Best Nursing Home In Arvada: U.S. News Releases 2020 List

ARVADA, CO — As health care facilities continue to face an ongoing battle against the coronavirus, one nursing home in Arvada was recognized this month for providing outstanding care in the months leading up to the pandemic, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

Released Nov.3, the 2020-21 Best Nursing Homes list rates more than 15,000 nursing facilities providing care to 1.3 million people in the United States.

The purpose of the annual Best Nursing Homes list, according to U.S. News, is to help Americans better understand their options when choosing a nursing facility for themselves or a family member.

This year’s list rated two facilities in Arvada and 225 total in Colorado.

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To compile rankings, U.S. News analyzed public data available through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Researchers looked at statistics on care, health inspections and staffing amid COVID-19 outbreaks, flu and pneumonia vaccination rates, infection control violations and more.

Data used in this year’s rankings represented periods between 2017 and 2019. Rate of complaints was the only measure that used data from the first three months of 2020.

More on the methodology used to compile this year’s list of best nursing homes can be found here.

Each facility was then rated on quality of long- and short-term care. Ratings range from high-performing to below average. Facilities were also assigned an overall rating on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest.

Out of more than 13,400 nursing homes rated for long-term care, 1,139 were designated as high-performing. More than 14,100 facilities received a short-term rating, of which 2,362 homes earned a high-performing rating.

Here's how Arvada's nursing homes fared:

Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center

• Short-stay rating: High-performing
• Long-stay rating: High-performing
• Overall rating: 5

Arbor View

• Short-stay rating: N/A
• Long-stay rating: Average
• Overall rating: 3

Here’s how the top-rated nursing homes in Denver fared:

Holly Heights Care Center

• Short-stay rating: N/A
• Long-stay rating: High-performing
• Overall rating: 5

Health Center at Franklin Park

• Short-stay rating: N/A
• Long-stay rating: High-performing
• Overall rating: 5

Suites at Clermont Park Care Center

• Short-stay rating: High-performing
• Long-stay rating: High-performing
• Overall rating: 5

Montage Hills

• Short-stay rating: High-performing
• Long-stay rating: N/A
• Overall rating: 5

Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center

• Short-stay rating: High-performing
• Long-stay rating: N/A
• Overall rating: 5

Center at Lowry

• Short-stay rating: High-performing
• Long-stay rating: N/A
• Overall rating: 5

View this year’s full list of Best Nursing Homes in Colorado here.

This year, California has the highest number of the top-ranked nursing homes on the list. In all, 215 nursing homes in California received a high-performing rating in short-term rehabilitation, and 135 facilities were designated high-performing in long-term care.

Florida, Illinois and New Jersey follow California for the highest number of top-ranked nursing homes.

In Colorado, more than 300 coronavirus cases have been traced to nursing homes. Some of the largest outbreaks were seen in the spring when the outbreak first hit our state, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment worked closely with nursing homes to implement strict guidelines. The American Association of Retired Persons recognized Colorado earlier this month as a model for addressing the spread of COVID-19 in nursing homes.

To assist Americans in gauging their best options for long- and short-term care, U.S. News this year also added a patient safety summary on each facility’s profile, which includes self-reported COVID-19 cases, safety measures taken and other related guidance concerning the pandemic.

In addition to this year’s rankings, U.S. News also published companion research focused on nursing home patient safety during COVID-19 and what to expect as nursing homes resume in-person visits.