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Westwood Post Acute
3185 W Arkansas Ave, Denver, CO 80219
Ratings are based on the most recent data available; a facility's ratings may have changed since the last update. The health inspection rating is based on the three most recent standard surveys and complaint investigations. CMS processed this record on 1 Aug 2026. View the Care Compare record.
Westwood Post Acute, in Denver, Colorado, is certified for 85 beds under for-profit, corporation ownership and belongs to the Pacs Group chain.
CMS gives it 2 of 5 stars overall, below the Colorado median of 3; the health inspection rating is 1, staffing 3 and quality measures 5.
Inspectors recorded 50 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles (21, 5, 24 by cycle, most recent first), 6 of them at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. That is 58.8 per 100 beds, more than the state median of 25.0.
CMS lists 5 penalties in the period covered: fines totalling $65K and 2 payment denials.
Reported nurse staffing is 3.2 hours per resident per day (0.5 RN), close to the Colorado median of 3.5; nursing staff turnover is 50.7%.
CMS flags that the facility is a Special Focus Facility candidate.
Compared with county, state and nation
| Measure | This facility | Denver Co. median | Colorado median | US average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall star rating | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Health citations, 3 cycles | 50 | 28 | 22 | 28.7 |
| Citations per 100 beds | 58.8 | 27.4 | 25.0 | 26.8 |
| Total nurse hours per resident day | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 |
| RN hours per resident day | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 50.7% | 39.5% | 46.7% | 45.8% |
| Fines listed | $65,470 | $9,249 | $10,033 | — |
County and state figures are medians across facilities (23 in the county, 210 in the state); the US column is the CMS national average where CMS publishes one.
Citations by survey cycle
Dark bar: this facility. Grey bar: Colorado average per facility for the same cycle, as published by CMS. Standard health survey dates: 25 Apr 2025, 28 Sep 2023.
Severity mix: J ×2 G ×4 D ×24 E ×15 F ×4 C ×1
Health deficiencies
Every health citation in the current CMS record (three survey cycles), most recent first. Tag text is the CMS requirement summary, not the inspection narrative.
Scope and severity letters (A–L)
| Survey date | Tag | What the tag requires | Severity | Type | Corrected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | J | Standard survey | 30 Apr 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0848 | Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. | F | Standard survey | 12 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0567 | Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. | E | Standard survey | 9 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0756 | Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. | E | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0807 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. | E | Standard survey | 1 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0809 | Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. | E | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0625 | Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. | D | Complaint investigation | 1 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0626 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D | Complaint investigation | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0644 | Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0659 | Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Standard survey | 16 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0685 | Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0698 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0699 | Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0791 | Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0883 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0921 | Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. | D | Standard survey | 15 May 2025 |
| 25 Apr 2025 | F0577 | Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. | C | Standard survey | 1 May 2025 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | J | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0677 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | G | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0690 | Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections. | G | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | G | Complaint investigation | 5 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0867 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Complaint investigation | 5 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0565 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0689 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0726 | Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0804 | Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature. | E | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0585 | Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0691 | Provide appropriate colostomy, urostomy, or ileostomy care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0803 | Ensure menus must meet the nutritional needs of residents, be prepared in advance, be followed, be updated, be reviewed by dietician, and meet the needs of the resident. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0806 | Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food that accommodates resident allergies, intolerances, and preferences, as well as appealing options. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 7 Mar 2024 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | D | Complaint investigation | 30 Apr 2024 |
| 28 Sep 2023 | F0760 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G | Standard survey | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 28 Sep 2023 | F0552 | Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments. | E | Standard survey | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 28 Sep 2023 | F0584 | Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely. | E | Complaint investigation | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 28 Sep 2023 | F0761 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E | Standard survey | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 28 Sep 2023 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard survey | 21 Oct 2023 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0812 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. | F | Standard survey | 11 Apr 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | E | Standard survey | 10 Apr 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0880 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | E | Standard survey | 2 Apr 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0679 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | D | Standard survey | 18 Mar 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Standard survey | 27 Mar 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0692 | Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health. | D | Standard survey | 27 Mar 2020 |
| 27 Feb 2020 | F0695 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Standard survey | 27 Mar 2020 |
Penalties
| Date | Type | Amount | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2025 | Payment denial | — | 12 days |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Fine | $23,959 | |
| 7 Mar 2024 | Payment denial | — | 25 days |
| 7 Mar 2024 | Fine | $29,177 | |
| 28 Sep 2023 | Fine | $12,334 |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported through the Payroll-Based Journal; grey bars are the Colorado average. Turnover: nursing staff 50.7%, RNs 50.0%; 0 administrators left in the reporting year.
Quality measures
| Measure | Residents | This facility | Colorado median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | Long Stay | 14.7% | 11.1% | 12.6% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | Long Stay | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | Long Stay | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.9% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | Long Stay | 1.2% | 3.0% | 2.8% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened | Long Stay | 7.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | Long Stay | 1.5% | 3.0% | 4.2% |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | Long Stay | 26.0% | 18.8% | 13.4% |
Four-quarter averages for the measures CMS uses in the quality-measure star rating (2025Q2-2026Q1). Lower is better for every measure listed. Medians are computed across facilities on this site.
Ownership
Ownership type: for-profit, corporation. Legal business name: North Star Healthcare Llc. Chain: Pacs Group (274 facilities).
| Organisation | Role in the CMS record | Interest | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial Master Tenant, LLC | 5% or greater direct ownership interest | 100% | 10/11/2022 |
| Providence Group Nh, LLC | 5% or greater indirect ownership interest | 100% | 06/30/2023 |
Only organisations are shown. CMS also records individual owners, officers and managing employees; this site does not publish people's names.
Other nursing homes in Denver County
| Facility | City | Beds | Overall | Health | Staffing | Citations | Per 100 beds | Fines | Last survey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkley Manor Care Center | Denver | 118 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 24.6 | $17K | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Briarwood Health Care Center | Denver | 201 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 10.9 | $9K | 16 Jul 2025 |
| Hallmark Nursing Center | Denver | 143 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14.7 | $7K | 14 Nov 2024 |
| Parkview Care Center | Denver | 73 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 27.4 | — | 21 May 2026 |
| Sloan'S Lake Rehabilitation Center | Denver | 42 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 28.6 | — | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Suites At Clermont Park Care Center, The | Denver | 63 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20.6 | — | 18 Feb 2026 |
| Health Center At Franklin Park | Denver | 86 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 31.4 | $10K | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Rowan Community, Inc | Denver | 65 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 43.1 | $5K | 4 Dec 2025 |
All 23 facilities in Denver County
Questions and answers
How many deficiencies has Westwood Post Acute been cited for?
50 health deficiencies across the three most recent survey cycles, 6 at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level. The Colorado median is 22 per facility.
Has Westwood Post Acute been fined?
Yes. CMS lists fines totalling $65K in the period covered, plus 2 payment denials.
How does staffing at Westwood Post Acute compare?
Reported total nurse staffing is 3.2 hours per resident per day against a Colorado median of 3.5 and a national average of 3.9.
Who operates Westwood Post Acute?
It is part of the Pacs Group chain. Ownership type is for-profit, corporation. Organisations in the CMS ownership record include Centennial Master Tenant, LLC and Providence Group Nh, LLC. Individual owners and managers are not listed on this site.
When was Westwood Post Acute last inspected?
The most recent survey or investigation in the CMS record is dated 25 Apr 2025; the most recent standard health survey was 25 Apr 2025.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Care Compare datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership and quality measures), processed 1 Aug 2026. Ratings and citations may change; the Care Compare record is authoritative.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Care Compare nursing home datasets (provider information, health deficiencies, penalties, ownership, MDS quality measures, state and national averages), public domain, processed by CMS on 1 Aug 2026. Facility record: Care Compare. Errors in processing are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections.