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96/100

Excellent

Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing

9085 Ranch River Cir, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

CMS 5/5 stars #1 of 7 in Douglas County (720) 348-7900
Certified beds
24
Occupancy
100%
Ownership
For-profit
Accepts
Medicare

Our read on Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing

Vi at Highlands Ranch runs 5.89 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly half again the national average of 3.86, and the weekend dip is mild at about 8 percent. The current record shows three deficiencies, none of them involving harm or abuse, and the last inspection was September 2024. Turnover sits at 43.2 percent, slightly better than the 45.8 percent national figure, against a 24-bed for-profit corporate operation. All three CMS star ratings, health inspections, quality measures, and staffing, come in at five out of five, which lines up with what the numbers show: strong daily coverage, a clean inspection history, and staffing that holds up through the weekend.

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.

Inspection30/30Staffing29/30Stability12/15Outcomes15/15Enforcement10/10

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

29/30

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

  • →6 total nurse hours per resident per day (national median 3.77)
  • →2.19 RN hours per resident per day
  • →Weekend staffing drops 8% against weekdays

Staff stability

12/15

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

  • →43% 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 day5.89 hrs
National average 3.86 hrsBetter than average
Registered nurse (RN) hours2.19 hrs
National average 0.69 hrsBetter than average

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

Weekend nurse hours5.41 hrs
National average 3.42 hrsBetter than average

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

Nursing staff turnover43.20%
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: September 19, 2024 (2 years 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 VI LIVING, which operates 10 homes. Staffing budgets are usually set at chain level, not in the building.

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Common questions about Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing

What is the ElderGrade for Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing? +

Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing holds an ElderGrade of A (96 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 Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing? +

Residents receive an average of 5.89 nursing hours per day across all nursing staff, against a national average of 3.86 hours.

Has Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing 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 Vi At Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing accept Medicaid? +

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