University Heights Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
University Heights Care Center is a 105-bed for-profit nursing home in Aurora, Colorado, part of Long Peak Operating Company. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.69 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 27.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
University Heights Care Center
656 Dillon WayAurora, CO 80011
Arapahoe 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 University Heights Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.69 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Colorado average. With about 89 residents a day, that works out to roughly 150 aide hours a day, or about 19 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 15% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.69 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.46 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.93 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.48 | 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
27.7% of nursing staff at University Heights 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 14.3%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. 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 no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. University Heights Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About University Heights Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Long Peak Operating Company, 8 homes
- Legal name: University Heights Care Center LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1995
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near University Heights Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Aviva at Fitzsimons Aurora | 1.7 | 100 | 2.81 | 4.92 | 61.4% | 4 | $7,008 |
| Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons Aurora | 1.7 | 180 | 2.59 | 4.67 | 94.0% | 3 | None |
| Highland Park Rehabilitation & Care Center Aurora | 2.7 | 110 | 2.17 | 3.60 | 40.7% | 5 | None |
| Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation Aurora | 2.7 | 108 | 2.07 | 3.30 | 38.5% | 2 | $2,516 |
| Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence Aurora | 2.7 | 120 | 2.24 | 3.92 | 31.6% | 4 | None |
| Advanced Health Care of Aurora Aurora | 3.1 | 54 | 3.10 | 4.95 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Life Care Center of Aurora Aurora | 3.4 | 166 | 2.36 | 4.16 | 27.3% | 5 | $33,222 |
| Center at Lowry, LLC Denver | 3.7 | 96 | 2.76 | 5.12 | 49.1% | 3 | $31,948 |
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.