Overview
Life Care Center of Aurora has a Medicare overall rating of 5 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 2nd of 11 nursing homes in Aurora. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (4 of 5).
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 75% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 1.1 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 9, 2026, found 7 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $33,222 in the past three years.
Life Care Center of Aurora is a for-profit facility with 166 certified beds, caring for about 123 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1994.
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 19%
Top 10%
Top 9%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 9, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 7
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $33,222
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.99 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)1.08 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.65 hrs
- Nurse aides2.26 hrs
- Physical therapists0.13 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 166
- Average residents per day
- 123
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- November 11, 1994
- 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