Nursing home
Harmony Pointe Care Center
1655 Yarrow St, Lakewood, CO 80214 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Vivage Senior Living (17 facilities) · 125 certified beds
Harmony Pointe Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.22 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Sep 26, 2024 cited 17 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $1,576In 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 Harmony Pointe 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) | 3.22 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.91 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 27.8% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 17.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | above 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 September 26, 2024 inspection was corrected by October 25, 2024
Penalties in CMS records: 1 fine totaling $1,576, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at Harmony Pointe Care 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 and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Sep 26, 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 · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Sep 26, 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 · Sep 26, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 1655 Yarrow St
Lakewood, CO 80214 - CMS certification #
- 065298
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 125
- Avg residents/day
- 107.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1991-12-01
- Chain
- Vivage Senior Living (17 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Vivage Senior Living
Vivage Senior Living operates 17 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Vivage Senior Living 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
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2020
Full public records, with dates and sources
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Oct 7, 2020 to Oct 25, 2020. Violations found: Family and medical leave. Employer as DOL recorded it: Harmony Pointe Nursing Center (QL-Harmony Pointe Nursing Center, LLC). Case 1929233.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Allison Care Center, Lakewood. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Professional Home Health Care Inc, Wheat Ridge. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 1.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80214 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Lakewood Dialysis Center, Lakewood, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Mile High Home Dialysis, Lakewood, 0.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062587 Kidney Center Of Wheat Ridge (Ara), Wheat Ridge, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80214.
Intermountain Health Hospice - Denver, office in Wheat Ridge, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Greater Denver, office in Denver, 2.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Abode Hospice Of Colorado, office in Lakewood, 3.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Geriatric Medicine Associates, PC, Lakewood. 3.1 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 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 | See above |
| 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 |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Harmony Pointe Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Harmony Pointe Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Harmony Pointe Care Center staffed?
Harmony Pointe Care Center reports 3.22 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Harmony Pointe Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 17 deficiencies.
How many beds does Harmony Pointe Care Center have?
Harmony Pointe Care Center is certified for 125 beds.