Nursing home · Top rated by CMS
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center
4950 Thunderbird Dr, Boulder, CO 80303 · Map
Non profit - Church related · 54 certified beds
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Boulder, Colorado. CMS rates it 5 out of 5 stars overall (5/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.83 hours per resident per day, above the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Apr 16, 2024 cited 1 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $49,202In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Frasier Meadows Health Care 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) | 4.83 | 3.70 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.05 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.37 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 24.1% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 1.0 | 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: 3 fines totaling $49,202, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Frasier Meadows Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 16, 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 · Jan 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jan 10, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2021 - 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 · Sep 16, 2021
Show all 7 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2021 - Potential for harm
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Sep 16, 2021
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
- 4950 Thunderbird Dr
Boulder, CO 80303 - CMS certification #
- 065324
- Ownership
- Non profit - Church related
- Certified beds
- 54
- Avg residents/day
- 48.6
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1994-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
Explore the area around Frasier Meadows Health Care Center using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Transportation, 3 meals a day
- Emergency In FEMA's high-risk flood area (Zone AE)
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Frasier Meadows Health Care 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.
- Provides transportation.
...d parking, walkways around the community, wide hallways, and leading technology to support safety, entertainment, communications, storage areas, concierge, and transportation services.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - 3 meals a day.
Residents enjoy an all-inclusive meal plan, including three meals daily.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: one-bedroom, two-bedroom.
From a cozy one-bedroom to roomy two-bedroom with den residences, you can select from a wide range of resident floor plans designed to support active senior living.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Entrance fee: none.
At The Meadows, we’ve got your back with our all-inclusive pricing model – no community fees, no hidden charges – providing you transparency and giving you and your loved one’s peace of mind.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Boulder Community Health, Boulder. 1.4 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation, Boulder. 0.6 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Craft Home Health, Boulder. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Safeway. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80303 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Boulder Dialysis Center, Boulder, 2.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062555 Kidney Center Of Lafayette (Ara), Lafayette, 7.8 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062557 Kidney Center Of Longmont (Ara), Longmont, 12.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 15 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80303.
Trail Winds Hospice, office in Boulder, 0.8 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars)
Craft Hospice LLC, office in Boulder, 1.6 miles away, straight line
Tru Community Care - Lafayette, office in Lafayette, 5.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Wisdom Health PC, Boulder. 0.3 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 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
- Zone AE: 1% annual chance flood area (high risk); base flood elevation set. This is inside FEMA's Special Flood Hazard Area, where flood insurance is required for federally backed mortgages. (FEMA flood map)
- Wildfire risk to homes
- In Boulder, CO, risk to homes is greater than 86% of communities in Colorado and 96% of communities nationwide. USDA rates the whole town or city, not this address. (USDA Forest Service, Wildfire Risk to Communities, April 2026)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: relatively low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively moderate, wildfire relatively moderate, 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 |
| Boulder County Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | See above |
| 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 Frasier Meadows Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Frasier Meadows Health Care Center an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, including 5/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Frasier Meadows Health Care Center staffed?
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center reports 4.83 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Frasier Meadows Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 1 deficiencies.
How many beds does Frasier Meadows Health Care Center have?
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center is certified for 54 beds.