Life Care Center of Aurora: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Aurora is a 166-bed for-profit nursing home in Aurora, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.36 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 27.3% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Aurora
14101 E Evans AveAurora, CO 80014
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 Life Care Center of Aurora, nurse aides logged 2.36 hours per resident per day, 6% above the Colorado average. With about 122 residents a day, that works out to roughly 287 aide hours a day, or about 36 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) | 2.36 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.75 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.05 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.16 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.64 | 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
27.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Aurora left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.7%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 9, 2026. 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 1 fine totaling $33,222 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2024 | Fine | $33,222 |
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. Life Care Center of Aurora holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Aurora
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Arapahoe Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Nov 11, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Aurora
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Advanced Health Care of Aurora Aurora | 0.6 | 54 | 3.10 | 4.95 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| The Springs at St. Andrews Village Aurora | 0.9 | 58 | 2.11 | 3.64 | 60.0% | 3 | $14,220 |
| Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence Aurora | 0.9 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.92 | 31.6% | 4 | None |
| Hampden Hills Post Acute Aurora | 1.7 | 218 | 2.02 | 3.17 | 22.6% | 2 | None |
| University Heights Care Center Aurora · abuse citation | 3.4 | 105 | 1.69 | 2.93 | 27.7% | 3 | None |
| Beth Israel at Shalom Park Aurora | 3.8 | 135 | 2.87 | 4.13 | 14.1% | 5 | None |
| Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation Aurora | 3.9 | 108 | 2.07 | 3.30 | 38.5% | 2 | $2,516 |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation & Care Center Aurora | 4.1 | 110 | 2.17 | 3.60 | 40.7% | 5 | 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.