Life Care Center of Littleton
Nursing home in Littleton, CO
Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1500 W Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO 80120
- Phone
- (303) 795-7300
- Listed under
- For-profit, No fines in 3 years
- Medicare CCN
- 065370
- Overall star rating
- 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
- Health inspection rating
- 2 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 5 of 5
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 104
- Ownership
- For-profit, corporation
- Legal business name
- Arapahoe LTC Investors LLC
- Chain
- Life Care Centers of America (194 facilities)
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Jun 11, 1998
- 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
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Nov 7, 2024. CMS lists 26 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Mar 24, 2022 to Nov 7, 2024): 1 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Ensure 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. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with… | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and… | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 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… | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| Nov 7, 2024 | 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
- 4.13 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.01 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 2.10 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 3.67 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 48%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 43%
- 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.