Irondale Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Irondale Post Acute is a 95-bed for-profit nursing home in Commerce City, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.21 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22.
Irondale Post Acute
7150 Poplar StCommerce City, CO 80022
Adams County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Special Focus Facility candidate. CMS lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus Facility program, which is for nursing homes with a history of serious quality issues.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Irondale Post Acute, nurse aides logged 2.21 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 175 aide hours a day, or about 22 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 11% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.21 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.60 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.35 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.98 | 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
CMS publishes no nursing staff turnover figure for Irondale Post Acute in this release.
CMS note: Staffing data did not meet the criteria to calculate turnover.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Feb 12, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 13 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 5 fines totaling $131,261 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | Fine | $50,400 |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Fine | $30,076 |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Fine | $17,345 |
| Nov 20, 2024 | Fine | $8,338 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Fine | $25,102 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Payment Denial | 32 days from Jan 13, 2024 |
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. Irondale Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Irondale Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: West Van Buren Healthcare, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 1, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Irondale Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Ridgeview Post Acute Commerce City | 1.3 | 112 | 1.96 | 3.00 | 42.1% | 4 | None |
| City Scape Rehabilitation & Care Center LLC Denver · abuse citation | 4.4 | 60 | 2.39 | 3.63 | 53.3% | 2 | $59,543 |
| Thornton Care Center Thornton | 4.8 | 101 | 1.64 | 2.99 | 50.7% | 1 | $21,483 |
| The Villas at Sunny Acres Thornton · abuse citation | 4.9 | 160 | 2.01 | 3.06 | 30.6% | 2 | $19,988 |
| City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Denver · abuse citation | 6.1 | 125 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 30.7% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Denver North Care Center Denver | 6.2 | 82 | 1.59 | 2.89 | 35.2% | 3 | None |
| Clear Creek Care Center Westminster | 6.4 | 80 | 2.01 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Skylake Post Acute Thornton | 6.4 | 242 | 1.57 | 2.91 | 35.0% | 1 | $25,572 |
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.