Bethesda Gardens Thornton

Last verified: October 2026 against CDPHE's registry and Find and Compare record.

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Is Bethesda Gardens Thornton in Thornton licensed by the State of Colorado?

Yes. Bethesda Gardens Thornton holds an active Assisted Living Residence license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Facility ID 23Q568, for 176 resident beds at 12610 Hudson Street, Thornton, CO 80241. CDPHE's registry, last updated September 29, 2026, lists it as Active, with private pay as the payor source on record.

The licensee CDPHE has on file is BSLC THORNTON LLC. The licensee is the legal entity answerable to the state; it is often a property-level company, and the brand on the sign may be a separate management company.

Open Bethesda Gardens Thornton's record in CDPHE's Find and Compare tool. It shows the inspections, citations and occurrence reports summarized below; click any inspection to read the citation text and the facility's plan of correction.

What does Bethesda Gardens Thornton's CDPHE inspection record show?

CDPHE's record for Bethesda Gardens Thornton shows 26 inspections and 41 citations between 2023 and 2026. Most of the visits were complaint inspections and revisits, which CDPHE makes after a complaint is filed and again to confirm fixes.

The latest entries on the state record:

• Aug 11, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection SJ4611)
• Jun 15, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection 9FGC11)
• Jun 15, 2026: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection HYQ712)
• Feb 11, 2026: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection 0M2Y12)
• Feb 11, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection HYQ711)
• May 28, 2025: Licensure Complaint (inspection 0M2Y11)
• May 1, 2025: Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection 6W6R12)
• Feb 4, 2025: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection 3NX914)

For context, the median among the 38 large metro communities we profile is 16 citations over the same window, so Bethesda Gardens Thornton's count is on the high side. Read the citation text: one complaint visit can produce several citations about a single incident, and the plan of correction shows what the residence committed to change.

What incidents has Bethesda Gardens Thornton reported to CDPHE?

Bethesda Gardens Thornton filed 61 occurrence reports with CDPHE between 2023 and 2026, about 35 per 100 licensed beds. Occurrences are incidents a facility must report to the state itself, such as an abuse allegation or a resident going missing; a report is not a finding of fault.

The most recent reports CDPHE lists, by category:

• Aug 5, 2026: Misappropriation of Property
• Apr 28, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Apr 20, 2026: Missing Person
• Apr 10, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Apr 5, 2026: Missing Person

That rate is above the median of 13 per 100 beds among the large metro communities we profile. Residences that serve more people with dementia tend to report more, and prompt reporting is itself required, so ask what the residence learned from recent reports rather than judging the count alone. Each report in CDPHE's tool opens a summary of what happened and what the facility did.

How large is Bethesda Gardens Thornton compared with other assisted living in Thornton?

Bethesda Gardens Thornton is licensed for 176 beds, more than 98% of the 421 active assisted living residences in the seven-county Denver metro, where the median is 12 beds. It is the largest of the 12 CDPHE-licensed ALRs with a Thornton address.

Adams County has 32 active ALRs with 1,446 licensed beds in total. 9 of the 12 in Thornton are small homes of 16 beds or fewer, usually a converted house with a few caregivers rather than a purpose-built community. Size changes the day-to-day: a large community means more neighbors and programs, while a small home means the same few caregivers every shift.

Does Bethesda Gardens Thornton accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid)?

Not according to CDPHE. Bethesda Gardens Thornton is licensed as an Assisted Living Residence without Alternative Care Facility certification, and the payor source on record is private pay. Families using Health First Colorado's HCBS-EBD waiver need one of the 148 ACF-certified residences in the metro.

Adams County's human services office takes Health First Colorado long-term care applications; here is how the HCBS-EBD waiver works.

Does Bethesda Gardens Thornton offer memory care?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether Bethesda Gardens Thornton runs a secure memory-care area, because Colorado licenses memory care under the same ALR license. Ask the residence directly, and if it does, request its written secure-environment disclosure under 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 7, Part 25.

Compare residences the registry identifies as memory care in the Denver memory care directory.

How much does assisted living cost near Bethesda Gardens Thornton?

CDPHE does not publish prices, and we do not list a price for Bethesda Gardens Thornton. Across the Denver metro in 2026, assisted living typically runs about $3,200 to $5,800 a month and secured memory care about $4,500 to $7,800, before care-level charges.

Ask for the base rent, the care-level fee schedule, the community fee and the last two years of rate increases in writing. Compare with assisted living costs in Thornton.

Which hospitals are closest to Bethesda Gardens Thornton?

The closest acute-care hospital to Bethesda Gardens Thornton is St. Anthony North Hospital in Westminster, about 4.1 miles away in a straight line, using CDPHE's own facility locations.

• St. Anthony North Hospital, 14300 Orchard Pkwy, Westminster, CO 80023: 4.1 mi
• HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, 9191 Grant St, Thornton, CO 80229: 5.4 mi
• Intermountain Health Platte Valley Hospital, 1600 Prairie Center Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601: 8.5 mi

Ask which hospital residents are usually taken to, and whether a visiting physician sees residents on site.

What other licensed assisted living is near Bethesda Gardens Thornton?

There are 8 other CDPHE-licensed assisted living residences within three miles of Bethesda Gardens Thornton. The nearest is Light of Victory Assisted Living, about 0.8 miles away, with 9 licensed beds.

• Light of Victory Assisted Living, Thornton: 9 beds, CDPHE ID 23RNV0, 0.8 mi
• Golden Rockies Assisted Living, Thornton: 8 beds, CDPHE ID 23J974, 1.0 mi
• Thornton Assisted Living-120th East, Thornton: 16 beds, CDPHE ID 23R673, 1.5 mi
• Thornton Memory Care-120th West, Thornton: 16 beds, CDPHE ID 23A415, 1.6 mi
• Harmony Care Assisted Living, Thornton: 7 beds, CDPHE ID 2304JA, 2.2 mi
• Blessings Senior Services, Thornton: 8 beds, CDPHE ID 23J598, 2.4 mi

How should you evaluate Bethesda Gardens Thornton before choosing it?

Start with the public record, then visit twice. For Bethesda Gardens Thornton specifically, ask for the statement of deficiencies from its most-cited inspection and the plan of correction, and ask how it supervises residents at risk of wandering or falls.

Go once at lunch and once after 6 p.m. Notice how caregivers speak to residents, how long requests take, and whether the administrator knows residents by name. You can also call the Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman (303-862-3524) about any residence.

What should you ask on a tour of Bethesda Gardens Thornton?

Bring questions the CDPHE record can't answer: night staffing, how Bethesda Gardens Thornton decides a resident needs more care, and how the monthly fee changes when it does.

• Can family visit unannounced, including evenings?
• Who passes medications — a nurse or a Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) — and how are errors tracked?
• What happens to my parent's apartment and care plan during a hospital or rehab stay?
• How many caregivers are awake and on the floor overnight, and how does that change on weekends?
• How do you respond to a fall at 2 a.m. — who checks on the resident, and when is family called?
• Which entity holds the CDPHE license, and has ownership or management changed in the last two years?
• What care needs would require a move out of assisted living, and how much notice do you give?