Nursing home
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation
10201 E 3Rd Ave, Aurora, CO 80010 · Map
For profit - Individual · Part of Sweetwater Care (9 facilities) · 108 certified beds
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Aurora, Colorado. CMS rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.48 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on May 7, 2024 cited 18 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $3,650In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation 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) | 3.48 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.21 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 41.6% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 18.0 | 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.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $3,650, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation
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 the transfer/discharge meets the resident's needs/preferences and that the resident is prepared for a safe transfer/discharge.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Jun 26, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Mar 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Environmental Deficiencies · May 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 · May 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 7, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 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
- 10201 E 3Rd Ave
Aurora, CO 80010 - CMS certification #
- 065001
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 108
- Avg residents/day
- 98.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1968-09-19
- Chain
- Sweetwater Care (9 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Sweetwater Care
Sweetwater Care operates 9 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Sweetwater Care 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
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2021
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation 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.
Whether Your stay with us is short-term or long-term, our 24/7 skilled nursing care and skilled therapy services can provide goal-oriented care plans.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
We do have a Resident Transportation Specialist who can assist with setting up transportation appointments.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026)
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 Jul 25, 2021 to Jul 24, 2023. Violations found: Overtime. Back wages: $4,377 owed to 37 employees. Employer as DOL recorded it: Lowry Hills Care & Rehabilitation (Sweetwater Aurora Optco LLC). Case 1980487.
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
- University Of Colorado Hospital Authority, Aurora. 2.1 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Highland Park Rehabilitation & Care Center, Aurora. 0.2 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Addis Home Health Care LLC, Aurora. 1.6 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 0.7 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80010 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Fresenius Kidney Care Lowry, Denver, 1.0 mile away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Lowry Dialysis Center, Denver, 1.6 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
University Of Co Hospital - Home Dialysis, Aurora, 2.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 1 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80010.
Denver Hospice The, office in Denver, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Berkley Palliative Care And Hospice, LLC, office in Aurora, 4.1 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
At Home Hospice, office in Denver, 4.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- University Physicians Incorporated, Aurora. 2.1 miles away, straight line. 18 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: very low. By hazard: inland flooding 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: no FEMA wildfire rating of moderate or higher here |
| 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 Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation an overall rating of 2 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 Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation staffed?
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation reports 3.48 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 18 deficiencies.
How many beds does Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation have?
Lowry Hills Care and Rehabilitation is certified for 108 beds.