Nursing home report
Registered name: GARDEN TERRACE ALZHEIMER'S CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
AURORA, CO · Medicare-certified · 120 beds
Garden Terrace at Aurora has a 4 out of 5 overall rating, with 4-star health inspection and staffing scores and a 3-star quality measures score. It reported 3.92 nurse staffing hours per resident per day, slightly below the federal benchmark of 4.1, had $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and recent inspection citations included psychotropic medication use, drug storage/labeling, and infection prevention and control.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9187 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9187.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The home failed to prevent unnecessary mind-altering medications or ensure medicines did not limit a resident’s ability to function. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 605 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: E
The home failed to properly label and securely store medications and biologicals. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 761 — 42 CFR §483.45(g) — 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 September 2023 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: E
The nursing home failed to protect residents from abuse and neglect by others. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 600 — 42 CFR §483.12 — S/S: D
The home failed to provide the appropriate treatment and services for a resident with dementia. Cited December 2025 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
F-Tag 744 — 42 CFR §483.40(b)(3) — S/S: D
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 7 health deficiencies.
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
