Skylake Post Acute is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1988-01-01. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (303) 450-2700 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Skylake Post Acute holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (3★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 67.2/100, placing it #9491 of 14703 facilities nationally and #157 of 210 in Colorado. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Skylake Post Acute receives a reported average of 2 hours 59 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 32 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 50 minutes; Nurse Aide — 1 hour 37 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 2 hours 42 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 3 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 39.4%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $25,572. 53 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $25,572, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 2. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 118.75 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Skylake Post Acute ranks 9491st out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 67.2/100), placing it in the below average nationwide. Within CO, it ranks 157th out of 210 nursing homes. In Thornton, it ranks 2nd out of 3 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #13,199 nationally and RN hours rank #8,001 nationally (#167 in CO). Our composite quality score of 67.2/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Thornton, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/colorado/thornton/