Continuing Care at Wind Crest
Nursing home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, CMS certification number 065409
3420 Mill Vista Rd, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 · Douglas County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 44
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- June 16, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Continuing Care at Wind Crest take Medicare and Medicaid?
Continuing Care at Wind Crest is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 5 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Continuing Care at Wind Crest 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
- 4.53
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.54
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.58
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.41
- Weekend total hours
- 3.96
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.2%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 54.2%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 16, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on August 15, 2024, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Continuing Care at Wind Crest in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 42.4 residents live here, about 96% of its 44 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 44
- Average residents per day
- 42.4
- Certified since
- November 14, 2013
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Continuing Care at Wind Crest
- Legal business name
- Wind Crest, Inc.
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 17 homes nationally under Erickson Senior Living, 4.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Continuing Care at Wind Crest
- Life Care Center of Littleton1500 W Mineral Ave, Littleton 80120
- Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center5822 S Lowell Way, Littleton 80123
- VI at Highlands Ranch Skilled Nursing9085 Ranch River Cir, Highlands Ranch 80126
- Cherrelyn Healthcare Center5555 S Elati St, Littleton 80120
- Hallmark Nursing Center3701 W Radcliff Ave, Denver 80236
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, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Continuing Care at Wind Crest, 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 Continuing Care at Wind Crest
What is the CMS star rating of Continuing Care at Wind Crest?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Continuing Care at Wind Crest accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Continuing Care at Wind Crest?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Continuing Care at Wind Crest?
Wind Crest, Inc., non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.