Lakewood Post Acute And Rehabilitation is certified as a Medicare facility and has been approved to provide these services since 2010-07-16. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (303) 730-8000 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Lakewood Post Acute And Rehabilitation holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 79.2/100, placing it #4027 of 14703 facilities nationally and #62 of 210 in Colorado. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Lakewood Post Acute And Rehabilitation receives a reported average of 6 hours 39 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 1 hour 32 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 1 hour 28 minutes; Nurse Aide — 3 hours 39 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 5 hours 56 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 58.1%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

In the current reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $49,137. 63 substantiated complaints were recorded across the 5-year period — families should request details from the facility or review CMS inspection findings. There were 1 Medicare payment denial(s) in the current period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 2 fine(s) totaling $49,137, and 1 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 3. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 96.0 (lower scores are better). Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Lakewood Post Acute And Rehabilitation ranks 4027th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 79.2/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within CO, it ranks 62nd out of 210 nursing homes. In Lakewood, it ranks 3rd out of 13 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #213 nationally and RN hours rank #534 nationally (#9 in CO). Our composite quality score of 79.2/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Lakewood, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/colorado/lakewood/