Continuing Care at Wind Crest: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Continuing Care at Wind Crest is a 44-bed nonprofit nursing home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, part of Erickson Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.80 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 48.5% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Continuing Care at Wind Crest
3420 Mill Vista RdHighlands Ranch, CO 80129
Douglas 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 Continuing Care at Wind Crest, nurse aides logged 2.80 hours per resident per day, 26% above the Colorado average. With about 41 residents a day, that works out to roughly 114 aide hours a day, or about 14 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.80 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.75 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 5.11 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 4.49 | 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
48.5% of nursing staff at Continuing Care at Wind Crest left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 47.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 15, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (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. Continuing Care at Wind Crest holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Continuing Care at Wind Crest
- Ownership: Non profit - Other
- Chain: Erickson Senior Living, 17 homes
- Legal name: Wind Crest, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 14, 2013
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Continuing Care at Wind Crest
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Life Care Center of Littleton Littleton | 1.5 | 120 | 2.10 | 4.13 | 48.3% | 3 | None |
| Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center Littleton | 3.6 | 35 | 2.05 | 3.56 | — | 5 | $7,781 |
| VI at Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing Highlands Ranch | 3.8 | 24 | 3.20 | 5.89 | 43.2% | 5 | None |
| Cherrelyn Healthcare Center Littleton | 4.5 | 190 | 1.89 | 2.99 | 36.2% | 4 | None |
| Hallmark Nursing Center Denver | 5.4 | 143 | 2.15 | 3.71 | 27.9% | 5 | $6,788 |
| The Suites at Someren Glen Care Center Centennial | 5.9 | 109 | 2.72 | 4.63 | 51.8% | 2 | $36,446 |
| The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center Centennial | 6.5 | 25 | 3.22 | 5.75 | 25.8% | 5 | $21,678 |
| Orchard Park Health Care Center Littleton | 6.8 | 133 | 2.36 | 4.08 | 50.0% | 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.