Cherrelyn Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is a 190-bed for-profit nursing home in Littleton, Colorado, part of Stellar Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.89 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 15% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 36.2% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
5555 S Elati StLittleton, CO 80120
Arapahoe 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 Cherrelyn Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.89 hours per resident per day, 15% below the Colorado average. With about 179 residents a day, that works out to roughly 338 aide hours a day, or about 42 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.89 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.50 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
36.2% of nursing staff at Cherrelyn Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 20.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 30, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 6 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cherrelyn Healthcare Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Stellar Senior Living, 7 homes
- Legal name: SNH Co Tenant LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 27, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center Littleton | 2.2 | 35 | 2.05 | 3.56 | — | 5 | $7,781 |
| Wellsprings Care Center Englewood · abuse citation | 2.4 | 81 | 1.71 | 2.92 | 55.4% | 3 | None |
| Englewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation Englewood | 2.5 | 82 | 1.82 | 3.13 | 32.3% | 4 | None |
| Julia Temple Healthcare Center Englewood | 2.9 | 128 | 2.64 | 3.79 | — | 3 | None |
| Hallmark Nursing Center Denver | 3.0 | 143 | 2.15 | 3.71 | 27.9% | 5 | $6,788 |
| Life Care Center of Littleton Littleton | 3.1 | 120 | 2.10 | 4.13 | 48.3% | 3 | None |
| The Suites at Someren Glen Care Center Centennial | 3.5 | 109 | 2.72 | 4.63 | 51.8% | 2 | $36,446 |
| Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC Denver | 3.6 | 110 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 75.9% | 2 | $68,159 |
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.