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Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation

6000 E ILIFF AVE, DENVER, CO, 80222
(303) 757-5441
ensignservices.net
133 licensed beds
★★★★★3/5CMS Five-Star overall2/5 health inspections2/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
133
State license
020412
CMS facility ID
065124
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation
Street address
6000 E ILIFF AVE
City / state / ZIP
Denver, CO 80222
Phone
(303) 757-5441
Website
ensignservices.net
State license #
020412

About this facility — Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation

Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Denver, Colorado. It is licensed for 133 beds — above the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 143 senior care facilities in Denver 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 Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation 45 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 3 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $9,249 in fines. 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
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Abbott, Swati
Director — since 2024
Agwunobi, John
Director — since 2024
Blouin, Ann
Director — since 2024
Burnam, Soon
Officer — since 2024
Burton, Spencer
Officer — since 2024
Christensen, Christopher
Director — since 2024
Graham, Joseph
Officer — since 2024
Horton, Christopher
Additional disclosable party — since 2025
Hughes, Heath
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2024
Jorgensen, David
Officer — since 2024
Parkinson, Mark
Director — since 2024
Port, Barry
Director · Officer — since 2024
Sato, Ami
Officer — since 2024
Shaw, Daren
Director — since 2024
Smith, Barry
Director — since 2024
Snapper, Suzanne
Director · Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
License status
Active
Licensed / certified since
1974-10-01
CMS overall rating
3 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
13 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$9,249 total
Last standard inspection
2025-08-21
Nurse staffing
2.9 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$367 per day (≈ $11,160/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
67% Medicaid · 1% Medicare · 32% private/other
Occupancy
70% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
10% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
133
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 3 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-01-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0925
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure there is a pest control program to prevent/deal with mice, insects, or other pests.
Corrected 2026-02-19
2025-12-04Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0552
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Corrected 2025-12-26
9 earlier / fire-safety inspections (43 citations)
2025-08-21Health inspectionComplaint-triggered11 citations
F-0569
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Notify each resident of certain balances and convey resident funds upon discharge, eviction, or death.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0584
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0689
D · No harm found
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0695
D · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0742
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0809
E · No harm foundFood safety
Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0812
E · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2025-09-19
F-0921
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.
Corrected 2025-09-19
2025-06-11Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-04-10
2024-10-28Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-11-17
2024-06-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0679
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2024-07-21
2024-01-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered5 citations
F-0677
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Corrected 2024-02-10
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-02-14
F-0728
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
Corrected 2024-02-05
F-0761
F · 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 2024-02-14
F-0814
F · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Dispose of garbage and refuse properly.
Corrected 2024-02-19
2022-09-14Health inspection2 citations
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2022-10-07
F-0755
D · No harm found
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2022-10-07
2025-08-21Fire-safety inspection13 citations
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 2025-10-18
K-0225
E · No harm found
Have stairways and smokeproof enclosures used as exits that meet safety requirements.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0271
E · No harm found
Have exits that are accessible at all times.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0291
F · No harm found
Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0321
E · 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 2025-10-18
K-0325
D · No harm found
Have properly installed hallway dispensers for alcohol-based hand rub.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0341
F · No harm found
Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0351
F · No harm found
Install an approved automatic sprinkler system.
Corrected 2026-04-18
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2026-04-18
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0511
E · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2025-10-18
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2025-10-07
2024-01-09Fire-safety inspection3 citations
K-0541
F · No harm found
Install properly constructed and protected linen or trash chutes.
Corrected 2024-02-08
K-0914
F · No harm found
Ensure receptacles at patient bed locations and where general anesthesia is administered, are tested after initial installation, replacement or servicing.
Corrected 2024-01-30
K-0923
F · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2024-04-04
2022-09-14Fire-safety inspection6 citations
K-0293
E · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2022-10-07
K-0324
D · No harm found
Provide properly protected cooking facilities.
Corrected 2022-10-19
K-0353
D · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2022-10-11
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2022-10-05
K-0372
D · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2022-10-21
K-0511
D · No harm found
Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.
Corrected 2022-10-13

Federal penalties

2025-06-11Fine$9,249
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 065124.

Visitor reviews

What people say on Google.
3.793 ratings on Google
★Information Maven · 2026-05-17 · via Google

“I agree with the previous person who wrote all about the facility and will add a little of my own. The photos and video on Holly Heights’ website are easy to see just for show and does not reflect the level of care my mother received during her stay there. My Mother reached out to me upon arrival to communicate her distress with the state of the facility. After she called me I started to takes ch…”

★★★★★Megan D · 2026-03-08 · via Google

“My mother stayed here for rehab and the facility had gone through some very recent remodels and it looks very clean! I was so happy with the therapy team especially Kesley the DOR. They truly took great care of our mother and we wouldn’t go anywhere else! Thank you Holly Heights Team!”

★carol Rodriguez · 2026-04-30 · via Google

“I had my mother transferred to Holly Heights in Jan from the Hospital. Under Innovage I was given two choices and the reviews looked pretty good. After her being there a few days it became clear that she wasn't thriving there. When a patient doesn't eat you don't just place food on the side table and leave. You make sure they eat. Her room mate (who was memory impaired) was wearing her clothes and…”

Ratings and reviews are from Google and reflect visitor opinions, not our verification. See all reviews on Google

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Original records

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Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Google Business Profile
Photos, reviews & hours
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