaid, which is the programme that pays for long-term custodial care once a resident meets their state's income and asset limits.