Overview
The Villas at Sunny Acres has a Medicare overall rating of 2 out of 5, below the Colorado average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 3 nursing homes in Thornton. It scores best on quality of care (4 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 2.9 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 92% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on April 3, 2025, found 10 health deficiencies, more than the Colorado average of 8.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $19,988 in the past three years.
The Villas at Sunny Acres is a for-profit facility with 160 certified beds, caring for about 145 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1969. It is part of a continuing care retirement community.
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 34%
Top 83%
Top 80%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- April 3, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 10
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $19,988
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff2.87 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.50 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.48 hrs
- Nurse aides1.90 hrs
- Physical therapists0.03 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 160
- Average residents per day
- 145
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- December 30, 1969
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- Yes
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Both
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes