Overview
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 4th of 5 nursing homes in Littleton. Its strongest area is health inspections (4 of 5), and its weakest is staffing (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 86% 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 January 30, 2025, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. It has no fines on record for the past three years, while 58% of Colorado nursing homes have been fined.
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is a for-profit facility with 190 certified beds, caring for about 177 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1984.
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.
Top 80%
Top 41%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- January 30, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 0
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 0
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.98 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.58 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.53 hrs
- Nurse aides1.87 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 190
- Average residents per day
- 177
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 27, 1984
- 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