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.
July 12, 2022
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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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