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.
July 21, 2022
Tag F0655Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 23, 2022.
July 21, 2022
Tag F0676Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 23, 2022.
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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