Brighton Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Brighton Care Center is a 108-bed for-profit nursing home in Brighton, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.02 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 9% below the Colorado average of 2.22.
Brighton Care Center
2025 E Egbert StBrighton, CO 80601
Adams County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Brighton Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.02 hours per resident per day, 9% below the Colorado average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 179 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.02 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.26 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.75 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Brighton Care Center in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Nov 7, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $38,812 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 2024 | Fine | $38,812 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Brighton Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Brighton Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Broken Ridge Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 1988
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Brighton Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Riverdale Post Acute Brighton · abuse citation | 0.6 | 105 | 2.08 | 3.13 | 37.0% | 2 | None |
| Skylake Post Acute Thornton | 8.8 | 242 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 35.0% | 1 | $25,572 |
| The Villas at Sunny Acres Thornton · abuse citation | 10.9 | 160 | 2.01 | 3.06 | 30.6% | 2 | $19,988 |
| Malley Transitional Care Center Northglenn | 11.0 | 162 | 1.99 | 3.36 | — | 2 | $11,180 |
| The Center at Northridge, LLC Westminster | 11.5 | 96 | 2.41 | 4.77 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Thornton Care Center Thornton | 12.3 | 101 | 1.64 | 2.99 | 50.7% | 1 | $21,483 |
| Irondale Post Acute Commerce City · SFF candidate | 12.3 | 95 | 2.21 | 3.35 | — | 2 | $131,261 |
| Ridgeview Post Acute Commerce City | 13.5 | 112 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.