Nursing homeFAID #1304
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
5555 S ELATI ST, LITTLETON, CO, 80120
(303) 798-8686
190 licensed beds
★★★★★4/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections2/5 staffing3/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare
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Public record summary
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Bed capacity
190
State license
020428
CMS facility ID
065203
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
Street address
5555 S ELATI ST
City / state / ZIP
Littleton, CO 80120
Phone
(303) 798-8686
State license #
020428
About this facility — Cherrelyn Healthcare Center
Cherrelyn Healthcare Center is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Littleton, Colorado. It is licensed for 190 beds — well above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).
It is one of 53 senior care facilities in Littleton and 210 skilled nursing facilities across Colorado. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.
Federal inspectors have cited Cherrelyn Healthcare Center 74 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations; no federal fines are on record. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.
This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.
Facility background
What the public record shows.
Ownership & operator
Parent company
Stellar Senior Living
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation
Registered owners & officers
Sptmnr Properties Trust
Direct owner · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — 100% stake — since 2020
Abp Trust
Operational control — since 2024
Becton, Josh
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Benton, Evrett
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Bilotto, Christopher
Director · Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Blackrock Inc
Operational control — since 2024
Brown, Matthew
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2023
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2024
Clark, Jennifer
Officer · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
D.e. Shaw & Co., L.p.
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2024
Diversified Healthcare Trust
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2020
Flat Footed Llc
Operational control — since 2024
H/2 Special Opportunities Iv L.p.
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2024
Marques, Abdel
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Martinez, Rachel
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Portnoy, Adam
Director · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Snh Proj Lincoln Trs Llc
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2024
Snh Trs Licensee Holdco Llc
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2020
Snh Trs, Inc.
Indirect owner · Operational control — since 2020
Stellar Cherrelyn Management Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Stellar Senior Living B Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Stellar V Llc
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2021
Vanguard Group Inc
Operational control — since 2024
Regulatory standing
Federal court records
2 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
License status
Active
Licensed / certified since
1984-12-27
CMS overall rating
4 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
None on record
Last standard inspection
2025-01-30
Nurse staffing
3.0 hours per resident per day
Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)
Average billed charges
$387 per day (≈ $11,760/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
78% Medicaid · 6% Medicare · 16% private/other
Occupancy
87% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
5% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown
Services & coverage
Licensed beds
190
Licensed as
Nursing Facilities
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Wheelchair accessible
entrance and parking
Visiting hours
Daily Open 24 hours
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report; hours/accessibility via Google · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.
Inspection record
Every citation, dated and graded.
Kitchen & food safety
Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2025-12-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2026-02-11
2025-01-30Health inspection5 citations
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2025-02-26
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2025-02-26
F-0693
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-02-26
F-0849
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-02-26
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-02-26
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (68 citations)
2023-08-16Health inspection10 citations
F-0550
E · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0577
C · No harm found
Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies.
Corrected 2023-09-27
F-0583
D · No harm found
Keep residents' personal and medical records private and confidential.
Corrected 2023-09-27
F-0689
E · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2023-09-27
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2023-09-27
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2023-09-27
F-0740
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0761
E · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2023-09-11
F-0805
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
Corrected 2023-10-04
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2023-09-27
2022-06-15Health inspection21 citations
F-0578
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0585
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0600
G · Actual harm
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0677
G · Actual harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0684
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0686
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0690
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0697
G · Actual harm
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0725
H · Actual harm
Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0726
F · No harm found
Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0744
E · No harm found
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0760
E · No harm found
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0835
F · No harm found
Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0849
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0867
F · No harm found
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0880
E · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0885
F · No harm found
Report COVID19 data to residents and families.
Corrected 2022-07-15
F-0943
E · No harm found
Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Corrected 2022-07-15
2025-01-30Fire-safety inspection8 citations
K-0222
F · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2025-08-30
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-04-01
K-0324
E · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2025-05-15
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2025-08-30
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2025-08-30
K-0363
E · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2025-04-01
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2025-05-15
K-0927
E · No harm found
Have proper fire barriers, ventilation and signs for the transfilling of oxygen.
Corrected 2025-04-01
2023-08-16Fire-safety inspection11 citations
E-0037
F · No harm found
Establish staff and initial training requirements.
Corrected 2023-09-27
K-0281
F · No harm found
Install proper backup exit lighting.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0345
F · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0363
F · No harm found
Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0521
F · No harm found
Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.
Corrected 2024-02-29
K-0541
F · No harm found
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Corrected 2024-02-29
K-0711
F · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2023-11-15
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2023-11-15
2022-06-15Fire-safety inspection18 citations
K-0211
D · No harm found
Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.
Corrected 2022-07-15
K-0222
D · No harm found
Add doors in an exit area that do not require the use of a key from the exit side unless in case of special locking arrangements.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0291
D · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0293
D · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0321
D · No harm found
Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.
Corrected 2022-08-14
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0345
D · No harm found
Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0346
D · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the fire alarm was out of service for more than 4 hours.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0354
D · No harm found
Follow proper procedures when the automatic sprinkler systems was out of service for more than 10 hours.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0522
D · No harm found
Have an externally vented heating system.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0531
D · No harm found
Have elevators that firefighters can control in the event of a fire.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0541
D · No harm found
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Corrected 2022-07-15
K-0711
D · No harm found
Provide a written emergency evacuation plan.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0712
D · No harm found
Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0781
D · No harm found
Have restrictions on the use of portable space heaters.
Corrected 2022-07-25
K-0914
D · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2022-08-24
K-0918
D · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2022-08-24
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 065203.
Visitor reviews
What people say on Google.
3.7★★★★★169 ratings on Google
★★★★★Nicole Garcia · 2026-06-16 · via Google“Welcoming atmosphere as soon as you walk in the door. Residents and staff are generally happy. The building is clean and looks great. There are multiple themed rooms throughout the building, making it a truly unique and fun place to be with plenty of events/activities for residents and families to enjoy.”
★★★★★Fouad Jaber · 2026-05-17 · via Google“I would like to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Cherrelyn Healthcare Center for the outstanding care and compassion they provide. The staff members are truly dedicated, loving, and attentive to the residents and their families. From the nurses and caregivers to the administration and support staff, everyone treats people with kindness, patience, and respect. Their warmth and genu…”
★Raylene Wright · 2026-05-25 · via Google“This is the absolute worse place you could ever put a loved one. My grandpa was only here for 2 hours after he suffered from a stroke and he had the absolute worse experience of his life in this place. When he first got to this awful place the nurses which were not strong enough to lift him tried to pick him up to weigh him. They lifted him in a way that hurt him then when they were returning him …”
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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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