Western Hills Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Western Hills Health Care Center is a 140-bed for-profit nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.11 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 42.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Western Hills Health Care Center
1625 Carr 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 Western Hills Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.11 hours per resident per day, 5% below the Colorado average. With about 90 residents a day, that works out to roughly 190 aide hours a day, or about 24 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 12% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.11 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.82 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.81 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.74 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.29 | 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
42.7% of nursing staff at Western Hills Health Care 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 43.8%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 10 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. Western Hills Health Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Western Hills Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 18, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Western Hills Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Allison Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 0.0 | 85 | 2.11 | 3.44 | 27.9% | 2 | $34,580 |
| Harmony Pointe Care Center Lakewood | 0.5 | 125 | 1.81 | 3.12 | 29.2% | 3 | None |
| Cedars Healthcare Center Lakewood | 1.6 | 130 | 1.87 | 3.18 | 26.7% | 3 | $55,908 |
| Ahc of Lakewood, LLC Lakewood | 1.6 | 36 | 3.17 | 5.36 | 61.9% | 5 | $53,615 |
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 1.6 | 67 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
| Cambridge Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.6 | 110 | 1.63 | 2.90 | 32.8% | 3 | $8,151 |
| Sierra Post Acute Lakewood · abuse citation | 1.6 | 102 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 2 | $54,903 |
| Wheatridge Care Center Wheat Ridge | 2.0 | 65 | 1.92 | 3.34 | 50.0% | 3 | $20,616 |
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.