The Villas at Sunny Acres: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
The Villas at Sunny Acres is a 160-bed for-profit nursing home in Thornton, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 30.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
The Villas at Sunny Acres
2501 E 104th AveThornton, CO 80233
Adams County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At The Villas at Sunny Acres, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Colorado average. With about 143 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) | 2.01 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.06 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.68 | 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
30.6% of nursing staff at The Villas at Sunny Acres left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 31.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 3, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,988 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2024 | Fine | $19,988 |
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. The Villas at Sunny Acres holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About The Villas at Sunny Acres
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Sunny Acres Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 30, 1969
- Part of a continuing care retirement community
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near The Villas at Sunny Acres
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Thornton Care Center Thornton | 1.5 | 101 | 1.64 | 2.99 | 50.7% | 1 | $21,483 |
| Malley Transitional Care Center Northglenn | 1.6 | 162 | 1.99 | 3.36 | — | 2 | $11,180 |
| Skylake Post Acute Thornton | 2.4 | 242 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 35.0% | 1 | $25,572 |
| The Center at Northridge, LLC Westminster | 3.1 | 96 | 2.41 | 4.77 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Irondale Post Acute Commerce City · SFF candidate | 4.9 | 95 | 2.21 | 3.35 | — | 2 | $131,261 |
| Ridgeview Post Acute Commerce City | 5.0 | 112 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
| Clear Creek Care Center Westminster | 5.2 | 80 | 2.01 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Adara Living Broomfield · abuse citation | 5.7 | 210 | 2.45 | 3.66 | 64.4% | 2 | $10,358 |
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.