Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Lafayette, CO

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lafayette
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 1, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lafayette has a total of 82 active skilled nursing facilities and 8,982 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lafayette of 99,645, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 11.09 persons in Lafayette. There were 6,657 residents in nursing homes as December 1, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 74.11 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Lafayette has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lafayette and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.75	0.85 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.12	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.76	0.70 / 0.88
All Staff	3.63	3.78 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Colorado.

COVID-19 Infections in Lafayette Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lafayette there were a total of 17 new cases and 17 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 1, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lafayette

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Lafayette Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lafayette, CO. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lafayette

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lafayette based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Peaks Care Center The 1440 COFFMAN ST LONGMONT, CO	31.33
Ahc of Lakewood, LLC 11155 W 15TH PL LAKEWOOD, CO	26.40
Life Care Center of Evergreen 2987 BERGEN PEAK DR EVERGREEN, CO	20.67
Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation 4685 BASELINE RD BOULDER, CO	38.67
South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation 4450 E JEWELL AVE DENVER, CO	31.33
Suites at Clermont Park Care Center 2480 S CLERMONT ST DENVER, CO	35.33
Julia Temple Healthcare Center 3401 S LAFAYETTE ST ENGLEWOOD, CO	21.33
Allison Care Center 1660 ALLISON ST LAKEWOOD, CO	21.33
The Center at Northridge, LLC 12285 PECOS ST WESTMINSTER, CO	20.67
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center 4950 THUNDERBIRD DR BOULDER, CO	22.00

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lafayette based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Sierra Post Acute 1432 DEPEW ST LAKEWOOD, CO	123.33
City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center 1667 SAINT PAUL ST DENVER, CO	131.50
The Heights Post Acute 3131 S FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO	170.33 /
Adara Living 12975 SHERIDAN BLVD BROOMFIELD, CO	172.33
Westwood Post Acute 3185 W ARKANSAS AVE DENVER, CO	163.50
Thornton Care Center 501 THORNTON PKWY THORNTON, CO	186.50 /
Highline Post Acute 6060 E ILIFF AVE DENVER, CO	88.67 /
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood 3835 HARLAN ST WHEAT RIDGE, CO	127.00
University Heights Care Center 656 DILLON WAY AURORA, CO	145.00 /
Skylake Post Acute 12080 BELLAIRE WY THORNTON, CO	173.17 /

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