Mountain Vista Health Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Mountain Vista Health Center is a 168-bed nonprofit nursing home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, part of American Baptist Homes of the Midwest. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.29 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 65.9% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Mountain Vista Health Center
4800 Tabor StWheat Ridge, CO 80033
Jefferson 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 Mountain Vista Health Center, nurse aides logged 2.29 hours per resident per day, 3% above the Colorado average. With about 84 residents a day, that works out to roughly 192 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 6% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.29 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.95 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.08 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.82 | 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
65.9% of nursing staff at Mountain Vista Health Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 75.0%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 30, 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 3 fines totaling $39,227 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2024 | Fine | $7,718 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Fine | $23,319 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Fine | $8,190 |
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. Mountain Vista Health Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Mountain Vista Health Center
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, 6 homes
- Legal name: Baptist Home Association of the Rocky Mountains Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Mountain Vista Health Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Lakewood Villa Lakewood | 2.9 | 57 | 2.01 | 3.10 | 46.3% | 4 | $16,801 |
| Ahc of Lakewood, LLC Lakewood | 3.1 | 36 | 3.17 | 5.36 | 61.9% | 5 | $53,615 |
| Lakeside Post Acute Wheat Ridge · abuse citation | 3.4 | 78 | 2.06 | 3.25 | 56.5% | 3 | $14,058 |
| Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center Arvada | 3.5 | 54 | 2.20 | 3.46 | — | 5 | $8,018 |
| Allison Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 3.6 | 85 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 27.9% | 2 | $34,580 |
| Western Hills Health Care Center Lakewood | 3.7 | 140 | 2.11 | 3.74 | 42.7% | 3 | None |
| Arbor View Care Center, LLC Arvada | 3.9 | 110 | 2.23 | 3.42 | 56.0% | 3 | $22,271 |
| The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood Wheat Ridge | 3.9 | 103 | 2.14 | 3.57 | — | 4 | $46,150 |
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.