Nursing homes across Jefferson County, Colorado, graded on the federal inspection
record, nurse staffing and staff turnover. County rank is shown on each home's profile.
Nurse staffing at Neurorestorative Colorado runs 9.21 hours per resident day, roughly two and a half times the national average, and weekend coverage holds nearly level with weekdays. That's the kind of consistency that matters in a 36-bed home, and it's reflected in the four out of five staffing star rating.
The inspection record is more mixed. Thirteen deficiencies on file, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, and a $13,406 fine, though nothing tied to abuse. Quality measures scored five out of five.
Worth knowing: this is a for-profit corporate operation and about 55% of staff turn over each year, well above the national 45.8%, high staffing hours only help if the people providing them stick around.
Life Care Center of Evergreen runs a corporate-owned, 120-bed operation that just earned strong marks across all three federal ratings, with its most recent inspection in May 2025 finding no deficiencies at the harm or jeopardy level. Nurse staffing sits at 3.71 hours per resident day, about 4% under the national average, and weekends run roughly 12% leaner than weekdays, worth asking about if your family member needs more attention on Saturdays and Sundays. Staff turnover lands at 37.5%, which is meaningfully better than the 45.8% national figure, suggesting people tend to stay. Eleven total deficiencies on record, none abuse-related.
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.
The Village Care and Rehabilitation Center in Westminster runs on about 4.12 nurse hours per resident per day, roughly 7% above the national average, and it carries a four-star staffing rating to match. Weekend coverage is the soft spot, about 16% thinner than weekdays, so if your family visits on a Saturday, expect fewer hands on deck. Staff turnover sits at 43.7%, a touch better than the national 45.8%. Inspections in December 2024 turned up 15 deficiencies, one serious enough to involve harm or jeopardy, though none related to abuse. As a church-affiliated nonprofit, it answers to a mission rather than shareholders. Solid, not spotless.
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.
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood runs about 3.57 nurse hours per resident day, roughly 7% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends drop another 10% below its own weekday levels, so the thinnest coverage lands when families tend to visit. Its record shows 23 deficiencies, including 2 at harm or jeopardy level and 1 tied to abuse, plus a $46,150 fine. The last inspection was February 2026.
That said, this isn't a home with bad clinical outcomes on paper: the 5/5 quality measure rating suggests wounds, falls, and similar measures look strong, and the 4/5 staffing star reflects that 3.57 figure. The tension is between good outcome scores and a citation history that includes two serious findings.
Wheatridge Care Center is a 65-bed for-profit home in Jefferson County, and its numbers pull in different directions. The clinical quality measures look strong, but staffing tells a harder story: 3.34 nurse hours per resident day is about 13% under the national average, weekend coverage drops roughly 7% below its own weekday level, and half the nursing staff turned over in a year, worse than the 45.8% national rate. Inspections back that up, a 2-star health inspection rating, 21 deficiencies on record including one at the harm level and two tied to abuse, and $20,616 in fines across two penalties. The most recent inspection was June 12, 2025. A limited liability company owns it. Good quality scores, thin and turnover-heavy staffing, and a rough inspection history.
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.
Arvada Care And Rehabilitation Center runs 54 certified beds under corporate for-profit ownership, and its strongest numbers are on the clinical side, the federal quality measure rating sits at 5 out of 5, and the health inspection rating is 4 out of 5, following a survey completed in March 2025. Staffing is where the picture softens. At 3.46 nurse hours per resident day, this home is about 10% under the national average of 3.86, and weekends dip roughly another 15% below its own weekday levels. Seventeen deficiencies sit on the current record, one serious enough to reach harm or jeopardy level, with $8,018 in fines. Nothing here points to abuse, but families should ask directly how weekend coverage is handled.
Mountain Vista runs 168 certified beds in Wheat Ridge under nonprofit corporate ownership, and its nurse staffing sits at 4.08 hours per resident day, roughly 6% above the national average of 3.86. But weekends dip about 6% below the home's own weekday levels, and annual turnover hits 65.9% against a national 45.8%, meaning nearly two-thirds of the nursing staff leaves each year.
The inspection record is where the real concern lives: 35 deficiencies, including 3 at harm or jeopardy level and 5 abuse-related, with three fines totaling $39,227. The most recent inspection was April 30, 2026. Quality measures score well, but the compliance history and churn tell a different story than the staffing hours alone suggest.
Arbor View runs 3.42 nurse staffing hours per resident day, about 11% under the national average, and weekends dip roughly 10% below its own weekday levels, so coverage thins out exactly when families tend to visit. Staff turnover sits at 56% against a national 45.8%, which means more than half the nursing staff left within a year. Inspections have logged 20 deficiencies, four serious enough to put residents in harm's way and one tied to abuse, with three fines totaling $22,271. The quality measures look strong, but they can't offset thin weekend coverage, heavy turnover, and a record that includes harm-level findings.
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.
Lakeside Post Acute runs 78 certified beds in Wheat Ridge under corporate ownership, and its staffing numbers sit below the national average, 3.25 nurse hours per resident day against 3.86 nationally, with weekends roughly 9% thinner than weekdays. Turnover is 56.5%, well above the national 45.8%, meaning the people caring for your family member are cycling through faster than average. The inspection record shows 22 deficiencies, including three at harm or jeopardy level and three tied to abuse, with two fines totaling $14,058 and a 2-out-of-5 health inspection rating. Quality measures score well, but that reflects charted care, not the hands available to deliver it.