Nursing homes in Colorado
210 Medicare- and Medicaid-certified nursing homes, with an average CMS overall rating of 3.2/5 — +0.18 stars vs. the national average of 3.0. 37% are rated below average, and federal fines on record total $4,788,349.
What nursing care costs in Colorado Cost of care in Colorado
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, processing date 2026-09-01. Ratings are official CMS figures, not endorsements.
Top-rated nursing homes in Colorado
Sorted by CMS overall rating, then by size.
BRIARWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER
5/5Denver · 201 bedsMuch above average →LIFE CARE CENTER OF AURORA
5/5Aurora · 166 bedsMuch above average →HALLMARK NURSING CENTER
5/5Denver · 143 bedsMuch above average →BETH ISRAEL AT SHALOM PARK
5/5Aurora · 135 bedsMuch above average →LIFE CARE CENTER OF GREELEY
5/5Greeley · 124 bedsMuch above average →LIFE CARE CENTER OF COLORADO SPRINGS
5/5Colorado Springs · 121 bedsMuch above average →All 210 facilities in Colorado
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Beds are CMS-certified beds. Fines are the total dollar value of civil money penalties on record. Abuse icon and Watch list are CMS designations explained on the national directory.
Nursing homes by city in Colorado
Pick a city to compare its facilities on rating, staffing, and fines.
City pages cover the 18 cities with three or more facilities. Smaller towns appear in the full table below.
Facilities carrying a CMS flag in Colorado
51 with a substantiated abuse citation and 5 on the Special Focus Facility watch list. These are official CMS designations, listed here as they appear in the source data.
| Facility | City | Overall | Beds | Fines |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPTOWN CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Denver, CO | 4/5 | 79 | $8,278 |
| CITY PARK HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Denver, CO | 3/5 | 125 | $8,278 |
| SPANISH PEAKS VETERANS COMMUNITY LIVING CENTER Abuse icon | Walsenburg, CO | 3/5 | 120 | — |
| CAMBRIDGE CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Lakewood, CO | 3/5 | 110 | $8,151 |
| CRESTMOOR CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Denver, CO | 3/5 | 108 | $845 |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Aurora, CO | 3/5 | 105 | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN - LOVELAND VILLAGE Abuse icon | Loveland, CO | 3/5 | 104 | $51,424 |
| VALLEY MANOR CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Montrose, CO | 3/5 | 101 | $35,968 |
| COLOROW CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Olathe, CO | 3/5 | 82 | — |
| WELLSPRINGS CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Englewood, CO | 3/5 | 81 | — |
| LAKESIDE POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Wheat Ridge, CO | 3/5 | 78 | $14,058 |
| ADARA LIVING Abuse icon | Broomfield, CO | 2/5 | 210 | $10,358 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Colorado Springs, CO | 2/5 | 180 | $29,224 |
| VILLAS AT SUNNY ACRES, THE Abuse icon | Thornton, CO | 2/5 | 160 | $19,988 |
| LARCHWOOD HEALTH AND REHAB LLC Abuse icon | Grand Junction, CO | 2/5 | 130 | $28,685 |
| BROOKSIDE INN Abuse icon | Castle Rock, CO | 2/5 | 126 | $41,529 |
| EBEN EZER LUTHERAN CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Brush, CO | 2/5 | 125 | — |
| TRINIDAD REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER Abuse icon | Trinidad, CO | 2/5 | 119 | — |
| MOUNT ST FRANCIS NURSING CENTER Abuse icon | Colorado Springs, CO | 2/5 | 110 | — |
| FALCON HEIGHTS REHABILITATION AND NURSING LLC Abuse icon | Colorado Springs, CO | 2/5 | 107 | $6,146 |
| RIVERDALE POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Brighton, CO | 2/5 | 105 | — |
| SIERRA POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Lakewood, CO | 2/5 | 102 | $54,903 |
| VISTA GRANDE REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER Abuse icon | Cortez, CO | 2/5 | 101 | $36,023 |
| RIVERBEND HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Loveland, CO | 2/5 | 100 | — |
| IRONDALE POST ACUTE Watch list | Commerce City, CO | 2/5 | 95 | $131,261 |
| COLORADO STATE VETERANS NURSING HOME - RIFLE Abuse icon | Rifle, CO | 2/5 | 89 | $32,975 |
| RED CLIFFS POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Grand Junction, CO | 2/5 | 89 | — |
| CANYON VIEW CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Palisade, CO | 2/5 | 88 | $11,649 |
| ALLISON CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Lakewood, CO | 2/5 | 85 | $34,580 |
| SKYLINE RIDGE NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER Abuse icon | Canon City, CO | 2/5 | 85 | $21,320 |
| WESTWOOD POST ACUTE Watch list | Denver, CO | 2/5 | 85 | $65,470 |
| WILLOW TREE CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Delta, CO | 2/5 | 80 | $28,756 |
| PROGRESSIVE CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Canon City, CO | 2/5 | 68 | — |
| CANON LODGE CARE CENTER Abuse icon | Canon City, CO | 2/5 | 60 | — |
| CITY SCAPE REHABILITATION & CARE CENTER LLC Abuse icon | Denver, CO | 2/5 | 60 | $59,543 |
| EVERGREEN NURSING HOME Abuse icon | Alamosa, CO | 2/5 | 60 | $20,150 |
| RIVER VALLEY REHABILITATION AND HEALTHCARE CENTER Abuse icon | Del Norte, CO | 2/5 | 60 | — |
| PIKES PEAK POST ACUTE Abuse icon | Colorado Springs, CO | 1/5 | 210 | $39,917 |
| THE LODGE AT RED ROCKS Abuse icon Watch list | Morrison, CO | 1/5 | 180 | $144,259 |
| OAKWOOD CARE AND REHABILITATION Abuse icon | Lakewood, CO | 1/5 | 170 | $217,271 |
Showing the 40 highest-rated of 53 flagged facilities. Filter the full table above for the rest.
Choosing between nursing homes in Colorado
The state average hides wide variation. In Colorado the facilities in this directory run from one star to five, and that gap matters more than the average when you are choosing for a specific person.
Work the list in this order: filter to 4- and 5-star facilities, check the staffing and turnover numbers on each profile, then read the inspection and fine history. Distance from family, Medicaid acceptance, and the specific clinical services offered — ventilator care, dialysis, memory units — usually narrow the list faster than ratings do.
If the person needs this level of care for more than a short rehabilitation stay, ask each facility's admissions office directly how Medicaid is handled, whether they accept a pending application, and what happens if private funds run out. Those answers vary by facility, not by state, and they matter more than any published average.
How many nursing homes are there in Colorado?
210 CMS-certified nursing homes, holding 19749 certified beds in total.
What is the average nursing home rating in Colorado?
3.2 out of 5 stars across 208 rated facilities, against a national average of 3.0.
Which nursing home in Colorado has the highest rating?
CMS rates facilities, not states, and every 5-star home in the state is listed above. Compare staffing and inspection detail on the individual profiles.
Does Medicare pay for a nursing home in Colorado?
Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing after a qualifying hospital stay, with cost sharing after day 20. Longer stays are generally paid privately or through Medicaid.