Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
A nursing home in Littleton, Colorado 80120
5555 S Elati St, Littleton, Colorado 80120. (303) 798-8686.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 7 health citations at the latest inspection cycle Colorado average: 8.7
- 2.98 nurse hours per resident per day Colorado average: 3.69
- 0 fines in the last three years
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
7 health citations at the latest inspection cycle
The Colorado average is 8.7.
Last standard inspection Jan 30, 2025.
Most serious in three years: D: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
7 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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All 7 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Aug 10, 2026: complaint inspection1 citation
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Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Dec 30, 2025: complaint inspection1 citation
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Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Jan 30, 2025: standard inspection5 citations
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Provide activities to meet all resident’s needs.
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Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
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Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
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Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare and Medicaid since Dec 27, 1984.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- No change of ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, corporation.
- 190 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- No fines in the last three years.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Who does the caring?
2.98 nurse hours per resident per day
The Colorado average is 3.69.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Colorado average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 2.98 | 3.69 |
| Of which registered nurses | 0.58 | 0.81 |
| At weekends | 2.61 | 3.26 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 38.1% | 47% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 23.8% | 44.4% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Sptmnr Properties Trust owns 100% directly since Jan 1, 2024.
- Diversified Healthcare Trust and Stellar Senior Living B LLC and Snh Trs, Inc. and Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. and Stellar Cherrelyn Management LLC and Blackrock Inc. and Sptmnr Properties Trust and Stellar V LLC and Snh Proj Lincoln Trs LLC and Flat Footed LLC and Abp Trust and Vanguard Group Inc. and Snh Trs Licensee Holdco LLC and H/2 Special Opportunities IV L.P. and D.e. Shaw & Co., L.P. run it.
- 22 owners or officers are people: Adam D Portnoy (corporate director, 100%); Christopher J. Bilotto (corporate officer, 100%); Christopher J. Bilotto (corporate director, 100%); Jennifer B Clark (corporate officer, 100%); Matthew C. Brown (corporate officer, 100%); Adam D Portnoy (owns 5% or more through other companies, 9.67%); Abdel Roberto Marques (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Abdel Roberto Marques (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adam D Portnoy (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adam D Portnoy (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Christopher J. Bilotto (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christopher J. Bilotto (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Rachel Martinez (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Rachel Martinez (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Jennifer B Clark (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Jennifer B Clark (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Matthew C. Brown (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Matthew C. Brown (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Josh Becton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Josh Becton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Evrett Benton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Evrett Benton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- Part of Stellar Senior Living (7 homes in CMS’s data).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- A real-estate investment trust is among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Snh Trs, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Sptmnr Properties Trust | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Snh Proj Lincoln Trs LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2024 |
| Snh Trs Licensee Holdco LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 100% | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Flat Footed LLC | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 9.77% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Abp Trust | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 9.67% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 8.35% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Blackrock Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 7.77% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| H/2 Special Opportunities IV L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 6.2% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.97% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| D.e. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Owns 5% or more through other companies | 5.73% | Mar 22, 2024 |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| Diversified Healthcare Trust | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Stellar Senior Living B LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Aug 1, 2021 | |
| Stellar Senior Living B LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| Snh Trs, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| Stellar Cherrelyn Management LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Aug 1, 2021 | |
| Stellar Cherrelyn Management LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 17, 2025 | |
| Blackrock Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| Sptmnr Properties Trust | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2024 | |
| Sptmnr Properties Trust | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| Stellar V LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Aug 1, 2021 | |
| Stellar V LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| Snh Proj Lincoln Trs LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2024 | |
| Flat Footed LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| Abp Trust | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| Vanguard Group Inc. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| Snh Trs Licensee Holdco LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Jan 1, 2020 | |
| H/2 Special Opportunities IV L.P. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 9, 2025 | |
| D.e. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Apr 9, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 3 of 5 (Colorado average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 3 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.5 miles, this one had the 5th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (7; the middle value was 6.5).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Cherrelyn Healthcare Center This nursing home | 7 | |
| Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center | 2.2 | 1 |
| Wellsprings Care Center | 2.4 | 16 |
| Englewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation | 2.5 | 6 |
| Julia Temple Healthcare Center | 2.9 | 7 |
| Hallmark Nursing Center | 3.0 | 5 |
| Life Care Center of Littleton | 3.1 | 14 |
| The Suites at Someren Glen Care Center | 3.5 | 18 |
| Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC | 3.6 | 9 |
| Orchard Park Health Care Center | 3.8 | 3 |
| The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center | 3.9 | 3 |
| Continuing Care at Wind Crest | 4.5 | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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