South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation is a 106-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of The Ensign Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.01 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 10% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 48.9% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation
4450 E Jewell AveDenver, CO 80222
Denver 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 South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation, nurse aides logged 2.01 hours per resident per day, 10% below the Colorado average. With about 103 residents a day, that works out to roughly 206 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.01 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.46 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.10 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.79 | 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
48.9% of nursing staff at South Valley Post Acute 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 41.7%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Jan 29, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 7 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: The Ensign Group, 342 homes
- Legal name: Avalanche Healthcare Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Mar 17, 1986
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Rowan Community, Inc Denver | 0.5 | 65 | 2.43 | 3.72 | 29.8% | 4 | $4,622 |
| Amberwood Post Acute Denver | 0.6 | 88 | 1.70 | 2.93 | 44.1% | 2 | $9,636 |
| Brookshire Post Acute Denver · abuse citation | 0.6 | 67 | 2.10 | 3.27 | 57.8% | 1 | $75,713 |
| The Suites at Clermont Park Care Center Denver | 0.7 | 63 | 2.51 | 4.47 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Highline Post Acute Denver | 1.2 | 125 | 1.85 | 3.12 | 43.3% | 1 | $79,956 |
| Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation Denver | 1.2 | 133 | 1.68 | 2.92 | 34.4% | 3 | $9,249 |
| Crestmoor Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 2.0 | 108 | 1.69 | 2.87 | 17.0% | 3 | $845 |
| Berkley Manor Care Center Denver | 2.2 | 118 | 2.17 | 3.74 | 14.5% | 5 | $17,160 |
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.