Thornton Care Center
Nursing home in Thornton, Colorado, CMS certification number 065193
501 Thornton Pkwy, Thornton, CO 80229 · Adams County
- CMS overall rating
- 1 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 101
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- December 19, 2024
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 22
- Fines in 3 years
- $21,483 (3)
Does Thornton Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Thornton Care 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 | 1 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 3 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Thornton Care 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
- 3.15
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.64
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.68
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.82
- Weekend total hours
- 2.69
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 41.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on December 19, 2024 and cited 22 deficiencies, plus 16 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 26, 2023, found 11.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Thornton Care Center 3 times in the past 3 years, for $21,483 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 82.1 residents live here, about 81% of its 101 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 101
- Average residents per day
- 82.1
- Certified since
- October 1, 1984
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Thornton Care Center
- Legal business name
- Thornton Care Center LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 8 homes nationally under Long Peak Operating Company, 2.6-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Thornton Care Center
- The Villas at Sunny Acres2501 E 104th Ave, Thornton 80233
- Malley Transitional Care Center401 Malley Dr, Northglenn 80233
- The Center at Northridge, LLC12285 Pecos St, Westminster 80234
- Clear Creek Care Center7481 Knox Pl, Westminster 80030
- Skylake Post Acute12080 Bellaire Wy, Thornton 80241
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 Thornton Care 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 Thornton Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Thornton Care Center?
1 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Thornton Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Thornton Care Center?
22 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Thornton Care Center?
Thornton Care Center LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.