Denver · 80219
Parkview Care Center
3105 W Arkansas Ave
Denver, CO 80219
Westwood Post Acute
⌖ Denver, CO · Denver County
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Medicare overall rating 2 of 5 stars
Certified beds85
Medicare / MedicaidMedicare & Medicaid
OwnershipFor-profit (corporation)
About Westwood Post Acute
Westwood Post Acute is a 85-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, CO. Medicare rates it 2 out of 5 stars overall (below average); the average in Colorado is 3.2. Medicare lists it as a candidate for its Special Focus program because of a history of serious problems. At its last full inspection (Apr 2025), inspectors found 21 problems, more than the Colorado average of 8.7. 1 citation in its recent inspections was for residents being harmed or put in immediate danger. Nurses and aides spend about 3 hr 14 min a day with each resident, less than the Colorado average of 3 hr 43 min. About 51% of its nursing staff left in the past year. Medicare fined it $65,470 in the last three years.
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Key details
Facility nameWestwood Post Acute
LocationDenver County, Colorado
Phone(303) 922-1169
Address3185 W Arkansas Ave, Denver, CO 80219 · Denver County
CMS provider number65274
Ownership typeFor-profit (corporation)
Operating companyPacs Group · 275 homes
Official inspection reportsRead them on Medicare.gov ↗
Medicare enrolled sinceApril 1, 1990 (36 years)
✓ Medicare✓ Medicaid
Certified for Medicaid; ask whether a Medicaid bed is available.
Quality & inspections
Explore this facility's official CMS inspection history, staffing levels and quality measures below — sourced directly from Medicare's public records.
Ratings and inspection data on this page come directly from CMS's public records and are never altered for any paid listing. Medicare data as of September 2026.
What Medicare found
6 things to ask about in Medicare's inspection, fine and staffing records for this home. 1 care-quality measure is worse than the state average in the rehab and long-term care section below.
About average
- Nursing staff turnover51% a yearColorado average: 47%About average
Things to ask about
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- Special Focus Facility candidateYesMedicare lists this home as a candidate for its Special Focus program, which follows homes with a history of quality problems more closely.Ask about this
- Serious health citations1 for immediate jeopardyCitations where inspectors found residents were harmed or put in immediate danger, most recently in Apr 2025 (about 1 year ago). All 1 were later corrected.Ask about this
- Fines and penalties3 fines totaling $65,470; 2 Medicare payment denialsFederal penalties from the last three years, most recently in Apr 2025 (about 1 year ago). The national average is $30,972 per home.Ask about this
- Health citations at last inspection21 (Apr 2025)Colorado average: 8.7. Most citations are minor and corrected within weeks.Worse than state average
- Nurse staffing per resident3 hr 14 min a dayColorado average: 3 hr 43 minWorse than state average
- Registered nurse time per resident29 min a dayColorado average: 49 minWorse than state average
Source: Medicare (CMS) inspection, penalty and staffing records, compared with the Colorado average. Problems may have been corrected since; ask the home about anything listed here. How we choose these
Short-term rehab or long-term care?
Medicare rates these separately, and many homes are better at one than the other.
Long-term care
For residents who live at the home for months or years.
- Falls with a major injury1.2%State average: 3.4%Better than average
- Pressure sores (bedsores)1.5%State average: 3.4%Better than average
- Given antipsychotic drugs26.0%State average: 20.0%Worse than average
Source: Medicare (CMS) quality measures, compared with the Colorado average. Lower is better for every rate shown.
Who pays, and how full it is
Most residents here have their care paid by Medicaid. In Colorado, Medicaid pays for 68% of resident days at a typical home.
- 70% Medicaid
- 2% Medicare
- 29% Private pay, insurance and other
Beds in use, on average79%Colorado typical: 81%
Cost of care per resident day$463Colorado typical: $377
Shares of resident days, from the home’s Medicare cost report for the year ending December 2024. The cost per day is what care costs the home to provide, not the price you would pay; ask the home for its private-pay rate. A busy home may have fewer open beds, so ask about availability.
Ratings over time
Its overall Medicare rating is 2 stars now, down from 5 stars in January 2019. It has ranged from 1 to 5 stars and changed 16 times.
Overall rating2★
Health inspections1★
Staffing3★
Quality of care5★
Nurse hours per resident per day3.2
20192020202120222023202420252026
Show the values by year
| Month | Overall | Inspections | Staffing | Quality | Nurse hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2019 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Jan 2020 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2021 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2022 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Jan 2023 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.8 |
| Jan 2024 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | – |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Feb 2026 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3.4 |
| Sep 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3.2 |
Source: Medicare (CMS) monthly Care Compare releases since 2019. Medicare has changed how some ratings are calculated over the years and paused most inspections in 2020, so some jumps reflect rule changes rather than changes at the home. Our methodology
See the full inspection reportEvery citation, fine, staffing figure and quality measure Medicare publishes for this home
From Medicare’s September 2026 data. Each inspection is dated below; staffing comes from payroll records for a recent quarter, and resident outcomes cover the latest period Medicare reports.
Inspection summary
How this facility compares to state and national averages on CMS-reported problems.
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Three-survey history
Citation counts across this facility's three most recent inspection cycles, so you can see whether problems are trending up, down, or holding steady.
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