Wheatridge Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Wheatridge Care Center is a 65-bed for-profit nursing home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, part of Vivage Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.92 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 13% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 50.0% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Wheatridge Care Center
2920 Fenton StWheat Ridge, CO 80214
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 Wheatridge Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.92 hours per resident per day, 13% below the Colorado average. With about 54 residents a day, that works out to roughly 104 aide hours a day, or about 13 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) | 1.92 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.63 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.34 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.12 | 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
50.0% of nursing staff at Wheatridge 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 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jun 12, 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 2 fines totaling $20,616 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2025 | Fine | $8,758 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Fine | $11,858 |
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. Wheatridge Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Wheatridge Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Vivage Senior Living, 6 homes
- Legal name: 33 Southmoor Properties, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Wheatridge Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood Wheat Ridge | 0.8 | 103 | 2.14 | 3.57 | — | 4 | $46,150 |
| Lakeside Post Acute Wheat Ridge · abuse citation | 0.9 | 78 | 2.06 | 3.25 | 56.5% | 3 | $14,058 |
| Cambridge Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.1 | 110 | 1.63 | 2.90 | 32.8% | 3 | $8,151 |
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 1.1 | 67 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Cedars Healthcare Center Lakewood | 1.2 | 130 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 26.7% | 3 | $55,908 |
| Sierra Post Acute Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.4 | 102 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 2 | $54,903 |
| Harmony Pointe Care Center Lakewood | 1.6 | 125 | 1.81 | 3.12 | 29.2% | 3 | None |
| Allison Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 2.0 | 85 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 27.9% | 2 | $34,580 |
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.