Nursing home
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
5555 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Stellar Senior Living (8 facilities) · 190 certified beds
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Littleton, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 2.98 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Jan 30, 2025 cited 6 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Cherrelyn Healthcare 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) | 2.98 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.58 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.86 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 37.4% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 6.0 | 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 December 30, 2025 inspection was corrected by February 11, 2026
What inspectors found at Cherrelyn Healthcare 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
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Dec 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Administration Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 30, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Aug 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Aug 16, 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 16, 2023 - Potential for 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 · Aug 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 16, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 16, 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
- 5555 S Elati St
Littleton, CO 80120 - CMS certification #
- 065203
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 190
- Avg residents/day
- 167.3
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1984-12-27
- Chain
- Stellar Senior Living (8 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Stellar Senior Living
Stellar Senior Living operates 8 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Stellar Senior Living facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Cherrelyn Healthcare Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Respite stays, nurse 24 hours a day, works with hospice
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Cherrelyn Healthcare 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.
- Offers respite or short-term stays.
In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Our dedicated team of RNs, LPNs, and caregivers, along with medical professionals such as a medical director, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, ensure around-the-clock medical support.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Offers hospice care on site or works with hospice providers.
In addition to rehabilitative care, we also provide respite, palliative, and hospice care.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Apartment types named: semi-private room.
We offer a range of room options, including private and semi-private, and our comprehensive therapy services are designed to meet your individual needs.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center, Englewood. 2.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center, Littleton. 2.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Klarus Home Care, Englewood. 2.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80120 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care West Belleview, Englewood, 0.6 miles away, straight line
062578 - West Hampden Dialysis (Fmc), Englewood, 2.6 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Englewood Dialysis Center, Englewood, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80120.
All Seasons Hospice, office in Littleton, 2.8 miles away, straight line
Adventhealth Hospice, office in Littleton, 3.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Namaste Hospice, office in Centennial, 3.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Adam Perry, MD, Littleton. 1.9 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 Cherrelyn Healthcare Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Cherrelyn Healthcare Center an overall rating of 4 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 Cherrelyn Healthcare Center staffed?
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center reports 2.98 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Cherrelyn Healthcare Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 6 deficiencies.
How many beds does Cherrelyn Healthcare Center have?
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is certified for 190 beds.