Wheatridge Care Center
2920 Fenton St, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80214
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CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company · Chain: Vivage Senior Living
- Certified beds
- 65 · avg 54 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 56.9% — higher than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 53.8% — higher than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 2 fines · $20,466 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065308
- Certified beds
- 65 beds · avg 54 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- 33 Southmoor Properties, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Vivage Senior Living
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Vivage Senior Living chain — 12 facilities. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.4 / 5.
Disclosed owners (5 on record)
- Mary e Koretke
Operational/managerial Control · since 2014
- Jay h Moskowitz
Corporate Officer · 82% · since 2011
- John d Brammeier
Corporate Officer · 18% · since 2011
- qp Health Care Services Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2011
- Quality Life Management, Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 1999
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- F0882·Jun 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
- D0880·Jun 12, 2025
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Jun 12, 2025
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
- D0761·Jun 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
- D0759·Jun 12, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0742·Jun 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.
- E0727·Jun 12, 2025
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
- G0689·Jun 12, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $8,608
- 20231 fine · $12K
Most recent events
- Jun 12, 2025Fine · $8,608
- Dec 26, 2023Fine · $12K
Largest single fine on record: $12K.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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