Overview
Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 8th of 11 nursing homes in Aurora. It scores best on staffing (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.7 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 89% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.2 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on November 21, 2024, found 8 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 1 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.
Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons is a for-profit facility with 180 certified beds, caring for about 133 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 2003.
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 73%
Top 60%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- November 21, 2024
- Health deficiencies cited
- 8
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- 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 staff4.75 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.16 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.93 hrs
- Nurse aides2.66 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Individual
- Certified beds
- 180
- Average residents per day
- 133
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 2003
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes