Julia Temple Healthcare Center

    3401 S Lafayette St, Englewood, CO 80113
    • Skilled Nursing

    Caring attentive staff clean facility

    I'm very happy with my experience here. The staff are caring, attentive and professional-nurses, CNAs and therapists helped my rehab progress and tailored care to my needs. The facility is clean and bright with sun rooms and an outdoor terrace, meals are large and tasty, activities are engaging, and visitation/security is family-friendly. Overall I highly recommend this place.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.13·(38)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.0
    • Staff

      3.3
    • Meals

      2.7
    • Amenities

      1.8
    • Value

      1.5

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive clinical staff
    • Dedicated nursing assistants and therapists
    • Effective rehabilitation and observable therapy progress
    • Secure dementia-specialty area with code-locked doors
    • Clean patient rooms with natural light and sunroom access
    • Outdoor terrace and courtyard
    • Family-friendly visitation practices
    • Individualized discharge planning and support
    • Large, balanced and well-presented meals (for some residents)
    • Ongoing facility renovations

    Cons

    • Inconsistent cleanliness and sanitation practices, including odor concerns
    • Inadequate staffing levels and supervision, especially overnight
    • Gaps in clinical documentation and medication-administration controls
    • Variable communication and case-management coordination
    • Outdated, cramped shared rooms and worn furnishings
    • Inconsistent dining quality and limited allergy/meal accommodations
    • Delays in personal-care assistance and hygiene support
    • Weak emergency-response and transfer protocols
    • Management oversight and staff-training deficiencies
    • Allegations of staff theft and financial mishandling
    • Unclear or inconsistently delivered rehabilitation programming
    • Inconsistent activity programming and resident engagement

    Summary of reviews

    The reviews describe a facility with a clear mix of strengths and persistent operational issues. On the positive side, reviewers frequently cite compassionate, attentive caregivers—nurses, CNAs, and therapists—who provide individualized attention, effective therapy, and discharge support. Several accounts highlight successful short-term rehabilitation outcomes and measurable progress, along with secure dementia-level care supported by code-locked doors. The site also offers pleasant spaces such as a sunroom, outdoor terrace and courtyard, and some patient rooms receive good natural light. Ongoing renovations and family-friendly visitation practices are additional strengths noted by families.

    Care quality appears uneven. While many families praise daytime staff for responsiveness and clinical skill, there are repeated concerns about reduced supervision and responsiveness during night shifts. Reviewers point to gaps in clinical documentation (for example, missing diabetic information), missed or delayed medications, feeding-tube management problems, and skin-integrity concerns that suggest weaknesses in clinical controls and monitoring. Emergency-response and transfer processes are described as inconsistent; reports of delayed ambulance response and transfers to higher levels of care indicate an area for procedural review.

    Dining and activities are described inconsistently. Some residents are reported to receive large, well-balanced, and palatable meals that support weight gain, while other accounts describe unappetizing meals, lack of allergy accommodations, and limited meal choice. Activity programming is similarly mixed: some families found therapists and activities engaging and creative, while others found the activity schedule unclear or poorly communicated.

    Facility environment and housekeeping reveal a split between exterior presentation and interior conditions. The building’s exterior and public spaces are sometimes described as welcoming, but interior units and resident rooms are frequently characterized as outdated, cramped, and furnished with worn or damaged items. Cleanliness and sanitation practices are inconsistent across reports, with odor concerns and incontinence-care delays cited as operational problems. Shared rooms and limited bathroom access were repeatedly noted as detracting from privacy and comfort.

    Management and administrative practices have recurring themes of variable communication and oversight. Families describe inconsistent case-management coordination, occasional rudeness or poor tone from staff, paperwork and billing frustrations, and at least one allegation involving staff financial misconduct. Training and supervision gaps are implied by staff gossiping, resistance to follow-through on family requests, and variable staff competence across shifts. Staffing levels—notably overnight—are perceived as insufficient, which compounds many of the clinical, hygiene, and safety concerns.

    Overall, prospective residents and families should weigh the facility’s demonstrated clinical strengths—compassionate daytime staff, effective therapists, secure dementia care, and some attractive communal spaces—against recurring operational weaknesses such as inconsistent cleanliness, staffing shortfalls, communication breakdowns, and variability in dining and activity quality. If considering this facility, families may want to verify current staffing patterns (including night coverage), ask for written protocols on medication documentation and emergency transfers, review recent infection-control and state-inspection records, and tour the specific unit where their loved one would reside to assess room condition, privacy, and sanitation practices firsthand.

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    Medicare Ratings

    2·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

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    Julia Temple Healthcare Center is located at 3401 S Lafayette St, Englewood, CO, 80113.

    About Julia Temple Healthcare Center

    Julia Temple Healthcare Center stands at the corner of Girard Avenue and Lafayette Street, a block north of Hampden Avenue in Englewood, Colorado, and offers a wide range of care services for people aged 55 and older, including those with physical disabilities, intellectual or developmental disabilities, memory conditions, mental health needs, and even those with challenging behaviors, and folks who are deaf or hard of hearing, so you'll see all sorts here. The center has 128 beds with both private and semi-private rooms, and the building itself is modern, spacious, and surrounded by landscaped grounds, making it a comfortable place for daily living. There's a strong focus on medical care, with skilled nursing services, in-house therapy, and patient-centered programs that adapt to each person's needs, whether it's short-term rehabilitation after an injury or surgery, or longer-term care for ongoing health and support, and all the therapy is handled right there-physical, occupational, and speech therapists work together to help residents regain their strength, mobility, and independence, and they've even got specialized outpatient therapy for people with brain and spinal injuries or orthopedic concerns. The programs help with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, cooking, and cleaning, and the staff is trained to work with people who may need more complex support. Housekeeping, laundry, and nourishing meal services are included, and residents can take part in an activities calendar that has options from morning to night, along with organized outings that help everyone stay active and connected, so even if you're there for rehab or living long-term, there's always something going on. Dedicated parking makes visits easier for families. The care center is managed by The Ensign Group and is part of District I for CHCA. Through skilled clinical teams, up-to-date therapy techniques, and a compassionate approach, Julia Temple Healthcare Center provides safe, thorough care for many health conditions and daily needs, making it a steady choice for older adults and those who need extra support.

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