Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC is a 110-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.03 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 8% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 75.9% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC
3131 S Federal BlvdDenver, CO 80236
Denver 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 Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC, nurse aides logged 2.03 hours per resident per day, 8% below the Colorado average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 182 aide hours a day, or about 23 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.03 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.48 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.30 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.86 | 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
75.9% of nursing staff at Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 58.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 6, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $68,159 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2024 | Fine | $28,912 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Fine | $39,247 |
| Jan 11, 2024 | Payment Denial | 37 days from Feb 10, 2024 |
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. Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Heights Community Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 1, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Hallmark Nursing Center Denver | 1.6 | 143 | 2.15 | 3.71 | 27.9% | 5 | $6,788 |
| Parkview Care Center Denver | 2.3 | 73 | 1.86 | 3.46 | 49.1% | 5 | None |
| Westwood Post Acute Denver · SFF candidate | 2.3 | 85 | 1.98 | 3.24 | 50.7% | 2 | $65,470 |
| Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 2.7 | 108 | 3.25 | 6.95 | 44.7% | 3 | $32,513 |
| Englewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation Englewood | 2.7 | 82 | 1.82 | 3.13 | 32.3% | 4 | None |
| Wellsprings Care Center Englewood · abuse citation | 2.7 | 81 | 1.71 | 2.92 | 55.4% | 3 | None |
| Julia Temple Healthcare Center Englewood | 3.2 | 128 | 2.64 | 3.79 | — | 3 | None |
| Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center Littleton | 3.2 | 35 | 2.05 | 3.56 | — | 5 | $7,781 |
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.