Life Care Center of Littleton: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Littleton is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Littleton, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.10 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 6% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 48.3% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Littleton
1500 W Mineral AveLittleton, 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 Life Care Center of Littleton, nurse aides logged 2.10 hours per resident per day, 6% below the Colorado average. With about 104 residents a day, that works out to roughly 218 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.10 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.03 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.13 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
48.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Littleton left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 42.9%. No administrators left over the same period.
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 14 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. Life Care Center of Littleton holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Littleton
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Arapahoe LTC Investors LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 11, 1998
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Littleton
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Continuing Care at Wind Crest Highlands Ranch | 1.5 | 44 | 2.80 | 5.11 | 48.5% | 5 | None |
| Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center Littleton | 2.8 | 35 | 2.05 | 3.56 | — | 5 | $7,781 |
| VI at Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing Highlands Ranch | 3.1 | 24 | 3.20 | 5.89 | 43.2% | 5 | None |
| Cherrelyn Healthcare Center Littleton | 3.1 | 190 | 1.89 | 2.99 | 36.2% | 4 | None |
| The Suites at Someren Glen Care Center Centennial | 4.5 | 109 | 2.72 | 4.63 | 51.8% | 2 | $36,446 |
| Hallmark Nursing Center Denver | 4.6 | 143 | 2.15 | 3.71 | 27.9% | 5 | $6,788 |
| The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center Centennial | 5.1 | 25 | 3.22 | 5.75 | 25.8% | 5 | $21,678 |
| Orchard Park Health Care Center Littleton | 5.3 | 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.