The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited August 2024 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: G
Nursing home report
ARVADA CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER
ARVADA, CO · Medicare-certified · 54 beds
Needs attention
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center has an overall 5-star rating, with strong quality measures and a 4-star health inspection rating, but staffing is lower at 3 stars and reported nurse staffing is below the federal benchmark (3.46 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day). It also has $8,018 in fines in the last 24 months and a recent federal penalty.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.4614 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: January 15, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $8,018recent federal penalty
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.4614.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.77
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.49
- Nurse aides
- 2.20
- Weekend nursing
- 2.94
Hours per resident per day.
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
12%11.1%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.3%3.1%No change
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.1%0%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%0%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
17.4%0%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
8.7%10%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—21.1%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
4.3%3.2%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%0%No change
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%3%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
34.6%26.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
7.4%22.6%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.3%100%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—96.3%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
97.7%97.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited January 2026 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: E
The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited March 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 5 health deficiencies.
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- PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,018 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $8,018 in total fines.
- $8,018
Federal fine
Aug 14, 2024
Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 346 homes · 3.2 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 46.4 residents on an average day (86% of 54 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 32 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.