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Life Care Center of Littleton

Nursing home in Littleton, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)

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Public-record details

Address
1500 W Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO 80120
Phone
(303) 795-7300
Listed under
For-profit, No fines or payment denials 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
100
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

CMS certification number 065370. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-11-07.

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.

InspectionCitationSeverity
Nov 7, 2024Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Provide 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.
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Provide 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
Nov 7, 2024Ensure 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
Nov 7, 2024Try 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…
Quality of Life and Care		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Ensure 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…
Pharmacy Service		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Arrange 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
Nov 7, 2024Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control		D
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Nov 7, 2024Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control		E
Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 26. 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 Oct 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 Oct 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day
4.11 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
1.07 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day
2.09 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends
3.63 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
46%
RN turnover (yearly)
36%
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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