Villas at Sunny Acres, the
2501 E 104th Ave, Thornton, CO 80233 · Adams County · (303) 255-4100
160 certified beds, about 143 residents a day · For profit - Corporation · Medicare and Medicaid since 1969
CMS Care Compare ratings, data as of September 1, 2026 · CCN 065108 · See it on Medicare.gov · Compare with other homes
The record in brief
At its most recent standard inspection, on April 3, 2025, inspectors cited 9 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7, the national average 9.2).
Of 28 health citations since December 2022, 4 were rated as actual harm or immediate jeopardy to residents.
CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,988 in the last three years; the largest was $19,988, and the latest is dated March 11, 2024.
Nurses and nurse aides worked 3.06 hours per resident per day, against 3.72 across Colorado and 3.86 nationally. Registered nurses accounted for 0.58 of those hours.
30.6% of nursing staff left within the year CMS measured (Colorado average 47.1%).
CMS links it to The Ensign Group, an affiliated group of 344 nursing homes.
Health inspections
Federal rules call for a standard inspection at least every 15 months, plus a visit whenever a complaint is filed. Each mark below is one citation, colored by how serious inspectors rated it. How to read a citation.
Under each citation, the quoted text is the inspector's own summary from the federal statement of deficiencies (CMS form 2567), word for word apart from a privacy scrub; CMS removes residents' and staff names before it publishes the text. The full notes are on Medicare.gov.
Where its citations fall on CMS's grid
CMS rates every citation by how much harm it caused (rows) and how many residents it touched (columns). The count in each box is this home's, across all 28 health citations on file.
April 8, 2026Complaint inspection · 1 citation
- D Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to prevent misappropriation of property for one (#7) of three residents reviewed for misappropriation of personal property out of 18 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to prevent the theft of Resident #7's narcotic medication card containing 89 pills.
April 3, 2025Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 9 citations
- E Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews, the facility failed to consistently serve food that was palatable in taste. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure resident food was palatable in taste and texture.
- D Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to inform the resident's representative of the change in condition for one (#176) out of five residents reviewed out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to timely notify Resident #176's representative of a fall, the need for medical imaging (Xray) of her left hip, new orders for pain medication and an appointment for a diagnostic imaging procedure to show detailed internal images (CT) scan in a timely manner.
- D Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide residents who were unable to carry out activities of daily living (ADL's) the necessary services to maintain good nutrition, grooming, and personal and oral hygiene for two (#326 and #8) of five residents out of 49 sample residents. Specifically the facility failed to -Offer repositioning to Resident #326 and Resident #8, who were dependent residents; and, -Provide assistance with toileting for Resident #326.
- D Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to document resuscitation choices accurately in the medical record one (#376) of five residents reviewed for advance directives out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure: -Resident #376 had a physician's order for their cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) wishes in the resident's electronic medical record (EMR); and, -Resident #376's care plan included the resident's CPR wishes.
- D Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide adequate supervision to keep residents free from accidents/hazards for one (#276) of one resident out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to prevent an elopement from the secured unit building for Resident #276.
- D Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents who required dialysis services received such services consistent with professional standards of practice for one (#116) of two residents reviewed for dialysis out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Consistently and thoroughly complete the dialysis communication forms between the facility and the dialysis center; and, -Ensure thorough documentation was completed for Resident #116 dialysis treatments. I. Facility policy and procedure The Renal Dialysis, Care of Resident, Hemodialysis Access Site policy and procedure, revised December 2020, was provided by the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 4/6/25 at 1:12 p.m. [...]
- D Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents who were diagnosed with dementia received the appropriate treatment and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being for one (#276) of one resident out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to effectively identify person-centered approaches for dementia care for Resident #276.
- D Ensure 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review, and interviews, the facility failed to ensure all drugs and biologics were properly stored and labeled for one (#101) of two residents reviewed out of 49 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure medications that were not administered were not left unsecured at Resident #101's bedside.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure infection prevention and control programs (IPCP) were maintained and followed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment and to help prevent the development and transmission of communicable diseases and infections on two of seven units. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure staff wore the appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when providing care for Resident #326 and #95, who were both on enhanced barrier precautions (EBP) for pressure wounds.
March 11, 2024Standard inspection, Complaint inspection · 11 citations
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure the resident's environment was free from accident hazards for three (#95, #12 and #19) of eight residents reviewed for falls out of 53 sample residents. Resident #95, who had a previous history of falls at the facility and was identified to be at high risk for falling, experienced a fall on 1/9/24 which resulted in a left hip fracture that required hospitalization and a left partial hip replacement. The facility failed to ensure effective and timely interventions were in place after 11/27/23 to prevent Resident #95 from sustaining a fall on 1/9/24 which resulted in a left hip fracture. The facility failed to ensure effective interventions to prevent additional falls on 2/6/24 and 3/1/24. [...]
- G Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Inspectors wroteBased on observation, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that residents who require colostomy services receive such care consistent with professional standards of practice, the comprehensive person-centered care plan, and the resident's goals and preferences for one (#130) of three residents reviewed for colostomy care out of 53 sample residents. Resident #130 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses of cognitive-communication deficit, anxiety disorder and with toxic megacolon (swelling and inflammation of the colon) that required a colostomy (a surgical operation in which a piece of the colon was diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall to bypass a damaged part of the colon). [...]
- G Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one (#26) of three out of 53 sample residents received the care and services necessary to meet their nutrition needs and to maintain their highest level of physical well-being. Resident #26 displayed slurred speech, confusion, and left sided weakness resulting in an admission to the hospital on 1/17/24. It was concluded he had suffered from a stroke and was readmitted to the facility on [DATE]. On 1/21/24, the resident weighed 161.9 pounds (lbs). On 2/19/24, a month later, Resident #26 weighed 143.3 lbs. which was a 11.49% weight loss and a difference of 18.6 lbs. On his next weight on 3/7/24 (during the survey), the resident weighed 137.6 lbs. which was a 3.98% loss and a difference of an additional 5.7 lbs with a total of 18.6 lbs and 15.02% weight loss. [...]
- E Post a list of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of all pertinent State agencies and advocacy groups and a statement that the resident may file a complaint with the State Survey Agency.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to post, in a form and manner accessible and understandable to residents, a list of names, addresses (mailing and email) and telephone numbers of all pertinent State Agencies and advocacy groups. Specifically, the group interview revealed the residents were not aware of where the State Agency phone numbers were posted in the facility.
- D Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure residents retained the rights to their personal belongings for two (#11 and #51) of five out of 53 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to obtain Resident #11 and Resident #51's permission prior to searching and confiscating items from their rooms.
- D Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure two (#6 and #56) of two residents reviewed for abuse out of 53 sample residents were free from abuse. Specially, the facility failed to prevent a resident to resident altercation between Resident #6 and Resident #56.
- D Protect each resident from separation (from other residents, his/her room, or confinement to his/her room).
Inspectors wroteBased on record review, observations and interviews, the facility failed to ensure that one (#19) of six residents out of 53 sample residents were free from involuntary seclusion and were receiving the least restrictive approach for their needs. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure Residents #19, residing on the secure locked unit, had the required documentation to justify such restrictions including documentation such as doctor orders, documentation reflecting secure/locked placement was the least restrictive approach possible and documentation the impact or reaction to the resident was assessed.
- D Prepare residents for a safe transfer or discharge from the nursing home.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide and document sufficient preparation and orientation to one (#191) of three out of 53 sample residents to ensure a safe discharge from the facility. Specifically, the facility failed to provide evidence and documented confirmation that home health services were arranged upon Resident #191's discharge from the facility, per physician orders.
- D Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Inspectors wroteBased on interviews and record review, the facility failed to assist one (#60) of two sample residents reviewed for vision/ancillary services out of 53 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to offer to arrange Resident #60 an appointment for optometry services.
- D Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, record review and interviews, the facility failed to ensure one (#101) of three residents reviewed for oxygen therapy was provided respiratory care consistent with professional standards of practice out of 53 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure Resident #101 received oxygen as ordered by the physician; and, -Ensure Resident #101's oxygen saturation level (amount of oxygen in the blood) was monitored appropriately.
- D Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews and record review, the facility failed to maintain an infection control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary and comfortable environment to help prevent the development and transmission of disease and infection in one of three units. Specifically, the failed to: -Ensure clean technique was followed during wound care for Resident #72; and, -Ensure wound care scissors were cleaned and disinfected according to standards of practice.
December 5, 2022Standard inspection · 7 citations
- G Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Inspectors wroteIV. Resident #119 A. Resident status Resident #119, age [AGE], was admitted on [DATE]. According to the November 2022 computerized physician's orders (CPO) diagnoses included legal blindness, cognitive communication deficit, muscle wasting and weakness, abnormalities of gait and mobility, and repeated falls. The minimum data set (MDS) assessment dated [DATE] revealed the resident had severely impaired cognition as evidenced by a brief interview for mental status with a (BIMS) score of five out of 15. The resident had severely impaired vision, adequate hearing, and did not reject care. The resident required extensive assistance from one staff member for toileting and personal hygiene. The resident needed limited assistance (guided maneuvering) with bed mobility and transfers. [...]
- E Honor 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations and interviews the facility failed to provide a clean, safe, homelike environment for the residents, on four of seven hallways and in the common areas. Specifically the facility failed to: -Provide clean shared spaces throughout the facility, -Ensure shower rooms were clean and in good repair, -Ensure the walls were repaired throughout the facility, -Ensure the walls were painted throughout the facility, -Ensure the resident doors were in good repair, -Ensure the floor tiles were in good condition, -Ensure the call cords in resident bathrooms were clean, -Ensure the call light indicator above the resident doors were in good condition. I. Facility policy and procedures The Safe and Environment policy and procedure, revised December 2020, was received from the nursing home administrator (NHA) on 12/7/22 at 11:00 a.m. [...]
- E Honor 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.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to satisfactorily respond to resident grievances for food related concerns. Specifically, the facility failed to effectively address, resolve and demonstrate the facility's response to ongoing food concerns.
- E Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to take the necessary steps to ensure seven (#32, #46, #115, #124, #128, #131, and #296) of seven residents, who all resided on the secure memory care unit, were free from abuse out of 55 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Prevent an altercation between Resident #296 and Resident #115; -Prevent an altercation between Resident #32 and Resident #128; -Prevent a secondary altercation between Resident #32 and Resident #128; -Prevent an altercation between Resident #46 and Resident #124; and, -Prevent an altercation between Resident #115 and Resident #131. Cross-reference F744, dementia care and services.
- E Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews, the facility failed to provide the appropriate treatment and services to attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being for three of three units within the memory care unit, affecting seven (#296, #115, #32, #128, #46, #124 and #131) of seven residents reviewed out of 55 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to effectively identify person-centered approaches for dementia care to prevent resident-to-resident altercations in the memory care unit. Cross-reference F600, resident-to-resident abuse.
- D Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Inspectors wroteBased on record review and interviews the facility failed to ensure each resident had the right to formulate an advanced directive for one (#116) of three residents reviewed out of 55 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to: -Ensure the medical orders for scope and treatment (MOST) forms were completed accurately and thoroughly for Resident #116; -Ensure Resident #116 signed her MOST form upon completion to document end of life choice were of the resident choosing; -Obtain the legal paperwork for the resident's power of attorney before letting another person be entered on the Resident #116's MOST form as the resident legal medical power of attorney (MDPOA)
- D Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Inspectors wroteBased on observations, interviews, and record review the facility failed to implement an ongoing resident centered activities program to enhance the interests of, and support the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being for two Residents (#119 and #101) of six residents out of 55 sample residents. Specifically, the facility failed to ensure: -Resident #119 and #101 were provided with meaningful activities and social engagement; -Ensure Resident #119 activities programming was adapted to meet his visual deficits and reduce boredom; -Ensure Resident #119 had staff assistance to engage in activities and social engagement; -Ensure Resident #101 had access to supplies for preferred independent activities that could be easily accessed in the resident's room.
Fire safety inspections
11 fire safety citations on file: 6 on April 3, 2025, 5 on March 11, 2024.
Every fire safety citation11 citations
- F Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
- E Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
- D Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
- D Meet other general requirements that are deficient.
- D Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
- D Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
- F Provide exit doors that are held open by devices that will automatically close on the activation of a fire alarm or smoke detector.
- F Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
- F Ensure that corridors are separated from use areas by walls constructed to limit the passage of smoke.
- F Have power receptacles that are properly grounded.
- E Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Fines and payment denials
| Date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| March 11, 2024 | Fine | $19,988 |
A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stopped paying for new admissions for that period.
Staffing
Hours of care per resident per day, from the payroll records every home sends CMS. Higher means more staff time with each resident.
| Measure | This home | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| All nursing staff (RN, LPN and aides) | 3.06 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff on weekends | 2.68 | 3.29 | 3.42 |
| Nurse aides | 2.01 | ||
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.48 | ||
| Nursing staff turnover (share who left in a year) | 30.6% | 47.1% | 45.8% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 31.6% | 44.6% | 42.9% |
| Administrators who left | 0 |
CMS expects 3.49 hours a day for residents as sick as this home's (its case-mix figure). The staffing star compares the two.
Staffing by quarter, from daily payroll records
Every nursing home sends CMS its staff hours for each day (the Payroll Based Journal). Here they are added up by quarter. The latest quarter is the one behind the figures above. In January to March 2026, nursing staff hours per resident were 3.22 on weekdays and 2.68 on weekends, 17% lower on weekends (nationally, weekends ran 15% lower). Contract or agency staff worked 0.0% of nursing hours, against 5.3% nationally. Total nursing hours per resident went from 2.90 in April to June 2025 to 3.06 in January to March 2026.
| Quarter | All nursing staff | Registered nurses | Weekdays | Weekends | Contract staff share | Days with no RN hours | Residents a day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.06 | 0.58 | 3.22 | 2.68 | 0.0% | 0 of 90 | 143 |
| Oct to Dec 2025 | 3.24 | 0.58 | 3.40 | 2.82 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 147 |
| Jul to Sep 2025 | 3.01 | 0.57 | 3.19 | 2.53 | 0.0% | 0 of 92 | 145 |
| Apr to Jun 2025 | 2.90 | 0.56 | 3.06 | 2.49 | 0.0% | 0 of 91 | 144 |
| United States, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.75 | 0.62 | 3.92 | 3.33 | 5.3% | 0.5% of days | |
| Colorado, Jan to Mar 2026 | 3.59 | 0.76 | 3.75 | 3.18 | 5.9% | 0.2% of days |
Hours per resident per day: staff hours in the quarter divided by resident days (the daily census CMS derives from resident assessments). Registered nurses include the director of nursing and RNs with administrative duties; aides include nurse aides in training and medication aides, as in CMS's own staffing measure. How these are calculated.
Quality measures
The measures CMS uses for the quality star. Lower is better for every one of them.
| Measure | This home | Colorado | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 28.4 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication Short Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 27.8 | 13.3 | 14.1 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication Long Stay residents, 2025Q2-2026Q1 | 26.3 | 20.0 | 15.4 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were rehospitalized after a nursing home admission Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 23.8 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit Short Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 12.0 |
| Number of hospitalizations per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1000 long-stay resident days Long Stay residents, 20250101-20251231 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
Owners and operators
Legal business name: SUNNY ACRES HEALTHCARE LLC. CMS links this home to The Ensign Group, a group of 344 nursing homes averaging 3.2 stars overall.
| Name | Role | Type | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endura Healthcare LLC | Direct ownership interest | Organization | 12/21/2016 | |
| The Ensign Group Inc | Indirect ownership interest | Organization | 07/01/2017 | |
| Horton, Christopher | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 10/06/2020 | |
| Ramirez Sanchez, Hugo | Managing control - governing body | Individual | 06/12/2020 | |
| Burnam, Soon | Corporate officer | Individual | 12/21/2016 | |
| Jorgensen, David | Corporate officer | Individual | 01/01/2019 | |
| Keetch, Chad | Corporate officer | Individual | 03/01/2011 | |
| Horton, Christopher | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 10/06/2020 | |
| Ramirez Sanchez, Hugo | Operational/managerial control | Individual | 06/12/2020 | |
| Port, Barry | Individual is an owner, partner or trustee of any ADP of the SNF | Individual | 07/30/2025 | |
| Ensign Services Inc | Adp of the SNF | Organization | 07/01/2017 | |
| Horton, Christopher | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 10/06/2020 | |
| Ramirez Sanchez, Hugo | Adp of the SNF | Individual | 06/12/2020 |
As listed in the CMS ownership file, which names owners with a 5% or greater stake and the people and companies with operational or managerial control.
Questions to ask on a visit
Chosen from this home's own inspection record.
- How do you prevent falls and pressure injuries, and how are families told when one happens?Inspectors cited 13 problems in this area, most recently on April 3, 2025: "Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable."
- How do residents and families raise a complaint or grievance, and how fast is it answered?Inspectors cited 7 problems in this area, most recently on April 3, 2025: "Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident."
- How are allegations of abuse or neglect reported and investigated, and who tells the family?Inspectors cited 4 problems in this area, most recently on April 8, 2026: "Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money."
- What changed in infection control since the last inspection, and who on staff is the infection preventionist?Inspectors cited 2 problems in this area, most recently on April 3, 2025: "Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program."
- Who is on the floor on Saturday and Sunday, and how many residents does each aide care for?Weekend nurse staffing here was 2.68 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.29.
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Colorado contacts for a concern about a nursing home
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- Inspections and complaints: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities and Emergency Medical Services Division, the state agency that inspects nursing homes for CMS and takes complaints about care.
- Resident advocate: Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, 303-862-3524. The long-term care ombudsman is a free, confidential advocate for residents and families, set up under the federal Older Americans Act.
- State inspection reports: Find and compare facilities, where Colorado publishes its own records on licensed homes.
Common questions
- What is Villas at Sunny Acres, the's Medicare star rating?
- CMS rates Villas at Sunny Acres, the 2 out of 5 stars overall, with 2 for health inspections, 3 for staffing and 4 for quality measures (CMS data as of September 1, 2026).
- How many deficiencies did Villas at Sunny Acres, the get at its last inspection?
- 9 health deficiencies at the standard inspection on April 3, 2025. The Colorado average is 8.7.
- Has Villas at Sunny Acres, the been fined?
- Yes. CMS lists 1 fine totaling $19,988 in the last three years.
- Does Villas at Sunny Acres, the accept Medicaid?
- It is certified to take Medicaid (CMS lists it as "Medicare and Medicaid"). Certification does not mean a Medicaid bed is open: ask the admissions office.
- Who owns Villas at Sunny Acres, the?
- CMS lists 13 owners and managers, and links the home to The Ensign Group. Legal business name: SUNNY ACRES HEALTHCARE LLC.
Sources
- Ratings, staffing and fines: CMS Provider Information, released September 30, 2026, data as of September 1, 2026.
- Citations: CMS Health Deficiencies and Fire Safety Deficiencies.
- Owners: CMS Ownership. Penalties: CMS Penalties.
- Staffing by quarter: CMS Payroll Based Journal Daily Nurse Staffing, April 2025 to March 2026, summed by NursingHomeClear.
- Inspector summaries: CMS Full Statement of Deficiencies (CMS-2567 text), data as of September 1, 2026. Each quote is the part of the statement before the detailed findings.
- Inspection reports with the inspectors' full notes are on this home's Medicare.gov page.
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