Nursing home
Wheatridge Care Center
2920 Fenton St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80214 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of Vivage Senior Living (17 facilities) · 65 certified beds
Wheatridge Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall (2/5 for staffing, 2/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.25 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Jun 12, 2025 cited 10 deficiencies.
- 3 fines totaling $41,722In CMS records: 3 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Wheatridge 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) | 3.25 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.60 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.96 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 60.7% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 10.0 | 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: 3 fines totaling $41,722, 3 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Wheatridge Care Center
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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · 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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Jun 12, 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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jun 12, 2025 · 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 · Jun 12, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies · Oct 19, 2023 - 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 · Oct 19, 2023
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
- 2920 Fenton St
Wheat Ridge, CO 80214 - CMS certification #
- 065308
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 65
- Avg residents/day
- 58.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1993-04-01
- 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
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, Wheat Ridge. 1.7 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood, Wheat Ridge. 0.8 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Professional Home Health Care Inc, Wheat Ridge. 1.2 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Wheat Ridge Professional Pharmacy. 0.9 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
- 062587 Kidney Center Of Wheat Ridge (Ara), Wheat Ridge, 1.0 mile away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 5 of 5 stars)
Davita Lakewood Dialysis Center, Lakewood, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Mile High Home Dialysis, Lakewood, 1.2 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 30 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80214.
Compassus - Greater Denver, office in Denver, 1.6 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars)
Intermountain Health Hospice - Denver, office in Wheat Ridge, 1.7 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Bloom Hospice, office in Lakewood, 4.4 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Meadows Family Medical Center Inc, Denver. 3.6 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 | 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Wheatridge Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Wheatridge Care Center an overall rating of 3 out of 5 stars, including 2/5 for staffing and 2/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Wheatridge Care Center staffed?
Wheatridge Care Center reports 3.25 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Wheatridge Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 10 deficiencies.
How many beds does Wheatridge Care Center have?
Wheatridge Care Center is certified for 65 beds.