Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Littleton, CO

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

Updated on October 27, 2024

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

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Littleton has a total of 85 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,140 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Littleton of 48,065, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 5.26 persons in Littleton. There were 6,979 residents in nursing homes as October 27, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.36 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, Littleton 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 Littleton and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.84	0.85 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.18	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.77	0.70 / 0.88
All Staff	3.80	3.78 / 3.84

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

COVID-19 Infections in Littleton 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 Littleton there were a total of 19 new cases and 19 new deaths among residents for the week ending October 27, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Littleton

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 Littleton Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Littleton, 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 Littleton

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Littleton 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
Life Care Center of Littleton 1500 W MINERAL AVE LITTLETON, CO	40.67
The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center 5590 E PEAKVIEW AVE CENTENNIAL, CO	21.33
Life Care Center of Evergreen 2987 BERGEN PEAK DR EVERGREEN, CO	20.67
Neurorestorative Colorado 5945 S WRIGHT ST LITTLETON, CO	32.67
Orchard Park Health Care Center 6005 S HOLLY ST LITTLETON, CO	17.33
Julia Temple Healthcare Center 3401 S LAFAYETTE ST ENGLEWOOD, CO	21.33
Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence 1600 S POTOMAC ST AURORA, CO	21.33
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
Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center 5822 S LOWELL WY LITTLETON, CO	13.33

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

Facility	Rating
Adara Living 12975 SHERIDAN BLVD BROOMFIELD, CO	172.33
Forest Street Compassionate Care Center 3345 FOREST ST DENVER, CO	99.33 /
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation 10201 E 3RD AVE AURORA, CO	133.17
University Heights Care Center 656 DILLON WAY AURORA, CO	145.00 /
Thornton Care Center 501 THORNTON PKWY THORNTON, CO	186.50 /
Skylake Post Acute 12080 BELLAIRE WY THORNTON, CO	181.83 /
Cedars Healthcare Center 1599 INGALLS ST LAKEWOOD, CO	112.17
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center 5555 S ELATI ST LITTLETON, CO	185.00
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood 3835 HARLAN ST WHEAT RIDGE, CO	127.00
The Heights Post Acute 3131 S FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO	175.67 /

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