Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center
6121 W 60Th Ave, Arvada, CO 80003 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 54 certified beds
Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Arvada, Colorado. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.55 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Mar 12, 2025 cited 7 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $8,018In 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 Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center 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) | 3.55 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.73 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.18 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 56.6% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 7.0 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the January 15, 2026 inspection was corrected by February 7, 2026
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $8,018, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center
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
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jan 15, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 20, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 14, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 17, 2023 - Potential for harm
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Aug 17, 2023 - 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 · Aug 17, 2023
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
- 6121 W 60Th Ave
Arvada, CO 80003 - CMS certification #
- 065321
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 44.1
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-05-01
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center 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 leave the critical decisions to those who know best: the Caregivers, Doctors, and Nurses who work with our patients 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge. 2.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Arbor View Care Center, Arvada. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Colorado Vna LLC, Arvada. 1.0 mile away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Wheat Ridge Professional Pharmacy. 2.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80003 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062554 Kidney Center Of Arvada (Ara), Arvada, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
062587 Kidney Center Of Wheat Ridge (Ara), Wheat Ridge, 2.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Arvada Dialysis Center, Arvada, 3.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 28 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80003.
Compassus - Greater Denver, office in Denver, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Elevation Hospice Of Colorado, office in Arvada, 2.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Gracia Hospice Group Inc, office in Arvada, 2.4 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Long Term Care And Rehab Consultants, Westminster. 2.7 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 low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very 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.
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 Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center staffed?
Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center reports 3.55 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center have?
Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center is certified for 54 beds.