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Cherrelyn Healthcare Center

Nursing home in Littleton, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
5555 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120
Phone
(303) 798-8686
Listed under
For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
Medicare CCN
065203
Overall star rating
4 of 5 ★★★★☆
Health inspection rating
4 of 5
Staffing rating
2 of 5
Quality measures rating
3 of 5
Certified beds
190
Average residents per day
179
Ownership
For-profit, corporation
Legal business name
Snh CO Tenant LLC
Chain
Stellar Senior Living (7 facilities)
Certified for
Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
Dec 27, 1984
Changed ownership in last 12 months
No
Continuing care retirement community
No
Located inside a hospital
No
Resident or family council
Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas
Yes

CMS certification number 065203. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Jan 30, 2025. CMS lists 37 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 15, 2022 to Dec 30, 2025): 1 from complaint inspections, 7 at the “actual harm” level or higher.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Dec 30, 2025Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service · complaint inspection
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jan 30, 2025Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Aug 16, 2023Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Resident Rights
C
Potential for minimal harm, widespread
Aug 16, 2023Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Resident Rights
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 16, 2023Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 16, 2023Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 16, 2023Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care
D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 16, 2023Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights
E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 37. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
2.99 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
0.60 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
1.89 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
2.58 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
36%
RN turnover (yearly)
20%
Administrators who left in the past year
0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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