The Villas at Sunny Acres
2501 East 104th Avenue, Denver CO 80233 · (303) 255-4100 · 81.93% estimated occupancy 1Updated: Aug 1, 2020 · By Sara Levinsohn
With more than 25 facilities to choose from in Denver, Colorado, The Villas at Sunny Acres is one of the multitude of facilities in the city. This is a strong nursing home with a grade of B+ overall. We were pleased to learn that many of the other facilities in Denver received similar grades. Based on our ratings, this nursing home ought to meet the needs of most people. Keep reading to see this nursing home's category ratings, which are also impressive. It is hard to poke holes in this facility's profile.
Additional Details:
Accepts Medicare 1 :
Accepts Medicaid 1 : 160 Beds
CCRC :
For profit - Corporation
Resident Council:
Family Council:
Medical Staff Hours Per Patient (2019)
Facility Inspections
To go along with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our inspections rating. Inspection grades are based on several datapoints found on the a nursing home's recent inspection reports. Facilities that excel in this area have few deficiencies on those reports. Most importantly, these facilities should not have any severe deficiencies which are associated with endangerment of patients. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report, which is still very impressive. Keep in mind that deficiency-free inspections are uncommon in this industry.
Nurse Quality
We also awarded this nursing home a grade of A- for our nursing grade. Our nursing rating is largely associated with a facility's level of nurse staffing. This nursing home provides 3.6 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, we also assessed several nursing quality-based metrics and this facility excelled in some of these areas. With less than five percent of its residents sustaining pressure ulcers, it performed as well as any nursing home Colorado in this category. This is generally a good indicator of quality nursing care. Pressure ulcers can typically be prevented by providing better nursing care, such as by employing a system of moving residents at least once a day.
Short-term Care Quality
Turning to another strength for this facility, we awarded them one of our more positive grades in our short-term care category as well, with a grade of B+. Short-term care grades are commonly employed to grade a nursing home's rehabilitation services In order to provide highly scored rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must provide better levels of skilled nursing. These types of services include registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and other highly trained professionals. This facility provides more services with physical therapists and registered nurses than most facilities we looked at. This is often a great sign. The last item we considered in this area is the number of patients that eventually returned home from the nursing home. We found that it performed respectably with 49.1 percent of its patients able to return home.
Long-term Care Quality
The last category we scored is long-term care, where this facility was given a B. This facility ended up being strong across the board. Long-term care scores in this range generally require both 24/7 care from nurses and aids, as well as quality routine healthcare services. One of the factors we considered after nursing hours is vaccines. This facility administered the pneumonia vaccine to 98.1289 percent of its patients. Vaccination is a reliable method to minimize unnecessary hospitalizations for the nursing home population. The last statistic we looked at is the nursing home's hospitalization rate. We found that this facility had 1.83 hospitalizations per 1,000 long-term resident days, which is middle of the road in this area.
Overall Rating Over Time
Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.
The Villas at Sunny Acres Quality Metrics
Minimizes Pressure Ulcers
This is the percent of residents that have had a pressure ulcer. Pressure ulcers are considered by many in the nursing home industry to be a measure of the quality of nursing care at a nursing home. Pressure ulcers, which are also called bed sores, are often the result of residents not being moved frequently enough.
Percent of Patients with Pressure Ulcers
Lower is Better
Minimizes Serious Falls
This figure gauges the percent of long-term patients who suffered falls which caused severe injury. This is one of the statistics we use in determining our nursing ratings.
Percent of Patients with Serious Falls
Lower is Better
Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections
This measures the percentage of long-term stay patients that experienced a UTI. UTI's may be a sign of poor nursing care. However, this statistic may be skewed for some nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for these infections.
Percent of Patients with UTIs
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication
This is the percentage of patients given antipsychotic medications. These medications may be used for several medical conditions, including Alzheimer's or other dementias.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication
This is the percent of patients prescribed antianxiety medications. Antianxiety medications are administered to residents suffering from anxiety and depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Managing Depression Among Residents
Measures the percent of long-term care patients exhibiting symptoms of depression.
Percent of Patients
Lower is Better
Appropriate Vaccine Usage
This datapoint measures the percent of long-term care patients that received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be very dangerous for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient care.
Percent of Patients
Higher is Better
Residents Maintain Autonomy
This metric measures the percent of long-term residents that needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as getting dressed and continence. Some experts argue this is a reliable measure of a patient's well-being.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Ability to Keep Residents Mobile
This is a measure of the percent of long-term stay residents who retained mobility levels.
Percentage of Residents
Higher is Better
Hospitalizations
This tells you the number of times residents are hospitalized per 1,000 days of patient care. There is generally a correlation between staying out of the hospital and the quality of long-term care.
Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations
This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is usually a correlation between reduced hospitalizations and the quality of rehabilitation services.
Percentage of Residents Rehospitalized
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: ER Visits
Measures the number of emergency room visits per thousand days of short-term patient care.
Percentage of Patients
Lower is Better
Short-term Care: Facilitates Functional Improvement
This indicates the percentage of short-term stay patients that experienced functional improvements, such as enhanced ability to perform activities of daily living. Higher levels of autonomy with ADL's often correlates with better rehabilitation.
Percentage of Resident
Higher is Better