The Villas at Sunny Acres
Nursing home in Thornton, Colorado, CMS certification number 065108
2501 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233 · Adams County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 160
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 3, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $19,988 (1)
Does The Villas at Sunny Acres take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. The Villas at Sunny Acres 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours The Villas at Sunny Acres 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
- 2.87
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.50
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.48
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.90
- Weekend total hours
- 2.56
- Nursing staff turnover
- 33.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 27.8%
- Administrators who left
- 1
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 3, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 11, 2024, found 11.
CMS shows an abuse icon for The Villas at Sunny Acres. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined The Villas at Sunny Acres 1 time in the past 3 years, for $19,988 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 145.4 residents live here, about 91% of its 160 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 145.4
- Certified since
- December 30, 1969
- Part of a continuing care community
- Yes
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns The Villas at Sunny Acres
- Legal business name
- Sunny Acres Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 347 homes nationally under The Ensign Group, 3.3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near The Villas at Sunny Acres
- Thornton Care Center501 Thornton Pkwy, Thornton 80229
- Malley Transitional Care Center401 Malley Dr, Northglenn 80233
- Skylake Post Acute12080 Bellaire Wy, Thornton 80241
- The Center at Northridge, LLC12285 Pecos St, Westminster 80234
- Irondale Post Acute7150 Poplar St, Commerce City 80022
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.
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Is this your facility?
If you run The Villas at Sunny Acres, 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 The Villas at Sunny Acres
What is the CMS star rating of The Villas at Sunny Acres?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does The Villas at Sunny Acres accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at The Villas at Sunny Acres?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns The Villas at Sunny Acres?
Sunny Acres Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.