Assisted Living
Karens House
12751 W 56th Pl, Arvada, CO 80002 · Map
Licensed for 8 residents
Karens House is a state-licensed assisted living community in Arvada, Colorado. It is licensed for 8 residents. Lilisity publishes no score or ranking for this community; the details below come from the state licensing record.
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What the public record shows
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License
Active, 8 residents
Assisted Living Residence (ALR/ACF) 23A122.
Nearest emergency room
3.4 miles
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, rated 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karens House this community | 8 | Not published | Active | 13 citations, 0 complaint investigations | |
| Nightingale Lane | 1.1 mi | 28 | Not published | Active | 18 citations, 3 complaint investigations |
| Nightingale Suites | 1.1 mi | 72 | Not published | Active | 18 citations, 2 complaint investigations |
| Mountain Vista Assisted Living & Memory Care | 1.1 mi | 69 | Not published | Active | 24 citations, 8 complaint investigations |
| Stonebridge Senior | 1.1 mi | 146 | Not published | Active | 15 citations, 5 complaint investigations |
State inspection record13 citations, 0 complaint investigations
- Last inspection
- July 28, 2025
- Inspections
- 2
- Complaint investigations
- 0
- Citations
- 13
- Self-reported occurrences
- 4
Inspections and complaint investigations
- December 12, 2025: Revisit: State Certification (Re-certification), no citations
- December 12, 2025: Revisit: Licensure (Re-licensure), no citations
- December 12, 2025: Revisit: Licensure (Re-licensure), no citations
- July 28, 2025: State Certification (Re-certification), 2 citations
- Individual rights: Ind Rts-Adtl Crit-Prov Own/Ctrl-Res-Smoking tag 0164
- Ben/Svc Req-ADS-ACF-Eligibility tag 1700
- July 28, 2025: Revisit: Licensure (Re-licensure), 3 citations
- Resident care services: Res Care Srvs-Comp Res Asmnt Annl/Chng Bsln tag 1146
- Medications and medication administration: Med/Med Adm-Rcrd Kpng Qrtly Audit tag 1604
- Indoor environment: In Env-Smkng Fire Dspsl tag 2724
- July 28, 2025: Revisit: State Certification (Re-certification), no citations
- July 28, 2025: Licensure (Re-licensure), 8 citations
- Personnel: Prsnl-Stf/Vol Ornt/Trng Dementia Trng Rq tag 0642
- Staffing: Stf Req-First Aid 1 Stf Onsite CPR tag 0734
- Resident care services: Res Care Srvs-Comp Res Asmnt Annl/Chng Bsln tag 1146
- Resident care services: Res Care Srvs-Res CP tag 1150
- Medications and medication administration: Med/Med Adm-Rcrd Kpng Qrtly Audit tag 1604
- Food and dining services: Fd/Din Srvs-M/Dr/Sn 3M/Sn tag 2110
- and 2 more on the state’s site
Occurrences the residence reported itself
- Diverted Drugs: 3
- Neglect: 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 8 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/ACF)
- License number
- 23A122
- License status
- Active
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- County
- Jefferson 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 programsOn the Colorado list of Medicaid providers (2026)
On the Colorado list of Medicaid providers. Listed as Karens House under Alternative Care Facility (Health First Colorado EBD waiver). (state list, as of Sep 9, 2026)
Being on the list means the community has taken part in the program. Ask whether it has a Medicaid opening now, and how many residents it serves on Medicaid.
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)
Location and nearby careNearest hospital 3.4 mi, nursing home 1.1 mi, pharmacy 1.1 mi
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge. 3.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Mountain Vista Health Center, Wheat Ridge. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Pivot Home Health LLC, Wheat Ridge. 2.3 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy. 1.1 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80002 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062554 Kidney Center Of Arvada (Ara), Arvada, 3.4 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Arvada Dialysis Center, Arvada, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062587 Kidney Center Of Wheat Ridge (Ara), Wheat Ridge, 4.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 19 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80002.
Intermountain Health Hospice - Denver, office in Wheat Ridge, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bloom Hospice, office in Lakewood, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Elevation Hospice Of Colorado, office in Arvada, 4.3 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Physician Housecalls LLC, Lakewood. 4.1 miles away, straight line. 2 geriatric medicine doctors 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 moderate; 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 moderate. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively 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 July 2025. What was it, and how was it fixed?
- What does the base rate include, and when did rates last go up?
- Who is here at night? Are they awake, or asleep and on call?
- Who covers when the owner is sick, on vacation, or away for the day? Can we meet them?
- Is it one flat rate, or does it rise with care needs?
- Can you help someone who needs two people to move, or a mechanical lift?
- 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?
What we checked12 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 | See above |
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| 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 relatively 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 |
Common questionsAnswers to 4 questions families ask
What type of care does Karens House provide?
Karens House is licensed by the state of Colorado for assisted living in Arvada, Colorado. Its licensed capacity is 8 residents.
Does Lilisity rate Karens House?
No. We publish state licensing details for Karens House 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 Karens House 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. Karens House does not publish its prices.
How do I contact Karens House?
Visit Karens House at 12751 W 56th Pl, Arvada, CO 80002.
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