Nursing home
Life Care Center of Littleton
1500 W Mineral Ave, Littleton, CO 80120 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 120 certified beds
Life Care Center of Littleton is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Littleton, Colorado. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 4.03 hours per resident per day, above the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Nov 7, 2024 cited 14 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Life Care Center of Littleton 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) | 4.03 | 3.70 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.72 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.14 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 53.8% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 14.0 | 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 November 7, 2024 inspection was corrected by November 27, 2024
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Littleton
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Have a policy regarding use and storage of foods brought to residents by family and other visitors.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 2024 · 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 · Nov 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Nov 7, 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 · Nov 7, 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
- 1500 W Mineral Ave
Littleton, CO 80120 - CMS certification #
- 065370
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 120
- Avg residents/day
- 99.2
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1998-06-11
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around Life Care Center of Littleton using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Littleton 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.
Focusing on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Life Care Center of Littleton's in-house rehabilitation team uses state-of-the-art rehab equipment such as the AlterG
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Adventhealth Littleton, Littleton. 1.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Continuing Care at Wind Crest, Highlands Ranch. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Eagletail Health Care LLC, Littleton. 3.4 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- CVS Pharmacy. 1.7 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
- Davita Littleton Dialysis Center, Littleton, 1.1 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Fresenius Kidney Care West Belleview, Englewood, 3.6 miles away, straight line
Davita Red Rocks Dialysis, Littleton, 5.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 31 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80120.
All Seasons Hospice, office in Littleton, 0.7 miles away, straight line
Adventhealth Hospice, office in Littleton, 4.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Namaste Hospice, office in Centennial, 4.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Adam Perry, MD, Littleton. 1.4 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 very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake very 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 Life Care Center of Littleton a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Littleton an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Littleton staffed?
Life Care Center of Littleton reports 4.03 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Life Care Center of Littleton had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 14 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Littleton have?
Life Care Center of Littleton is certified for 120 beds.