Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Lakewood, CO

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Lakewood
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on December 8, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Lakewood has a total of 92 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,929 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Lakewood of 157,935, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 15.91 persons in Lakewood. There were 7,522 residents in nursing homes as December 8, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 75.76 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Lakewood has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Lakewood and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.83	0.85 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.21	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.78	0.70 / 0.88
All Staff	3.82	3.78 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Colorado.

COVID-19 Infections in Lakewood Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Lakewood there were a total of 17 new cases and 17 new deaths among residents for the week ending December 8, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Lakewood

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Lakewood Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Lakewood, CO. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Lakewood

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Lakewood based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence 1600 S POTOMAC ST AURORA, CO	21.33
Beth Israel at Shalom Park 14800 E BELLEVIEW DR AURORA, CO	11.33
Frasier Meadows Health Care Center 4950 THUNDERBIRD DR BOULDER, CO	22.00
South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation 4450 E JEWELL AVE DENVER, CO	31.33
Suites at Clermont Park Care Center 2480 S CLERMONT ST DENVER, CO	35.33
The Center at Northridge, LLC 12285 PECOS ST WESTMINSTER, CO	20.67
Orchard Park Health Care Center 6005 S HOLLY ST LITTLETON, CO	17.33
Neurorestorative Colorado 5945 S WRIGHT ST LITTLETON, CO	32.67
The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center 5590 E PEAKVIEW AVE CENTENNIAL, CO	21.33
Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center 5822 S LOWELL WY LITTLETON, CO	13.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Lakewood based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Adara Living 12975 SHERIDAN BLVD BROOMFIELD, CO	172.33
Prestige Care Center of Morrison 150 SPRING ST MORRISON, CO	223.67 /
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood 3835 HARLAN ST WHEAT RIDGE, CO	127.00
The Heights Post Acute 3131 S FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO	170.33 /
Thornton Care Center 501 THORNTON PKWY THORNTON, CO	186.50 /
University Heights Care Center 656 DILLON WAY AURORA, CO	145.00 /
Skylake Post Acute 12080 BELLAIRE WY THORNTON, CO	173.17 /
Sierra Post Acute 1432 DEPEW ST LAKEWOOD, CO	123.33
Forest Street Compassionate Care Center 3345 FOREST ST DENVER, CO	99.33 /
Westwood Post Acute 3185 W ARKANSAS AVE DENVER, CO	163.50

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