Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence
Nursing home in Aurora, CO
Medicare & Medicaid certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1600 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012
- Phone
- (303) 750-8418
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 065266
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 3 of 5
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 97
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Denver Healthcare Operations, LLC
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Oct 12, 1989
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: May 1, 2025. CMS lists 12 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jun 30, 2022 to Mar 4, 2026): 3 from complaint inspections, 0 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2026 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room). | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Educate residents and staff on COVID-19 vaccination, offer the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible residents and staff after education, and properly document each resident and staff… | D |
| May 1, 2025 | Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. | E |
| May 1, 2025 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | E |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| Jun 30, 2022 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records no fines or payment denials for this facility in the last three years.
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.92 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 0.71 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.24 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.52 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 32%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 8%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
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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