Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence
Nursing home in Aurora, Colorado, CMS certification number 065266
1600 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012 · Arapahoe County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 120
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 1, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence 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 | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 3 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 2 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence 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
- 3.86
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.73
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.93
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.19
- Weekend total hours
- 3.37
- Nursing staff turnover
- 29.9%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 14.3%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 1, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 4 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 14, 2023, found 1.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 97.7 residents live here, about 81% of its 120 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 120
- Average residents per day
- 97.7
- Certified since
- October 12, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence
- Legal business name
- Denver Healthcare Operations, LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence
- Advanced Health Care of Aurora1800 S Potomac St, Aurora 80012
- Life Care Center of Aurora14101 E Evans Ave, Aurora 80014
- The Springs at St. Andrews Village2670 S Abilene St, Aurora 80014
- Hampden Hills Post Acute14699 E Hampden Ave, Aurora 80014
- University Heights Care Center656 Dillon Way, Aurora 80011
See also all nursing homes in Aurora.
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 11 in Aurora, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence, 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 Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence
What is the CMS star rating of Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence?
Denver Healthcare Operations, LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.