Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation is a 170-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.95 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 12% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 53.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation
5301 W 1st AveLakewood, CO 80226
Jefferson County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 1.95 hours per resident per day, 12% below the Colorado average. With about 126 residents a day, that works out to roughly 246 aide hours a day, or about 31 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 7% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.95 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.56 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.50 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.00 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.81 | 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
53.7% of nursing staff at Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 50.0%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Sep 11, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 16 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $217,271 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2025 | Fine | $53,151 |
| Jan 29, 2025 | Payment Denial | 8 days from Feb 27, 2025 |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Fine | $52,416 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Fine | $111,704 |
| Oct 9, 2023 | Payment Denial | 21 days from Nov 7, 2023 |
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. Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation holds 1 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Fox Hollow Healthcare Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 1, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Mapleton Post Acute Lakewood | 0.5 | 90 | 2.19 | 3.18 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Sierra Post Acute Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.5 | 102 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 2 | $54,903 |
| Cedars Healthcare Center Lakewood | 1.7 | 130 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 26.7% | 3 | $55,908 |
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 1.8 | 67 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Cambridge Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.8 | 110 | 1.63 | 2.90 | 32.8% | 3 | $8,151 |
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 2.0 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Parkview Care Center Denver | 2.2 | 73 | 1.86 | 3.46 | 49.1% | 5 | None |
| Westwood Post Acute Denver · SFF candidate | 2.2 | 85 | 1.98 | 3.24 | 50.7% | 2 | $65,470 |
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.