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92/100

Excellent

Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center

1601 Lowell Blvd, Denver, CO 80204

CMS 5/5 stars #2 of 23 in Denver County (303) 534-2211
Certified beds
42
Occupancy
93%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center

Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center runs 42 certified beds in Denver under for-profit limited liability ownership. Its nurse staffing sits at 4.59 hours per resident day, roughly 19% above the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops about 15% below its own weekday level, worth asking about if your family tends to visit Saturdays and Sundays. Annual turnover is 31%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people caring for residents tend to stay. The home carries 12 deficiencies on its current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level and none abuse-related, and its most recent inspection was March 5, 2026.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing22/30Stability15/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

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.

  • →3.94 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →0.84 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 15% against weekdays

Staff stability

15/15

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

  • →31% 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

10/10

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

  • →No federal fines on record

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 day4.59 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours0.84 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours3.91 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover31.00%
National average 45.80%Better than average

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

Recent inspection findings

Last standard health inspection: March 5, 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 Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center

What is the ElderGrade for Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center? +

Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center holds an ElderGrade of A (92 out of 100), which we describe as "excellent". 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 Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center? +

Residents receive an average of 4.59 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Sloan's Lake 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 Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center accept Medicaid? +

CMS lists this facility as Medicare, so it is not recorded as Medicaid certified. Confirm directly with the home before admission.