Nursing home
Life Care Center of Longmont
2451 Pratt St, Longmont, CO 80501 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 187 certified beds
Life Care Center of Longmont is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Longmont, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.51 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Jan 23, 2024 cited 7 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 Longmont 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) | 3.51 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.02 | 0.83 | 0.68 | above avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.95 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 45.1% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below 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.
What inspectors found at Life Care Center of Longmont
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
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 · Sep 2, 2025 · 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 · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Sep 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Keep all essential equipment working safely.
Environmental Deficiencies · Jan 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 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 · Jan 23, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Allow resident to participate in the development and implementation of his or her person-centered plan of care.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Sep 28, 2022 - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Sep 28, 2022
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
- 2451 Pratt St
Longmont, CO 80501 - CMS certification #
- 065282
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 187
- Avg residents/day
- 121.4
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1990-08-17
- 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 Longmont using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Workplace safety 1 OSHA workplace safety inspection since 2022, no violations cited
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Life Care Center of Longmont 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.
With a focus on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Life Care Center of Longmont'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)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
OSHA workplace safety inspections
OSHA inspects workplaces for staff safety, such as lifting, needles, chemicals and workplace violence. It does not inspect resident care.
- Apr 6, 2022: monitoring inspection, partial (health). Case closed Jul 29, 2022. No violations cited. OSHA record. OSHA recorded the employer as Longmont Medical Investors, LTD.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, as of Oct 15, 2026, inspections since 2016. Penalties can change while a case is open or contested.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Longmont United Hospital, Longmont. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Peaks Care Center, Longmont. 1.4 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Professional Home Health Care Inc, Longmont. 1.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- King Soopers. 0.4 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80501 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062557 Kidney Center Of Longmont (Ara), Longmont, 3.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Longmont Dialysis Center, Longmont, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062590-Kidney Center Of Frederick, Longmont, 10.7 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 20 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80501.
Bristol Hospice - Noco, office in Frederick, 10.5 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Tru Community Care - Lafayette, office in Lafayette, 13.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Craft Hospice LLC, office in Boulder, 14.8 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Boulder Community Health, Longmont. 4.2 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 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 | See above |
| Boulder County Public Health kitchen inspections | Oct 15, 2026 | No kitchen matched |
| 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 Longmont a good nursing home?
CMS gives Life Care Center of Longmont an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 3/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Life Care Center of Longmont staffed?
Life Care Center of Longmont reports 3.51 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Life Care Center of Longmont had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 7 deficiencies.
How many beds does Life Care Center of Longmont have?
Life Care Center of Longmont is certified for 187 beds.