Western Hills Health Care Center
Nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado, CMS certification number 065209
1625 Carr St, Lakewood, CO 80214 · Jefferson County
- CMS overall rating
- 3 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 140
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- May 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 12
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Western Hills Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Western Hills Health Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 3 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 3 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Western Hills Health Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.69
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.80
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.84
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.05
- Weekend total hours
- 3.20
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 38.9%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on May 14, 2026 and cited 12 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on February 27, 2024, found 5.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Western Hills Health Care Center in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 90.7 residents live here, about 65% of its 140 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 140
- Average residents per day
- 90.7
- Certified since
- April 18, 1985
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Western Hills Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Western Hills Health Care Center
- Allison Care Center1660 Allison St, Lakewood 80214
- Harmony Pointe Care Center1655 Yarrow St, Lakewood 80214
- Cedars Healthcare Center1599 Ingalls St, Lakewood 80214
- Ahc of Lakewood, LLC11155 W 15th Pl, Lakewood 80215
- Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation1655 Eaton St, Lakewood 80214
See also all nursing homes in Lakewood.
Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Colorado, the 13 in Lakewood, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Western Hills Health Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Western Hills Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Western Hills Health Care Center?
3 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Western Hills Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Western Hills Health Care Center?
12 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Western Hills Health Care Center?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.