All 13 Medicare-certified nursing homes in Lakewood,
side by side on the things that separate them: how many nursing hours each resident gets, how much of the
staff leaves each year, and what inspectors found on their last visit.
Lakewood Post Acute runs nurse staffing at 6.95 hours per resident day, roughly 80% above the national average, and that shows up in its four-out-of-five staffing rating. Weekend coverage drops about 17% below weekday levels, though, so care may thin out on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover sits at 44.7%, essentially in line with the national rate. The bigger concern is the inspection record: 33 deficiencies, two at harm or jeopardy level, one abuse-related, plus a $32,513 fine and a two-out-of-five health inspection rating, with the most recent inspection in March 2025. The strong quality measure score of five out of five doesn't cancel that out, it reflects clinical metrics, not how the building is run day to day.
Western Hills runs a tight inspection record, zero deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level, and the most recent state visit came in late February 2024. The catch is the abuse-related citations: four of them sit on the current record, which is worth asking about directly, since those don't require actual harm to be written up. Nurse staffing sits at 3.74 hours per resident day, a bit under the national average, and weekends drop about 12% below the home's own weekday coverage, a pattern families notice on Saturday afternoons. Turnover at 42.7% is slightly better than the national figure, and the corporate owner is for-profit, so ask where the money goes.
Villa Manor Care Center runs about 4.17 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 8% above the national average, though weekends dip about 11% below its own weekday staffing. Staff turnover sits at 45.7%, essentially matching the national rate of 45.8%. The home carries 28 deficiencies on its current record, none at the harm or jeopardy level, but two are abuse-related, which families should ask about directly. Its last inspection was March 26, 2026, so the record is recent. CMS rates the quality measures 5 out of 5 and staffing 4 out of 5, while health inspections come in at 3 out of 5, the weaker spot. Corporate for-profit ownership rounds out the picture.
Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation runs 67 certified beds in Lakewood under for-profit LLC ownership, and its 3.33 nurse staffing hours per resident day sit roughly 14% under the national average of 3.86. Weekend coverage drops about 13% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Staff turnover of 46.8% edges just past the national 45.8%, meaning nearly half the nursing team turns over each year. The inspection record shows 12 deficiencies, including one at the harm or jeopardy level and one abuse-related, though the most recent inspection was August 2025. Strong quality measures and a 4-star inspection rating coexist with real staffing and deficiency concerns worth asking about directly.
Cedars Healthcare Center in Lakewood runs 130 beds under for-profit LLC ownership, and the numbers pull in different directions. Nurse staffing sits at 3.18 hours per resident day, roughly 18% below the national average of 3.86, but the staff who are there tend to stay, with turnover at 26.7% against a national 45.8%. The real concern is the inspection record: 41 deficiencies, three at harm or jeopardy level, four abuse-related, and two fines totaling $55,908, with the most recent inspection in March 2024. Strong quality and staffing scores don't cancel out that history. If you're considering this home, ask directly what changed since that March inspection.
Harmony Pointe runs lean on nursing hours, 3.12 per resident day, roughly 19% under the national average, and weekends drop another 17% below its own weekday staffing. Turnover is the one clear bright spot at 29.2%, well under the national 45.8%, so the people who stay tend to stay. Against that, the inspection record is the concern: 34 deficiencies, three serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, three tied to abuse, with the most recent inspection in September 2024. Ownership is corporate for-profit. The quality measures look strong, but those depend on consistent staffing to mean anything. Ask about weekend coverage and how the abuse-related findings were resolved before deciding.
Lakewood Villa runs 3.10 nurse hours per resident day, about 20 percent under the national average of 3.86, and weekend coverage drops roughly 6 percent below its own weekday level. The 21 deficiencies on record include five at the harm or jeopardy level and five tied to abuse, with $40,006 in fines and a December 2024 inspection behind them.
The quality measure score comes in at the top of the range, but that number reflects resident health outcomes, not the hands available to deliver care. Staff turnover sits at 46.3 percent, essentially matching the national rate, so continuity isn't unusually bad here, the gap is raw hours per resident. Ask about weekend coverage specifically.
Mapleton Post Acute runs 90 certified beds in Lakewood under corporate for-profit ownership, and the staffing numbers are where your attention should go first. At 3.18 nurse hours per resident day, it sits well under the national average, and weekends dip about 15% below its own weekday level, meaning the thinnest coverage lands exactly when families tend to visit. Annual turnover of 50% means roughly half the staff you'd meet this year won't be there next year, which is hard on residents who need familiar faces.
The inspection record carries 28 deficiencies, including three tied to abuse and one serious enough to put a resident in harm's way. The most recent state visit was December 2024, so that record is recent, not stale.
AHC Of Lakewood runs high on direct care hours, 5.36 per resident day against a national average near 3.86, and its last inspection in March 2026 came back clean enough to earn top marks for health and quality measures, with no deficiencies at the harm level and none tied to abuse. The catch is who's delivering that care and whether they stick around: turnover sits at 61.9% versus roughly 45.8% nationally, and weekends run about a fifth thinner than weekdays. Ten deficiencies and fifteen fines totaling $67,696 round out a record that's better than most but not spotless.
Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation runs 170 beds in Lakewood under corporate ownership, and the staffing numbers are the first thing worth noticing: 3.00 nurse hours per resident day against a national average of 3.86, with weekends running about 7% thinner than weekdays. Turnover sits at 53.7%, well above the 45.8% national figure, so the people caring for residents keep changing. The inspection record backs that up, 74 deficiencies, 10 of them at harm or jeopardy level and 11 abuse-related, plus $217,271 in fines across three penalties. The most recent inspection was September 2025. Quality measure scores look good on paper; the health inspection side tells a different story.
Sierra Post Acute holds 102 certified beds in Lakewood and operates as a for-profit LLC. The numbers tell a split story: residents' clinical outcomes score well on federal quality measures, but the staffing picture is thin, a one-star rating there, with annual turnover at 50% against a national average of 45.8%. That combination matters, because quality scores rest on having enough consistent hands on deck. Inspections back that up. The current record shows 39 deficiencies, including six serious enough to put residents in harm's way and three tied to abuse, plus $78,888 in fines across three penalties. The most recent inspection was January 29, 2026. Families should ask directly how the home plans to address staffing and oversight.
Cambridge Care Center runs a leaner nursing floor than most. At 2.90 nurse hours per resident day, it sits roughly a quarter under the national figure of 3.86, and weekends dip about 6% below its own weekday coverage, the stretch when families often notice less attention. Turnover, though, is genuinely low at 32.8% against a 45.8% national average, which matters for consistency of care. The inspection record is mixed: 16 deficiencies, including one at harm level and one abuse-related, plus $8,151 in fines, but the last survey was April 2024 and the health inspection rating still lands at 4 of 5 stars.
Allison Care Center runs about 3.44 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 11% under the national average, and weekends drop another 9% below its own weekday level, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Turnover is the bright spot: 27.9% against a national 45.8%. The inspection record is where it gets harder to defend: 18 deficiencies, three serious enough to cause harm, five tied to abuse, and two fines totaling $34,580, with the most recent inspection in March 2025. A for-profit LLC with 85 beds. Ask what those abuse deficiencies involved and how weekend coverage actually works.