Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation is a 108-bed for-profit nursing home in Aurora, Colorado, part of Sweetwater Care. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.07 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 38.5% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation
10201 E 3rd AveAurora, CO 80010
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 Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.07 hours per resident per day, 7% below the Colorado average. With about 100 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.07 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.66 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.57 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.30 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.07 | 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
38.5% of nursing staff at Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.1%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 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 1 fine totaling $2,516 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2023 | Fine | $2,516 |
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. Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Individual
- Chain: Sweetwater Care, 8 homes
- Legal name: Sweetwater Aurora Opco LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Sep 19, 1968
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Highland Park Rehabilitation & Care Center Aurora | 0.2 | 110 | 2.17 | 3.60 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Center at Lowry, LLC Denver | 1.1 | 96 | 2.76 | 5.12 | 49.1% | 3 | $31,948 |
| Hilltop Park Post Acute Denver | 2.2 | 162 | 1.64 | 2.93 | 39.5% | 2 | $66,307 |
| Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons Aurora | 2.4 | 180 | 2.59 | 4.67 | 94.0% | 3 | None |
| Berkley Manor Care Center Denver | 2.4 | 118 | 2.17 | 3.74 | 14.5% | 5 | $17,160 |
| Crestmoor Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 2.5 | 108 | 1.69 | 2.87 | 17.0% | 3 | $845 |
| University Heights Care Center Aurora · abuse citation | 2.7 | 105 | 1.69 | 2.93 | 27.7% | 3 | None |
| Aviva at Fitzsimons Aurora | 2.9 | 100 | 2.81 | 4.92 | 61.4% | 4 | $7,008 |
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.