Thornton Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Thornton Care Center is a 101-bed for-profit nursing home in Thornton, Colorado, part of Long Peak Operating Company. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.64 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 26% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 50.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Thornton Care Center
501 Thornton PkwyThornton, CO 80229
Adams 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 Thornton Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.64 hours per resident per day, 26% below the Colorado average. With about 81 residents a day, that works out to roughly 134 aide hours a day, or about 17 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 16% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.64 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.68 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.67 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.51 | 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
50.7% of nursing staff at Thornton Care 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 53.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 24 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $21,483 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2024 | Fine | $5,684 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Fine | $12,058 |
| Oct 26, 2023 | Fine | $3,741 |
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. Thornton Care Center holds 1 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Thornton Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Long Peak Operating Company, 8 homes
- Legal name: Thornton Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Oct 1, 1984
- Councils: resident and family councils
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Thornton Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Villas at Sunny Acres Thornton · abuse citation | 1.5 | 160 | 2.01 | 3.06 | 30.6% | 2 | $19,988 |
| Malley Transitional Care Center Northglenn | 2.3 | 162 | 1.99 | 3.36 | — | 2 | $11,180 |
| The Center at Northridge, LLC Westminster | 3.4 | 96 | 2.41 | 4.77 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Clear Creek Care Center Westminster | 3.7 | 80 | 2.01 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Skylake Post Acute Thornton | 3.8 | 242 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 35.0% | 1 | $25,572 |
| Life Care Center of Westminster Westminster | 4.4 | 120 | 2.14 | 3.87 | 52.3% | 3 | $47,398 |
| Park Forest Care Center LLC Westminster · abuse citation | 4.5 | 103 | 1.67 | 2.61 | — | 1 | $16,146 |
| Ridgeview Post Acute Commerce City | 4.6 | 112 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 42.1% | 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.