Life Care Center of Longmont: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Longmont is a 187-bed for-profit nursing home in Longmont, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.52 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 45.2% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Longmont
2451 Pratt StLongmont, CO 80501
Boulder 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 Longmont, nurse aides logged 2.52 hours per resident per day, 13% above the Colorado average. With about 121 residents a day, that works out to roughly 304 aide hours a day, or about 38 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) | 2.52 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.67 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.01 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.58 | 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
45.2% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Longmont left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 34.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $32,860 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2026 | Fine | $32,860 |
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 Longmont holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Longmont
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Longmont Medical Investors, LTD
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Aug 17, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Longmont
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Peaks Care Center Longmont | 1.4 | 84 | 1.93 | 3.43 | 38.7% | 3 | None |
| McIntosh Care and Rehabilitation Center Longmont | 1.5 | 110 | 1.86 | 3.00 | 50.0% | 3 | $14,015 |
| Katherine and Charles Hover Green Houses Longmont | 1.7 | 48 | 3.76 | 5.23 | 53.9% | 4 | $42,262 |
| Accel at Longmont Health and Rehab, LLC Longmont · SFF candidate · abuse citation | 4.9 | 5 | 1.64 | 2.97 | — | 1 | $131,844 |
| Berthoud Care and Rehabilitation Berthoud | 7.5 | 76 | 1.96 | 3.33 | — | 4 | None |
| Good Samaritan - Loveland Village Loveland · abuse citation | 11.7 | 104 | 1.79 | 3.39 | 35.2% | 3 | $51,424 |
| The Green House Homes at Mirasol Loveland | 13.0 | 90 | 3.45 | 5.02 | 35.0% | 5 | $7,544 |
| Winding Trails Post Acute Boulder | 13.5 | 150 | 1.77 | 3.20 | 31.0% | 2 | $90,659 |
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.