CMS Nurses for Nursing Homes: Qualifying Nursing Homes in Jefferson County, Colorado
Nurses for Nursing Homes is a $275 million CMS program, announced October 23, 2026, that pays registered nurses and licensed practical nurses up to $50,000 in student loan repayment and stipends for three years of work at a qualifying nursing home. Applications opened October 26, 2026 at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
This page maps every home on CMS’s qualifying list of October 22, 2026. Search near a ZIP code, or by state, county or chain, and export the results. CMS will update the list during the program; its official list and campaign page are the current source.
19 of 23 nursing homes in Jefferson County, Colorado (82.6%) qualify on CMS’s Nurses for Nursing Homes list of October 22, 2026. CMS classes Jefferson County as urban.
In Colorado, 168 of 210 nursing homes (80.0%) qualify.
CMS adds urban homes after rural ones: those a state proposes, then urban counties with the most residents per registered nurse, until the state’s funding target is met.
CMS’s List of Qualifying Nursing Homes is the official source. This page uses the list of October 22, 2026; CMS will update it during the program, so check the current list before relying on this one. Nurses apply at NursesforNursingHomes.cms.gov.
| Nursing home | City | Qualifies | Chain | Beds | CCN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALLISON CARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Long Peak Operating Company | 85 | 065297 |
| ARBOR VIEW CARE CENTER, LLC | Arvada | Yes, urban county | Long Peak Operating Company | 110 | 065330 |
| ARVADA CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER | Arvada | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 54 | 065321 |
| CAMBRIDGE CARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | 110 | 065296 | |
| CEDARS HEALTHCARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Stellar Senior Living | 130 | 065202 |
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | 67 | 065171 | |
| HARMONY POINTE CARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Long Peak Operating Company | 125 | 065298 |
| LAKESIDE POST ACUTE | Wheat Ridge | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 78 | 065273 |
| LIFE CARE CENTER OF EVERGREEN | Evergreen | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 120 | 065276 |
| MAPLETON POST ACUTE | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 90 | 065097 |
| MOUNTAIN VISTA HEALTH CENTER | Wheat Ridge | Yes, urban county | American Baptist Homes of the Midwest | 168 | 065015 |
| OAKWOOD CARE AND REHABILITATION | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | The Ensign Group | 170 | 065248 |
| REHABILITATION CENTER AT SANDALWOOD, THE | Wheat Ridge | Yes, urban county | 103 | 065292 | |
| SIERRA POST ACUTE | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Pacs Group | 102 | 065272 |
| THE LODGE AT RED ROCKS | Morrison | Yes, urban county | 180 | 065188 | |
| VILLA MANOR CARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 110 | 065092 |
| VILLAGE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER, THE | Westminster | Yes, urban county | Covenant Living | 60 | 065367 |
| WESTERN HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER | Lakewood | Yes, urban county | Life Care Centers of America | 140 | 065209 |
| WHEATRIDGE CARE CENTER | Wheat Ridge | Yes, urban county | Vivage Senior Living | 65 | 065308 |
| AHC OF LAKEWOOD, LLC | Lakewood | No | Advanced Health Care | 36 | 065435 |
| LAKEWOOD POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION | Lakewood | No | Pacs Group | 108 | 065400 |
| LAKEWOOD VILLA | Lakewood | No | Madison Creek Partners | 57 | 065408 |
| NEURORESTORATIVE COLORADO | Littleton | No | Neurorestorative | 36 | 065402 |
What this means for a facility
This page shows which homes qualify. SNF Insights, our skilled nursing platform, shows each facility’s RN and LPN staffing, turnover and posted nurse pay next to its nearest competitors.
See SNF Insights →Sources: CMS List of Qualifying Nursing Homes (October 22, 2026), Qualifying Nursing Home Methodology and Frequently Asked Questions; star ratings, beds and locations from the CMS Nursing Home Provider Information file, October 2026 release. Rural counts by state are BARA Analytics’ match of each home’s county to CMS’s rural county list. The one home in Guam is in the counts but not on the map. BARA Analytics is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS.