Wheatridge Care Center
Nursing home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, CMS certification number 065308
2920 Fenton St, Wheat Ridge, CO 80214 · Jefferson County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 65
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- June 12, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 10
- Fines in 3 years
- $20,616 (2)
Does Wheatridge Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Wheatridge 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 | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Wheatridge 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
- 3.47
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.70
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.76
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.00
- Weekend total hours
- 3.23
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48.1%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 50%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on June 12, 2025 and cited 10 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 19, 2023, found 6.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Wheatridge Care Center 2 times in the past 3 years, for $20,616 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 52.6 residents live here, about 81% of its 65 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 65
- Average residents per day
- 52.6
- Certified since
- April 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Wheatridge Care Center
- Legal business name
- 33 Southmoor Properties, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain
- 6 homes nationally under Vivage Senior Living, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Wheatridge Care Center
- The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood3835 Harlan St, Wheat Ridge 80033
- Lakeside Post Acute6270 W 38th Ave, Wheat Ridge 80033
- Cambridge Care Center1685 Eaton St, Lakewood 80214
- Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation1655 Eaton St, Lakewood 80214
- Cedars Healthcare Center1599 Ingalls St, Lakewood 80214
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 Wheatridge 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 Wheatridge Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Wheatridge Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Wheatridge Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Wheatridge Care Center?
10 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Wheatridge Care Center?
33 Southmoor Properties, Inc., for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.