Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Advanced Health Care of Aurora
1800 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Advanced Health Care (26 facilities) · 54 certified beds
Advanced Health Care of Aurora is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Aurora, Colorado. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 5.13 hours per resident per day, above the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Oct 24, 2024 cited 4 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,746In CMS records: 1 total penalty.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Advanced Health Care of Aurora compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 5.13 | 3.70 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.21 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.27 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 34.4% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,746, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Advanced Health Care of Aurora
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Nov 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Oct 24, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 9, 2023
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 27, 2022
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1800 S Potomac St
Aurora, CO 80012 - CMS certification #
- 065393
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 47.6
- Provider type
- Medicare
- First certified
- 2007-12-20
- Chain
- Advanced Health Care (26 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Advanced Health Care
Advanced Health Care operates 26 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Advanced Health Care facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Advanced Health Care of Aurora using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Advanced Health Care of Aurora says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We offer private suites, 24-hour nursing care, inpatient rehabilitation services, transportation, fine dining, and a luxurious atmosphere.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
hospice care
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We offer private suites, 24-hour nursing care, inpatient rehabilitation services, transportation, fine dining, and a luxurious atmosphere.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: private room.
We offer private suites, 24-hour nursing care, inpatient rehabilitation services, transportation, fine dining, and a luxurious atmosphere.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- The Medical Center Of Aurora & South Hospital, Aurora. 0.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, Aurora. 0.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Aveanna Healthcare, Aurora. 1.1 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Omdera Pharmacy. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80012 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Aurora Dialysis Center, Aurora, 0.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Usrc Altitude Dialysis, Aurora, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita East Aurora Dialysis, Aurora, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80012.
A Peaceful Journey Hospice, office in Aurora, 2.0 miles away, straight line
Berkley Palliative Care And Hospice, LLC, office in Aurora, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Denver Hospice The, office in Denver, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Destiny Internal Medicine PC, Aurora. 0.9 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 risk
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 low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively 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.
What we checked
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Advanced Health Care of Aurora a good nursing home?
CMS gives Advanced Health Care of Aurora an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Advanced Health Care of Aurora staffed?
Advanced Health Care of Aurora reports 5.13 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Advanced Health Care of Aurora had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Advanced Health Care of Aurora have?
Advanced Health Care of Aurora is certified for 54 beds.