Westwood Post Acute
Nursing home in Denver, Colorado, CMS certification number 065274
3185 W Arkansas Ave, Denver, CO 80219 · Denver County
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 85
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- April 25, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 21
- Fines in 3 years
- $53,136 (2)
Does Westwood Post Acute take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Westwood Post Acute 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 1 of 5 |
| Staffing | 2 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Westwood Post Acute 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
- 2.73
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.41
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.65
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.66
- Weekend total hours
- 2.50
- Nursing staff turnover
- 54.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 66.7%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on April 25, 2025 and cited 21 deficiencies, plus 2 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on September 28, 2023, found 5.
It is a candidate for the CMS special focus program. CMS puts homes with a long record of serious problems on this list for extra inspections.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Westwood Post Acute 2 times in the past 3 years, for $53,136 in total.
It also had 2 payment denials, when Medicare stopped paying for new admissions for a time.
Beds and residents
On an average day 73.9 residents live here, about 87% of its 85 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 85
- Average residents per day
- 73.9
- Certified since
- April 1, 1990
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Westwood Post Acute
- Legal business name
- North Star Healthcare LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 277 homes nationally under Pacs Group, 3-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Westwood Post Acute
- Parkview Care Center3105 W Arkansas Ave, Denver 80219
- Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation5301 W 1st Ave, Lakewood 80226
- Heights Care & Rehabilitation LLC3131 S Federal Blvd, Denver 80236
- Mapleton Post Acute115 Ingalls St, Lakewood 80226
- Villa Manor Care Center7950 W Mississippi Ave, Lakewood 80226
See also all nursing homes in Denver.
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 23 in Denver, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Westwood Post Acute, 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 Westwood Post Acute
What is the CMS star rating of Westwood Post Acute?
2 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Westwood Post Acute accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Westwood Post Acute?
21 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Westwood Post Acute?
North Star Healthcare LLC, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.