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CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
CMS (the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) is the federal agency that rates nursing home quality. Its Overall Rating runs from 1 to 5 stars, combining health inspections, staffing, and quality measures, with inspections weighted most heavily.
Irondale Post Acute is a 95-bed skilled nursing facility in Commerce City, Colorado, offering long-term care, secure memory care, rehabilitation services, and respite care to residents in Adams County. The facility is owned by West Van Buren Healthcare, Inc. and administered by Albeejohn Hummel.
CMS rates Irondale Post Acute at 2 stars overall, with 1-star ratings in both Health Inspection and Quality Measures — each substantially below Colorado averages. Across 8 inspections since 2020, the facility recorded 26 total citations, roughly in line with the state average of 24.8. However, the severity profile is a concern: 2 critical and 3 serious citations were issued, and CMS imposed $89,000 in civil money penalties between 2023 and 2025, including a payment denial for new Medicare and Medicaid admissions in December 2023. The most recent fines — $27,000 in April 2025 and $29,000 in October 2025 — both followed Quality of Care citations.
Nurse staffing averages 3 hours and 33 minutes per resident per day, about 8% below the Colorado average. Physical therapist staffing stands out at 80% above the state average, which aligns with the facility’s rehabilitation focus. Long-stay quality measures are broadly below average, with antipsychotic use at 37.8% — more than double the Colorado figure of 18.8% — and daily-activity decline rates elevated compared to state peers.
The facility’s occupancy rate is 91.2%, well above the Colorado average of 76.5%, placing it 31st out of 185 in the state. The current resident census is heavily Medicaid-weighted (88%), with an average length of stay of 192 days, reflecting a predominantly long-term population.
Irondale Post Acute is best suited for long-term Medicaid residents and post-acute rehabilitation in Commerce City, with secure memory care capacity for residents who require a locked unit. Families should review the facility’s enforcement history, antipsychotic-use rates, and quality-of-care findings before making a long-term decision.
The Overall CMS Rating combines results from health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Health inspections carry the most weight. Staffing and quality scores can increase or decrease the final rating based on performance compared to state and national standards.
Based on the results of the facility's three most recent standard inspections and any complaint investigations. CMS reviews the number, scope, and severity of deficiencies, with more recent findings weighted more heavily.
Measures average nursing staff hours per resident per day, including Registered Nurses (RNs) and total nursing staff. Ratings are adjusted based on the level of care residents require and are compared to state and national benchmarks.
Based on clinical and physical health indicators reported to CMS, such as hospital readmissions, falls, pressure ulcers, and improvements in mobility. These measures reflect how well residents' health needs are being managed.
Daily nursing hours per resident by staff type, reported to CMS. Higher is generally better — compare this facility to state and national averages to see where staffing stands.
This home is ranked 102nd out of 177 homes in Colorado for nurse hours. Total adjusted nursing hours per resident per day, combining RN, LPN, and aide time. CMS adjusts this for case-mix so facilities can be fairly compared.
| Staff type | Hours / Day / Resident | vs state avg |
|---|---|---|
|
Registered Nurse (RN)
RNs hold the highest nursing license and can assess residents, interpret test results, and direct care plans. More RN hours per day often signals stronger clinical oversight and faster response to health changes.
| 30m per day | ▼ 40% State avg: 50m per day · National avg: 41m per day |
|
LPN / LVN
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) or Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) deliver routine hands-on care — medication administration, wound dressing, and monitoring vital signs. They work under RN supervision and make up a large share of daily bedside care.
| 45m per day | ▲ 10% State avg: 41m per day · National avg: 52m per day |
|
Nurse Aide
Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) provide the most direct day-to-day assistance: bathing, dressing, feeding, and mobility. Nurse aide hours are typically the largest staffing category and directly affect residents' quality of life.
| 1h 54m per day | ▼ 14% State avg: 2h 12m per day · National avg: 2h 20m per day |
|
Weekend Total Nursing
Combined nursing hours (RN + LPN + Nurse Aide) per resident per day on weekends. Staffing often drops on weekends — this figure reveals whether the facility maintains adequate coverage outside of weekday hours.
| 2h 42m per day | ▼ 17% State avg: 3h 16m per day · National avg: 3h 26m per day |
|
Physical Therapist
Hours per resident per day provided by licensed Physical Therapists (PTs) or PT Assistants. PT services help residents recover mobility after injury or illness and are especially important for post-acute (short-stay) rehabilitation.
| 9m per day | ▲ 80% State avg: 5m per day · National avg: 4m per day |
|
Weekend RN
Registered nurse hours specifically on weekends. Facilities sometimes reduce RN presence on Saturdays and Sundays — a low weekend RN figure compared to weekday hours can indicate reduced clinical oversight when most administrative staff are absent.
| 26m per day | ▼ 28% State avg: 36m per day · National avg: 28m per day |
Similar to the Colorado average: 76.5%Irondale Post Acute is administrated by Albeejohn Hummel.
In Colorado, the Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division is the regulatory body that performs unannounced surveys and publishes facility inspection findings.
This scorecard compares key inspection, citation, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Colorado state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Deficiencies
| This Facility | CO Average | vs. CO Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 36 | 30 | This facility has 20% more total deficiencies than a typical Colorado nursing home (36 vs. CO avg 30).↑ 20% worse |
|
Deficiencies per year
Average deficiencies per year since 2020.
| 6 | 5 | This facility has 20% more deficiencies per year than a typical Colorado nursing home (6 vs. CO avg 5).↑ 20% worse |
|
Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 4 | 5 | This facility has 20% fewer deficiencies per inspection than a typical Colorado nursing home (4 vs. CO avg 5).↓ 20% better |
Inspections
| This Facility | CO Average | vs. CO Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Total inspections
Combined count of all routine and focused inspections. Excludes complaint investigations.
| 9 | 6 | This facility has 50% more total inspections than a typical Colorado nursing home (9 vs. CO avg 6).↑ 50% worse |
Colorado average 4.8
Last Health inspection on Oct 2025
Colorado average 24.8
Colorado average 5.2
Health citations are formal notices following inspections when they fail to comply with safety and care standards.
9 of 26 citations resulted from standard inspections; 9 of 26 resulted from complaint investigations; and 8 of 26 came from combined inspections (standard and complaint).
400% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.4
43% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 2.1
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Corrected
Reporting period: July 1 – September 30, 2025 (Q3 2025). Source: CMS Payroll-Based Journal report.
18% more staff per resident than Colorado average
0% compared with Colorado average
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering July 1 – September 30, 2025.
Manages medical care and health needs.
15 total: 8 full-time employees and 7 contractors.
15
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.6 hoursAssists with medical care and medications.
46 total: 13 full-time employees and 33 contractors.
46
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
9.5 hoursHelps with daily care and mobility.
84 total: 40 full-time employees and 44 contractors.
84
Average shift length. Calculated as total hours divided by days worked and average staff per day.
8.1 hours
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering July 1 – September 30, 2025.
Total hours from contractors
1,945 contractor hours this quarter
This data comes from the CMS Payroll-Based Journal report covering July 1 – September 30, 2025.
| Certified Nursing Assistant | 40 | 44 | 84 | 12,896 | 92 | 100% | 8.1 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 13 | 33 | 46 | 4,183 | 92 | 100% | 9.5 |
| Registered Nurse | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2,872 | 91 | 99% | 9.6 |
| RN Director of Nursing | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1,143 | 66 | 72% | 9 |
| Respiratory Therapy Technician | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1,107 | 69 | 75% | 7.8 |
| Dental Services Staff | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1,040 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Other Dietary Services Staff | 3 | 0 | 3 | 784 | 82 | 89% | 7.4 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 565 | 63 | 68% | 9 |
| Administrator | 1 | 0 | 1 | 528 | 66 | 72% | 8 |
| Dietitian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 528 | 64 | 70% | 8 |
| Nurse Aide in Training | 2 | 0 | 2 | 527 | 46 | 50% | 10.1 |
| Physical Therapy Assistant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 502 | 52 | 57% | 9.1 |
| Qualified Social Worker | 3 | 0 | 3 | 468 | 61 | 66% | 7.7 |
| Physical Therapy Aide | 2 | 0 | 2 | 304 | 57 | 62% | 5.2 |
| Medication Aide/Technician | 2 | 0 | 2 | 149 | 18 | 20% | 8.3 |
| Clinical Nurse Specialist | 2 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 18 | 20% | 6 |
| Occupational Therapy Assistant | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 17 | 18% | 3.2 |
| Speech Language Pathologist | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4% | 2.5 |
| Occupational Therapy Aide | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1% | 8 |
Includes penalties issued in 2023-2025
Federal penalties imposed by CMS for regulatory violations, including civil money penalties (fines) and denials of payment for new Medicare/Medicaid admissions.
Source: CMS Penalties Database (Data as of Jan 2026)
125% higher than Colorado averageColorado average: $40K
80% more fines than Colorado averageColorado average: 2.2
Serious action where Medicare and/or Medicaid temporarily stops payments for new residents until issues are fixed.
1
276% more payment denials than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.3
Penalties are imposed by CMS for violations of federal nursing home regulations.
5 penalties in the past 3 years
Multiple penalties were reported in the last 3 years.
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Oct 9, 2025
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Apr 30, 2025
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Nov 20, 2024
Fines imposed for noncompliance, which can be assessed per day or per instance of violation.
Dec 14, 2023Last updated: Jan 2026
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
A composite score based on pressure ulcers, falls with injury, weight loss, walking ability decline, and activities of daily living decline.
15.6
73% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 9.0
A composite score based on activities of daily living decline, walking ability decline, and incontinence.
29.9
59% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 18.8
CMS star rating based on long-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = significantly above average, 1 star = significantly below average.
Percent of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased
35.9%
124% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 16.0%
Percent of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened
28.2%
66% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 17.0%
Percent of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder
25.6%
10% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 23.2%
Percent of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury
4.4%
33% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 3.3%
Percent of long-stay high risk residents with pressure ulcers
2.2%
44% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 3.9%
Percent of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%
76% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 1.4%
Percent of long-stay residents who lose too much weight
7.4%
42% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 5.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms
3.5%
51% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 7.2%
Percent of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication
37.8%
101% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 18.8%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
89.1%
5% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 93.3%
Percent of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
91.0%
In line with Colorado averageColorado average: 94.7%
Number of hospitalizations per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.11
15% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 1.30
Number of outpatient emergency department visits per 1,000 long-stay resident days.
1.76
5% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 1.67
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine
59.3%
23% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 76.6%
Percent of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication
0.0%
100% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 1.4%
Percent of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine
42.6%
44% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 75.6%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
46.6%
8% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 50.6%
Quality measures are calculated from Minimum Data Set (MDS) assessments. For most measures, lower percentages indicate better care quality.
16% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
58% of new residents, often for short stays.
26% of new residents, often for long-term daily care.
Source: CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics (Data as of Jan 2026)
Total residents
81Residents meet regularly to discuss policies, care quality, and activities
Organized group of residents that meets regularly to discuss facility policies, quality of life, and activities.
Data sourced from CMS Long-Term Care Facility Characteristics quarterly report. Payer mix reflects the current resident census by primary payment source.
Historical financial and operational data for Irondale Post Acute based on CMS SNF Cost Reports.
The portion of the home's budget spent on staff, including nurses, caregivers, and other employees who support care and operations.
Rank #90 / 182Payroll — State benchmarkedThis home is ranked 90th out of 182 homes in Colorado for payroll. Shows total annual staff payroll benchmarked to the Colorado average. Higher payroll investment relative to peers often signals better staffing and less reliance on cheaper contract labor.Click the rank badge to see the full State ranking.Click here to see the full State ranking.
All remaining costs needed to run the home, such as food, utilities, building maintenance, supplies and administrative expenses.
Most residents stay for extended periods and receive ongoing daily care.
30.8 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Commerce City's city center to Irondale Post Acute's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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The legal owner and operator of Irondale Post Acute is West Van Buren Healthcare, Inc..
Irondale Post Acute has a walk score of 38. Somewhat walkable. A few nearby services may be reachable on foot, but most trips require transportation.
Irondale Post Acute's occupancy is 76%.
Albeejohn Hummel is the administrator of Irondale Post Acute.
Irondale Post Acute has 95 beds.
Yes — there are 6 photos of Irondale Post Acute in the photo gallery on this page.
Irondale Post Acute is located at 7150 POPLAR ST.
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