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CEDARS HEALTHCARE CENTER in Lakewood, Colorado provides skilled nursing and rehabilitation care designed to help patients regain strength and independence. Our experienced team focuses on personalized recovery plans and compassionate support during every stage of healing.
Capacity
130 residents
Location
Lakewood, CO
Status
Listed in a public registry
1599 INGALLS ST, Lakewood, Colorado 80214
From CMS Care Compare, the federal record every Medicare-certified nursing home is held to. Data as of September 1, 2026. Check it on Medicare.gov
At its most recent standard inspection, on June 11, 2026, state inspectors cited 15 health deficiencies (the Colorado average is 8.7).
Nurses and nurse aides spend 3 hours 11 minutes with each resident a day, below the Colorado average of 3 hours 43 minutes.
Medicare fined Cedars Healthcare Center once in the last three years, $24,245 in total.
| Measure | This home |
|---|---|
| Nurse and aide time per resident, per day | 3 hours 11 minutesBelow the Colorado average |
| Registered nurse time per resident, per day | 31 minutesBelow the Colorado average |
| Nursing staff who left in the past year | 27%Below the Colorado average |
25 health citations in the last three years. Each one is a federal standard inspectors found the home was not meeting.
June 11, 2026 · Standard inspection · 15 citations
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
July 16, 2025 · Complaint investigation · 2 citations
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Ensure that each resident is free from the use of physical restraints, unless needed for medical treatment.
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide care or services that was trauma informed and/or culturally competent.
PASARR screening for Mental disorders or Intellectual Disabilities
1 fine totaling $24,245 in the last three years.
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State inspectors visited on June 11, 2026 and cited 15 health deficiencies, 2 of them from complaint investigations. The Colorado average is 8.7.
Nurses and aides spend 3 hours 11 minutes with each resident per day, including 31 minutes from registered nurses. 27% of nursing staff left over the past year.
Yes. Medicare fined Cedars Healthcare Center once in the last three years, totaling $24,245.
Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled nursing per benefit period after a qualifying 3-day hospital stay — fully for the first 20 days, then with a daily copay. Long-term custodial stays are generally not covered.
A semi-private room averages about $7,900 per month nationally; private rooms cost more. Medicaid is the largest payer for long-term nursing home care.
Medicare rates nursing homes 1 to 5 stars on its Care Compare site. We don't repeat those stars here. Each nursing home page shows Medicare's underlying record instead: inspections, staffing and fines, with a link to check it on Medicare.gov.