Nursing home
The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
2501 E 104Th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 160 certified beds
The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Thornton, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (3/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.01 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Apr 3, 2025 cited 9 deficiencies.
- 1 fine totaling $19,988In 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 The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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) | 3.01 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.57 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.91 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 30.3% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 9.0 | 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: 1 fine totaling $19,988, 1 total penalty.
What inspectors found at The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care)
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
Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 2025 · 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 3, 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 · Apr 3, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 11, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Mar 11, 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 · Mar 11, 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
- 2501 E 104Th Ave
Thornton, CO 80233 - CMS certification #
- 065108
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Avg residents/day
- 144.8
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1969-12-30
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
Explore the area around The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) using Google Maps.
Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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.
We leave the critical decisions to those who know best: the Caregivers, Doctors, and Nurses who work with our patients 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Apartment types named: cottage or villa.
Our welcoming smiles will tell you that The Villas at Sunny Acres of Thornton, Colorado is a place to regain your strength and mobility and a place you can call home.
(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.
DOL also concluded 1 case here with no violations found, most recently for a period ending Dec 7, 2012.
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
- Hca Healthone Mountain Ridge, Thornton. 1.9 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 3 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Thornton Care Center, Thornton. 1.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Premier Home Health Care Inc, Northglenn. 2.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Walgreens. 2.2 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80233 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Thornton Dialysis Center, Thornton, 2.7 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita North Metro Dialysis Center, Westminster, 3.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
062581 Kidney Center Of Northridge (Ara), Westminster, 3.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 5 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 29 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80233.
Dignity Hospice Of Colorado, LLC, office in Thornton, 2.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Choice Hospice, office in Westminster, 3.3 miles away, straight line
Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care Of Colorado, office in Westminster, 5.2 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Select Physical Therapy Of West Denver Limited Partnership, Thornton. 2.0 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 relatively 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 | 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 |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) a good nursing home?
CMS gives The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) 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 The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) staffed?
The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) reports 3.01 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 9 deficiencies.
How many beds does The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) have?
The Villas at Sunny Acres (Skilled Nursing and Continuing Care) is certified for 160 beds.