Life Care Center of Westminster: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Life Care Center of Westminster is a 120-bed for-profit nursing home in Westminster, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.14 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 3% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 52.3% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Life Care Center of Westminster
7751 Zenobia CtWestminster, CO 80030
Adams 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 Life Care Center of Westminster, nurse aides logged 2.14 hours per resident per day, 3% below the Colorado average. With about 80 residents a day, that works out to roughly 171 aide hours a day, or about 21 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.14 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.87 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.38 | 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
52.3% of nursing staff at Life Care Center of Westminster left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 56.3%. 2 administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 1, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 11 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $47,398 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2026 | Fine | $17,215 |
| May 1, 2025 | Fine | $21,359 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | Fine | $8,824 |
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. Life Care Center of Westminster holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Life Care Center of Westminster
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Westminster Medical Investors, LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: May 20, 1997
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Life Care Center of Westminster
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Park Forest Care Center LLC Westminster · abuse citation | 1.0 | 103 | 1.67 | 2.61 | — | 1 | $16,146 |
| Clear Creek Care Center Westminster | 1.1 | 80 | 2.01 | 3.42 | 54.3% | 3 | None |
| Arbor View Care Center, LLC Arvada | 1.8 | 110 | 2.23 | 3.42 | 56.0% | 3 | $22,271 |
| The Village Care and Rehabilitation Center Westminster | 2.4 | 60 | 2.49 | 4.12 | 43.7% | 4 | None |
| Arvada Care and Rehabilitation Center Arvada | 2.4 | 54 | 2.20 | 3.46 | — | 5 | $8,018 |
| Thornton Care Center Thornton | 4.4 | 101 | 1.64 | 2.99 | 50.7% | 1 | $21,483 |
| The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood Wheat Ridge | 4.7 | 103 | 2.14 | 3.57 | — | 4 | $46,150 |
| Lakeside Post Acute Wheat Ridge · abuse citation | 4.8 | 78 | 2.06 | 3.25 | 56.5% | 3 | $14,058 |
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.