3/5
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.
3/5
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.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is a 108-bed nursing home located at 7395 W Eastman Pl in Lakewood, Colorado. Managed under owner Austin Birrell, the facility handles short-term recovery, with resident stays averaging just eight days. This brief timeline indicates an operation focused heavily on fast-tracked post-hospital care and transitional rehabilitation.
On the floor, residents receive an average of nearly seven hours of direct nursing care every day. This intensive daily schedule is managed by a 24-hour crew of RNs, LPNs, and aides who oversee pain management, diabetic monitoring, complex wound treatments, and temporary respite stays. The building features an expanded therapy gym and outdoor courtyards, while the surrounding neighborhood is highly walkable, scoring an 85 out of 100, which makes it easy for visitors to arrive on foot or handle errands nearby.
Routine compliance monitoring falls under state health guidelines, requiring periodic inspections of the physical property and clinical routines. The administration is responsible for keeping all daily therapy protocols, building systems, and staffing schedules aligned with regional licensing laws.
Prospective residents can reach out to the admissions office to ask about current bed openings, verify details regarding the short-term rehab intake process, or schedule a time to come look around the recovery spaces.
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.
Staffing hours
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.
Hours per resident per day vs Colorado averages
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All 6 underlying metrics are above the state average
Average number of days residents stay at this facility, based on CMS cost report data. Shorter stays often reflect post-acute or rehab care; longer stays reflect long-term care.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is administered by Zachary Taylor Spencer.
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, deficiency, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total deficiencies
Formal regulatory issues recorded by inspectors across all inspection types.
| 37 | 38 | This facility has 3% fewer total deficiencies than a typical Colorado nursing home (37 vs. CO avg 38).↓ 3% better |
|
Deficiencies per inspection
Average deficiencies per inspection.
| 9.3 | 7.6 | This facility has 22% more deficiencies per inspection than a typical Colorado nursing home (9.3 vs. CO avg 7.6).↑ 22% worse |
Inspections
| This Facility | CO Average | vs. CO Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
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Total inspections
Combined count of all inspections conducted at this facility.
| 4 | 5 | This facility has had 20% fewer total inspections than the Colorado average (4 vs. CO avg 5). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 20% fewer |
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
No penalties in the past 3 years
No civil money penalties or payment denials were reported in the last 3 years.
These measures show how residents usually do over time at this home, based on health outcomes and preventive care.
CMS star rating based on short-stay quality measure performance. 5 stars = much above average, 1 star = much below average.
Percentage of short-stay residents who were re-hospitalized after their nursing home admission.
24.1%
19% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 20.3%
Percentage of short-stay residents who had an outpatient emergency department visit.
20.9%
63% worse than Colorado averageColorado average: 12.8%
Percentage of SNF residents who experience falls with major injury during their stay.
0.0%
100% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 0.8%
Percentage of residents at or above expected ability to care for themselves at discharge.
85.4%
59% better than Colorado averageColorado average: 53.7%
Rate of successful return to home or community from a skilled nursing facility.
55.3%
9% better 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.
27% of new residents, usually for short-term rehab.
73% of new residents, often for short stays.
Based on the home's most recent complete CMS SNF Cost Report — fiscal year ending in 12/2020. This is an older period than most facilities report, so compare with that in mind.
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Net patient revenue — what the home actually collects for resident care, after contractual allowances, bad debt and discounts are subtracted from its gross charges (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3). It covers resident care only; money the home earns from other sources is shown separately as "Other income."
Net patient income: net patient revenue minus the home's total operating expenses. A positive figure means it earns more from resident care than it spends to deliver it; a negative figure means the opposite. It excludes non-operating "other income."
Staff salaries plus wage-related costs — benefits such as payroll taxes, health insurance and retirement — from the home's own accounting records (CMS cost report, Worksheet A). Contract or agency labor is counted separately, under other operating costs.
Payroll as a share of revenue: staff salaries and wage-related benefits divided by net patient revenue. A higher figure means more of each revenue dollar goes to staff pay.
Everything it costs to run the home apart from payroll — food, utilities, supplies, maintenance, contract labor and administration. Calculated as total operating expense minus payroll (staff salaries and wage-related benefits).
The home's total operating expense for the year — all the costs of running it, salaries included (CMS cost report, Worksheet G-3).
Residents typically stay for brief periods, with frequent admissions and discharges throughout the year.
Most new residents arrive under private pay (73% of admissions), and a typical private pay stay runs around 11 days.
Coverage residents most often arrive under.
Coverage residents most often leave under.
0.0 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Lakewood's city center to Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation's address, calculated via Google Maps.
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Info below is compiled from CMS reports & the CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest to lowest based on our ranking methodology.
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99.6%
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12
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85
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85
CO AVG
53
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#56 / 848 | Mark Bedinger | $7.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$9.8M
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#131 / 179 | $3.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$3.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$6.1M
Rank
#146 / 179 | 47%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
47%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
63.5%
Rank
#160 / 179 | 65171 | ||||
| Western Hills Health Care Center | NH SNF | Lakewood (Morse Park) | 140
Facility
140
CO AVG
76
Rank
#52 / 526 |
64.9%
Facility
64.9%
CO AVG
70.5
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#99 / 147 | -8% | 3.74
Facility
3.74
CO AVG
3.86
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#89 / 203 | +22% | -3% | $0
Facility
$0
CO AVG
$39.2k
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#1 / 210 | 22
Facility
22
CO AVG
24.8
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#90 / 204 | 5.5
Facility
5.5
CO AVG
5.2
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#119 / 204 | - | 91 | - |
84
Facility
84
CO AVG
53
Rank
#68 / 848 | Amy Goeglein | $10.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$10.0MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$9.8M
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#71 / 179 | $7.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.2MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$6.1M
Rank
#52 / 179 | 71.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
71.8%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
63.5%
Rank
#19 / 179 | 65209 | ||||
| Villa Manor Care Center | NH SNF | Lakewood | 110
Facility
110
CO AVG
76
Rank
#106 / 526 |
71.6%
Facility
71.6%
CO AVG
70.5
Rank
#90 / 147 | +2% | 3.91
Facility
3.91
CO AVG
3.86
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#75 / 203 | -6% | +1% | $0
Facility
$0
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#1 / 210 | 27
Facility
27
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#128 / 204 | 4.5
Facility
4.5
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#81 / 204 | - | 79 | - |
70
Facility
70
CO AVG
53
Rank
#226 / 848 | Developers Investment Company Inc | $11.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
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$11.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$9.8M
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#54 / 179 | $7.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$7.4MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$6.1M
Rank
#47 / 179 | 65.4%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
65.4%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
63.5%
Rank
#41 / 179 | 65092 | ||||
| Cambridge Care Center | NH HOS PC RC SNF | Lakewood (South Alameda) | 100
Facility
100
CO AVG
76
Rank
#158 / 526 |
29.0%
Facility
29.0%
CO AVG
70.5
Rank
#138 / 147 | -59% | 3.50
Facility
3.50
CO AVG
3.86
Rank
#109 / 203 | -5% | -9% | $8.2k
Facility
$8.2k
CO AVG
$39.2k
Rank
#96 / 210 | 16
Facility
16
CO AVG
24.8
Rank
#45 / 204 | 2.7
Facility
2.7
CO AVG
5.2
Rank
#23 / 204 | 1 | 29 | A+ |
85
Facility
85
CO AVG
53
Rank
#56 / 848 | Pamela Smith | $9.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$9.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$9.8M
Rank
#80 / 179 | $5.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
$5.3MFiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
$6.1M
Rank
#96 / 179 | 57.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
Facility
57.3%Fiscal year ending 12/2023
CO AVG
63.5%
Rank
#107 / 179 | 65296 |
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is located in LAKEWOOD, Colorado.
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Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is in the South Alameda neighborhood of LAKEWOOD.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is legally operated by Eastman Community Healthcare, LLC, and administered by Zachary Taylor Spencer.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation has a walk score of 85. Very walkable. Most errands can be accomplished on foot, and many essentials are within a short walk.
No, Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation has a no-pet policy.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation is registered as a for-profit in CO.
Zachary Taylor Spencer is the administrator of Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation.
Lakewood Post Acute and Rehabilitation has 108 beds.
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