WESTWOOD POST ACUTE — Nursing Home in DENVER, CO
CMS Five-Star Rating
Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures
Facility Overview
| Certified Beds | 85 |
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| Average Residents/Day | 62.5 |
| CMS Certification Number | 065274 |
Staffing Levels
Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)
| Total Nurse Staffing | 3.78 HPRD |
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| RN Staffing | 0.66 HPRD |
Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies
WESTWOOD POST ACUTE had 21 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (April 25, 2025), including 1 classified as severe.
Inspection Findings — April 25, 2025
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Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Level E)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide a neutral and fair arbitration process and agree to arbitrator and venue. (Level F)Corrected — May 12, 2025
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Honor the resident's right to manage his or her financial affairs. (Level E)Corrected — May 9, 2025
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Allow residents to easily view the nursing home's survey results and communicate with advocate agencies. (Level C)Corrected — May 1, 2025
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Coordinate assessments with the pre-admission screening and resident review program; and referring for services as needed. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. (Level D)Corrected — May 16, 2025
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Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level J)Corrected — April 30, 2025
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration. (Level E)Corrected — May 1, 2025
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Ensure meals and snacks are served at times in accordance with resident’s needs, preferences, and requests. Suitable and nourishing alternative meals and snacks must be provided for residents who want to eat at non-traditional times or outside of scheduled meal times. (Level E)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. (Level F)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
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Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave. (Level D)Corrected — May 1, 2025
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. (Level D)Corrected — May 15, 2025
Westwood Post Acute is a 85-bed nursing home in Denver, Colorado. It holds a 2-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.8 hours per resident day, above the Colorado average of 3.7. Its most recent inspection, in April 2025, cited 21 deficiencies, one of them severe. It is on CMS's Special Focus Facility list, a designation for persistently poor-performing nursing homes.
Staffing appears modestly stronger than the state average, which can help with day-to-day care. However, the facility is on CMS’s Special Focus Facility list and had multiple deficiencies including at least one severe finding and several issues affecting resident rights and basic needs, so ask how they are addressing those specific problems and what measurable improvements have been made.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is WESTWOOD POST ACUTE Medicare and Medicaid certified?
WESTWOOD POST ACUTE is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.
What is WESTWOOD POST ACUTE's CMS star rating?
WESTWOOD POST ACUTE has an overall CMS rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
How is staffing at WESTWOOD POST ACUTE?
WESTWOOD POST ACUTE reports 3.77586 total nurse hours per resident day.
Has WESTWOOD POST ACUTE had health inspection deficiencies?
On its most recent inspection, WESTWOOD POST ACUTE had 21 total deficiencies, including 1 classified as severe.
How many beds does WESTWOOD POST ACUTE have?
WESTWOOD POST ACUTE has 85 certified beds.
Nearby Nursing Homes
- PARKVIEW CARE CENTER — 5/5 — 0.0 mi
- OAKWOOD CARE AND REHABILITATION — 1/5 — 2.2 mi
- HEIGHTS POST ACUTE, THE — 2/5 — 2.3 mi
- MAPLETON POST ACUTE — 3/5 — 2.5 mi
- VILLA MANOR CARE CENTER — 4/5 — 3.2 mi
- LAKEWOOD POST ACUTE AND REHABILITATION — 1/5 — 3.5 mi
Data Source
This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.
CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.
CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.
CareQED last updated June 21, 2026.