Nursing Homes · Wheat Ridge, CO
Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Wheatridge Care Center
2920 Fenton St · Wheat Ridge, CO 80214 · 65 certified beds
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About Wheatridge Care Center
Wheatridge Care Center is a nursing home in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Its capacity is 65 beds, below the Jefferson County median of 103 for nursing homes. It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Vivage Senior Living. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 21 citations, the most recent on June 12, 2025. CMS also lists 2 fines or payment denials against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.47 hours per resident per day. It is one of 4 nursing homes listed in Wheat Ridge. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
3.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
5.0CMS Care Compare, October 2026.
Inspection history (21)
Records from July 2022 to June 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0759Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0742Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0605Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0727Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
Tag F0882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
June 12, 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 April 16, 2025.
June 12, 2025
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 D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 16, 2025.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 9, 2023.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 10, 2023.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0812Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 11, 2023.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0658Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 10, 2023.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0814Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected December 1, 2023.
October 19, 2023
Tag F0688Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected November 10, 2023.
July 12, 2022
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 August 5, 2022.
July 12, 2022
Tag F0882Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 5, 2022.
July 12, 2022
Tag F0744Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected August 5, 2022.
July 12, 2022
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 August 5, 2022.
Penalties (2)
Total fines: $20,466
June 12, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $8,758 against this nursing home on June 12, 2025.
December 26, 2023 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $11,858 against this nursing home on December 26, 2023.
Staffing
3.47 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.42 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
Part of Vivage Senior Living, a chain of 6 nursing homes.
Average CMS star ratings across the chain: 3.0 overall, 2.5 for health inspections, 3.0 for staffing, 4.7 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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