Nursing Homes · Thornton, CO
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Thornton Care Center
501 Thornton PKWY · Thornton, CO 80229 · 101 certified beds
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About Thornton Care Center
Thornton Care Center is a nursing home in Thornton, Colorado. Its capacity is 101 beds, below the Adams County median of 105 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Long Peak Operating Company. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 62 citations, the most recent on September 2, 2025. CMS also lists 3 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.15 hours per resident per day. It is one of 3 nursing homes listed in Thornton. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
1.0Staffing
3.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (62)
Records from July 2022 to September 2025.
September 2, 2025
Tag F0585Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 3, 2025.
September 2, 2025
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected September 3, 2025.
September 2, 2025
Tag F0842Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected September 3, 2025.
April 1, 2025
Tag F0600Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected April 16, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0622Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0849Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0698Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F05661) Protect residents from being forced to work at the nursing home, or 2) let residents work if they want to.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0567Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0584Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0610Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0867Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0800Provide each resident with a nourishing, palatable, well-balanced diet that meets his or her daily nutritional and special dietary needs.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0626Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
December 19, 2024
Tag F0677Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected January 13, 2025.
Penalties (3)
Total fines: $21,483
December 19, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $5,684 against this nursing home on December 19, 2024.
June 20, 2024 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $12,058 against this nursing home on June 20, 2024.
October 26, 2023 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $3,741 against this nursing home on October 26, 2023.
Staffing
3.15 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, about the same as in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Long Peak Operating Company, a chain of 8 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 2.6 overall, 2.1 for health inspections, 3.1 for staffing, 4.5 for quality measures.
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Colorado.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Colorado Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Statewide average daily rate
$288.78per day
About $8,779 a month.
Statewide average published by the state, SFY2025-26.
Source: Colorado HCPF: Skilled Nursing Facility Statewide Average Rates (opens in a new tab), updated 2025-07-01
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