Cedars Healthcare Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Cedars Healthcare Center is a 130-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado, part of Stellar Senior Living. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.87 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 16% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 26.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Cedars Healthcare Center
1599 Ingalls StLakewood, CO 80214
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Cedars Healthcare Center, nurse aides logged 1.87 hours per resident per day, 16% below the Colorado average. With about 108 residents a day, that works out to roughly 202 aide hours a day, or about 25 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.87 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.18 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.14 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
26.7% of nursing staff at Cedars Healthcare Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 9.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 19, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 2 fines totaling $55,908 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | Fine | $24,245 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | Fine | $31,663 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Cedars Healthcare Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Cedars Healthcare Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Chain: Stellar Senior Living, 7 homes
- Legal name: SNH Co Tenant LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Dec 27, 1984
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Cedars Healthcare Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 0.1 | 67 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Cambridge Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 0.1 | 110 | 1.63 | 2.90 | 32.8% | 3 | $8,151 |
| Sierra Post Acute Lakewood · abuse citation | 0.2 | 102 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 2 | $54,903 |
| Harmony Pointe Care Center Lakewood | 1.1 | 125 | 1.81 | 3.12 | 29.2% | 3 | None |
| Wheatridge Care Center Wheat Ridge | 1.2 | 65 | 1.92 | 3.34 | 50.0% | 3 | $20,616 |
| Western Hills Health Care Center Lakewood | 1.6 | 140 | 2.11 | 3.74 | 42.7% | 3 | None |
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 1.6 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Allison Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.6 | 85 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 27.9% | 2 | $34,580 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.