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Life Care Center of Aurora
Aurora, ColoradoMedicare inspection record
About Life Care Center of Aurora
LIFE CARE CENTER OF AURORA is a for profit - limited liability company nursing home in AURORA, CO with 166 certified beds.
Community at a glance
Capacity
166 residents
Location
Aurora, CO
Status
Listed in a public registry
Care & services offered
Skilled Nursing
Contact & location
14101 E EVANS AVE, Aurora, Colorado 80014
Medicare inspection record
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, state inspectors cited 7 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident a day, above the Colorado average of 3 hours 43 minutes.
Medicare fined Life Care Center of Aurora once in the last three years, $33,222 in total.
Staffing
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 4 hours 10 minutesAbove the Colorado average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 1 hour 3 minutesAbove the Colorado average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 27%Below the Colorado average |
Inspections
17 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
July 15, 2026 · Complaint investigation · 1 citation
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceFrom a complaintPlan to fix it accepted
April 9, 2026 · Standard inspection · 6 citations
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Infection ControlCorrected May 8, 2026Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected May 8, 2026Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 8, 2026Provide 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 8, 2026Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident Assessment and Care PlanningCorrected May 8, 2026Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected May 8, 2026
February 27, 2024 · Standard inspection · 10 citations+
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Residents were harmed, a few residents (level G)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 15, 2024Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a pattern (level E)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 25, 2024Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 11, 2024Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Resident RightsCorrected Mar 15, 2024Provide routine and 24-hour emergency dental care for each resident.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 15, 2024Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 15, 2024Ensure 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.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Pharmacy ServiceCorrected Mar 25, 2024Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 11, 2024Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 15, 2024Provide appropriate foot care.
Risk of harm, no one hurt, a few residents (level D)Quality of Life and CareCorrected Mar 15, 2024
Fines and payment denials
1 fine totaling $33,222 in the last three years.
- February 27, 2024Fine: $33,222
About the home, per Medicare
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Legal business name
- Arapahoe Medical Investors LLC
- Medicare-certified beds
- 166
- Average residents per day
- 122
- Accepts
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- November 11, 1994
- Part of a chain
- Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
- CMS Certification Number
- 065332
Location
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14101 E EVANS AVEAurora, CO 80014
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Questions about Life Care Center of Aurora
How did Life Care Center of Aurora do on its last inspection?+
State inspectors visited on April 9, 2026 and cited 7 health deficiencies, 1 of them from complaint investigations. The Colorado average is 8.7.
How much nursing care does each resident get at Life Care Center of Aurora?+
Nurses and aides spend 4 hours 10 minutes with each resident per day, including 1 hour 3 minutes from registered nurses. 27% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Has Life Care Center of Aurora been fined by Medicare?+
Yes. Medicare fined Life Care Center of Aurora once in the last three years, totaling $33,222.
Does Medicare cover skilled nursing?+
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
How much does a nursing home cost?+
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
What is the CMS star rating?+
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.