Overview
Brighton Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. Among the 2 nursing homes in Brighton, it ranks first. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 64% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 7, 2024, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 3 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $38,812 in the past three years.
Brighton Care Center is a for-profit facility with 108 certified beds, caring for about 88 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1988.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Top 17%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 7, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $38,812
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.26 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.63 hrs
- Nurse aides2.01 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 108
- Average residents per day
- 88
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- June 1, 1988
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes