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B

81/100

Above average

Center At Lowry, Llc

8550 E Lowry Blvd, Denver, CO 80230

CMS 3/5 stars #8 of 23 in Denver County (303) 676-4000
Certified beds
96
Occupancy
69%
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.

  • $31,948 in federal fines

    CMS has fined this facility across 2 penalty action(s).

Our read on Center At Lowry, Llc

The Center at Lowry runs on a lot of nursing hours, 5.12 per resident day, roughly a third more than the national average, and that labor shows up in a four-star staffing rating and a five-star quality measure score. But the inspection record pulls the other way: 18 deficiencies, including two at the harm or jeopardy level and one tied to abuse, plus a $17,933 fine. Staff turnover sits at 49.1%, a bit worse than the 45.8% national figure, and weekends run about 14% thinner than weekdays. It's a for-profit LLC with a 96-bed census, inspected April 2, 2026. Strong day-to-day care numbers, a recent inspection that found serious problems. Ask what changed since.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability9/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement5/10

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

22/30

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

  • →4.3 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.25 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% against weekdays

Staff stability

9/15

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

  • →49% of nursing staff left in the last year

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

5/10

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

  • →$31,948 in federal fines across 2 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 day5.12 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.25 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours4.42 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover49.10%
National average 45.80%Below average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: April 2, 2026 (7 months ago). No citations were recorded.

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

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Common questions about Center At Lowry, Llc

What is the ElderGrade for Center At Lowry, Llc? +

Center At Lowry, Llc holds an ElderGrade of B (81 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 Center At Lowry, Llc? +

Residents receive an average of 5.12 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Center At Lowry, Llc 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 Center At Lowry, Llc accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Center At Lowry, Llc 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.