Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
Nursing home in Littleton, Colorado, CMS certification number 065203
5555 S Elati St, Littleton, CO 80120 · Arapahoe County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 190
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- January 30, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 7
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Cherrelyn Healthcare Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 1 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Cherrelyn Healthcare Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 2.98
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.58
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.53
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.87
- Weekend total hours
- 2.61
- Nursing staff turnover
- 38.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 23.8%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on January 30, 2025 and cited 7 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 16, 2023, found 10.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Cherrelyn Healthcare Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 177 residents live here, about 93% of its 190 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 190
- Average residents per day
- 177
- Certified since
- December 27, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
- Legal business name
- SNH Co Tenant LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 7 homes nationally under Stellar Senior Living, 2-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
- Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center5822 S Lowell Way, Littleton 80123
- Wellsprings Care Center3636 S Pearl St, Englewood 80113
- Englewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation3575 S Washington St, Englewood 80113
- Julia Temple Healthcare Center3401 S Lafayette St, Englewood 80113
- Hallmark Nursing Center3701 W Radcliff Ave, Denver 80236
See also all nursing homes in Littleton.
Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Colorado, the 5 in Littleton, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Cherrelyn Healthcare Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
What is the CMS star rating of Cherrelyn Healthcare Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Cherrelyn Healthcare Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Cherrelyn Healthcare Center?
7 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Cherrelyn Healthcare Center?
SNH Co Tenant LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.