Overview
University Heights Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 9th of 11 nursing homes in Aurora. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.1 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 80% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 7, 2025, found 14 health deficiencies, more than the Colorado average of 8.6. 3 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.
University Heights Care Center is a for-profit facility with 105 certified beds, caring for about 90 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1995.
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 82%
Top 74%
Top 72%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 14
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 3
- 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 staff3.07 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.85 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.40 hrs
- Nurse aides1.82 hrs
- Physical therapists0.05 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 105
- Average residents per day
- 90
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- March 1, 1995
- 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