Assisted Living
Bethesda Gardens Thornton
12610 Hudson St, Thornton, CO 80241 · Map
Licensed for 176 residents
Bethesda Gardens Thornton is a state-licensed assisted living community in Thornton, Colorado. It is licensed for 176 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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Care and services
From the community’s website
What Bethesda Gardens Thornton says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
Respite stays in furnished apartments
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Scheduled transportation to appointments,
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Pets allowed.
Pets Welcome
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Has a secured outdoor area.
Secure outdoor courtyard
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: studio, one-bedroom, two-bedroom, companion suite.
We offer spacious Studio Suite, Studio Deluxe, One Bedroom and Two Bedroom, Two Bath apartments and Companion Suites to meet the unique preferences of each resident.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Lilisity’s independent report
What the public record shows
Gathered by Lilisity from state and federal sources. Communities can’t edit this part of the page.
License
Active, 176 residents
Assisted Living Residence (ALR ONLY) 23Q568.
Nearest emergency room
4.1 miles
Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus, rated 5 of 5 stars by CMS.
Side by side with nearby communities
The 4 nearest communities that offer assisted living, by straight-line distance. Prices are starting prices each community publishes; we never show estimates.
| Community | Distance | Licensed capacity | Published starting price | License | Inspection citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethesda Gardens Thornton this community | 176 | Not published | Active | 41 citations, 9 complaint investigations | |
| Golden Rockies Assisted Living | 0.7 mi | 8 | Not published | Active | 3 citations, 0 complaint investigations |
| Light of Victory Assisted Living | 0.8 mi | 9 | Not published | Active | 6 citations, 0 complaint investigations |
| Thornton Assisted Living-120th East | 1.5 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 6 citations, 1 complaint investigation |
| Thornton Memory Care-120th West | 1.6 mi | 16 | Not published | Active | 0 citations, 1 complaint investigation |
State inspection record41 citations, 9 complaint investigations
- Last inspection
- February 4, 2025
- Inspections
- 2
- Complaint investigations
- 9
- Citations
- 41
- Self-reported occurrences
- 89
- No citations at the last 2 inspections (June 2026 to August 2026)
Inspections and complaint investigations
- August 11, 2026: Licensure Complaint, no citations
- June 15, 2026: Revisit: Licensure Complaint, no citations
- June 15, 2026: Licensure Complaint, no citations
- February 11, 2026: Licensure Complaint, 3 citations
- Medications and medication administration: Med/Med Adm-Ordrs Cmpy w/Ordrs tag 1568
- Medications and medication administration: Med/Med Adm-Med Prep/Hnd Stck/OTC tag 1594
- Medications and medication administration: Med/Med Adm-Rcrd Kpng MAR tag 1600
- February 11, 2026: Revisit: Licensure Complaint, no citations
Show all 9
- May 28, 2025: Licensure Complaint, 1 citation
- Resident rights: Res Rghts Rts/Rspn-Civ/Rel-Neglect tag 1324
- May 1, 2025: Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined), no citations
- February 4, 2025: Revisit: Licensure Complaint, no citations
- and 18 more on the state’s site
Occurrences the residence reported itself
- Misappropriation of Property: 37
- Physical Abuse: 28
- Missing Person: 10
- Neglect: 6
- Verbal Abuse: 3
Show all 8
- Death: 2
- Sexual Abuse: 2
- Brain Injury: 1
Read each citation, its regulation and the plan of correction on the state’s site →
CDPHE: the Find and Compare tool shows “the results of any inspection conducted within the previous 3 years” and “inspection results will include any citations identified during those inspections, the regulation text outlining the requirements or practice(s) to be met, as well as the plan of correction submitted by the provider indicating how the citation was remedied.” Occurrences are events the residence reported to CDPHE itself, as state rules require; CDPHE: “An occurrence can be a number of different events that are self-reported by healthcare providers.” A report is not a finding that the residence did something wrong. A revisit is a follow-up visit to check that earlier citations were corrected; CHOW means a change of ownership. CDPHE often combines a routine inspection and a complaint investigation in one visit, so such a visit counts as both. The rule area shown with each citation is our plain reading of CDPHE’s own abbreviated title. This residence is licensed for 176 residents; larger residences are visited and report events more often, so read counts with size in mind. Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division, Find and Compare Facilities, data as of October 15, 2026, showing the last three years. Always visit in person and ask the residence about anything listed here.
License and ownershipActive license
- License type
- Assisted Living Residence (ALR ONLY)
- License number
- 23Q568
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 176
- County
- Adams County
Source: Colorado state licensing records (agency listing), retrieved 2026-09-09. Licensing status is a matter of public record; it is not a quality rating.
Paying with Medicaid and other programsHow Medicaid pays for care in Colorado, and other programs
How Medicaid pays for care in Colorado
- Alternative Care Facility (ACF) services through the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled (EBD) waiver. Health First Colorado (Medicaid) pays for services in assisted living residences that are certified as Alternative Care Facilities. Members must be enrolled in the EBD waiver, the CMHS waiver or the Medicaid Buy-In Program. (state page)
- Community Mental Health Supports (CMHS) waiver. Health First Colorado (Medicaid) pays for services in assisted living residences that are certified as Alternative Care Facilities. Members must be enrolled in the EBD waiver, the CMHS waiver or the Medicaid Buy-In Program. (state page)
- Medicaid Buy-In Program. Health First Colorado (Medicaid) pays for services in assisted living residences that are certified as Alternative Care Facilities. Members must be enrolled in the EBD waiver, the CMHS waiver or the Medicaid Buy-In Program. (state page)
Ask the community whether it accepts Medicaid.
Staff pay and workplace safety1 federal wage case with violations found
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 31, 2013 to Oct 30, 2015. Violations found: Overtime, Child labor. Back wages: $221 owed to 3 employees. Civil money penalties assessed: $6,365. DOL marked the employer as a repeat violator. Employer as DOL recorded it: Park Regency Thornton (Bethesda Foundation). Case 1773077.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 4.1 mi, nursing home 1.1 mi, pharmacy 1.2 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Centura Health-St Anthony North Health Campus, Westminster. 4.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Skylake Post Acute, Thornton. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- North Metro Home Health, Westminster. 4.0 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80241 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita North Metro Dialysis Center, Westminster, 3.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062581 Kidney Center Of Northridge (Ara), Westminster, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Thornton Dialysis Center, Thornton, 6.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80241.
Choice Hospice, office in Westminster, 4.3 miles away, straight line
Dignity Hospice Of Colorado, LLC, office in Thornton, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassionate Hospice Care LLC, office in Broomfield, 7.9 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Thornton. 0.8 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard riskFEMA overall risk relatively low; outside FEMA's high-risk flood areas
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
Questions to ask on a tour10 questions picked for this community from its record
Picked for this community from its record. Ask them in person and write down the answers.
- The state recorded a finding in February 2026. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- How many caregivers are on duty during the day and at night?
- What happens if care needs increase? When would someone need to move?
- What fees are charged at move-in?
- How do you tell families about falls, illness or changes?
- How long have the executive director and the head of care been here?
- Who gives medications, and what training do they have?
- For what reasons can a resident be asked to leave?
- Is the apartment held during a hospital stay, and at what cost?
What we checked13 public sources we searched, with dates
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division inspection records | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| Colorado Medicaid provider list | Sep 9, 2026 | Not on the state list we checked. These lists are often incomplete. |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Bethesda Gardens Thornton provide?
Bethesda Gardens Thornton is licensed by the state of Colorado for assisted living in Thornton, Colorado. Its licensed capacity is 176 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Bethesda Gardens Thornton?
No. We publish state licensing details for Bethesda Gardens Thornton but no score, rating, or ranking. Only communities on the Top Communities list or with a Senior Living Alliance Excellence Award, both based on phone-verified resident and family interviews, are ranked.
How much does Bethesda Gardens Thornton cost?
Assisted Living in Colorado typically starts at $4,250 to $6,400 a month. Based on 92 communities that publish prices. These are area figures, not this community's price. Bethesda Gardens Thornton does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Bethesda Gardens Thornton?
Use Bethesda Gardens Thornton's website, bethesdagardensthornton.com, or visit at 12610 Hudson St, Thornton, CO 80241.
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