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B

77.5/100

Above average

Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center

5822 S Lowell Way, Littleton, CO 80123

CMS 5/5 stars #12 of 19 in Arapahoe County (303) 798-2497
Certified beds
35
Occupancy
94%
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.

  • $7,781 in federal fines

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

Our read on Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center

Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center sits at 35 certified beds, run by a for-profit limited liability company. The inspection history is genuinely strong on paper, a five-star health inspection rating and a five-star quality measure rating, with the most recent survey completed in February 2026. But that record carries 10 deficiencies, including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, plus a $7,781 fine. Staffing tells its own story: 3.56 nurse hours per resident day lands about 8% under the national average, and weekends drop roughly 14% below the home's own weekday coverage. Fewer aides on Saturday and Sunday matters most when residents need help then.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing17/30Stability7.5/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement8/10

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

17/30

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

  • →3.59 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →1.02 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 14% 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.

  • →$7,781 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 day3.56 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBelow average
Registered nurse (RN) hours1.02 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.07 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: February 19, 2026 (8 months 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 Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center

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

Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of B (77.5 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 Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 3.56 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Littleton 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 Littleton Care And Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

Yes, Littleton 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.