Westwood Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Westwood Post Acute is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.98 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 11% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 50.7% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Westwood Post Acute
3185 W Arkansas AveDenver, CO 80219
Denver 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 Westwood Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.98 hours per resident per day, 11% below the Colorado average. With about 69 residents a day, that works out to roughly 137 aide hours a day, or about 17 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) | 1.98 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.77 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.49 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.24 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.91 | 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
50.7% of nursing staff at Westwood Post Acute 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%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Apr 25, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 21 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 3 fines totaling $65,470 and 2 payment denials in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2025 | Fine | $23,959 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Payment Denial | 12 days from May 21, 2025 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Fine | $29,177 |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Payment Denial | 25 days from Apr 5, 2024 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Fine | $12,334 |
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. Westwood Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Westwood Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: North Star Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 1, 1990
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Westwood Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Parkview Care Center Denver | 0.0 | 73 | 1.86 | 3.46 | 49.1% | 5 | None |
| Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation Lakewood · abuse citation | 2.2 | 170 | 1.95 | 3.00 | 53.7% | 1 | $217,271 |
| Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC Denver | 2.3 | 110 | 2.03 | 3.30 | 75.9% | 2 | $68,159 |
| Mapleton Post Acute Lakewood | 2.5 | 90 | 2.19 | 3.18 | 50.0% | 4 | None |
| Villa Manor Care Center Lakewood | 3.2 | 110 | 2.15 | 4.17 | 45.7% | 4 | None |
| Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 3.5 | 108 | 3.25 | 6.95 | 44.7% | 3 | $32,513 |
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 3.6 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Sierra Post Acute Lakewood · abuse citation | 3.7 | 102 | 2.33 | 3.80 | 50.0% | 2 | $54,903 |
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.