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SIERRA POST ACUTE

An independent review of Sierra Post Acute's safety record, its Medicare rating, health-inspection citations, staffing, fines and complaints, drawn from public federal data (not user star-ratings).

1432 DEPEW ST · LAKEWOOD, CO 80214 · 102 beds
Phone: 3032381375
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Open Care Data Safety Grade

This facility raises serious safety concerns and ranks well below its peers.

Starts from the Medicare rating, then weighs an abuse finding on record; $54,903 in federal fines. How we grade · See how it compares
Open Care Data's independent assessment of public federal data, not an official CMS rating. Data can lag or change. Operate this facility? Report a correction.

Recent News August 2026 federal update

Staffing rating improved from 1 to 4 stars

In the August 2026 federal update, this facility's Medicare staffing rating improved from 1 of 5 stars to 4. The staffing rating reflects nurse hours per resident per day and staff turnover. A higher rating reflects a change in the facility's measured performance in that area versus the prior release.

Total federal fines changed to $54,903

In the August 2026 federal update, the total dollar amount of federal fines on this facility's record changed from $78,888 to $54,903. Fines are civil monetary penalties CMS levies when serious problems are identified and not corrected.

These changes are drawn from the U.S. federal (CMS) nursing home data. The facts are CMS's; the explanations are Open Care Data's. Federal data updates periodically and can lag current conditions. Operate this facility? Add context or report a correction.

Medicare Five-Star Rating · as of the latest federal update

Overall
★★
2 / 5
Staffing
★★★★
4 / 5
Health Inspection
1 / 5
Quality Measures
★★★★★
5 / 5

Top concerns What stands out in the record

  • Flagged for a serious abuse-related finding by inspectors.
  • Below-average overall Medicare rating (2 of 5 stars).
  • $54,903 in federal fines across 3 penalties.
  • High registered-nurse turnover (54%), care continuity may suffer.

How it compares vs. 210 CO nursing homes

Overall Medicare rating
2of 5 stars
Better than 13% of CO homes
Staffing rating
4of 5 stars
Better than 56% of CO homes
Health-inspection rating
1of 5 stars
Better than 0% of CO homes
Total nurse hours / resident / day
3.79574hrs
Better than 65% of CO homes
RN hours / resident / day
0.41244hrs
Better than 4% of CO homes
RN turnover
54.5%
Better than 27% of CO homes

Percentiles rank this facility against every other Medicare-rated nursing home in Colorado, using the latest federal data.

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Safety & Enforcement Federal inspection record

Safety indicators

Abuse indicator Flagged, abuse finding
Substantiated complaints 0

Financial penalties

3
Fines
$54,903
Total fines
1
Payment denials
4
Total penalties

Staffing Hours per resident / day

0.41244
RN hours per resident / day
Benchmark ≥ 0.75
3.79574
Total nursing hours / day
Benchmark ≈ 4.1
4.48875
Weekend nursing hours / day
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Higher staffing, especially RN time, correlates with better outcomes and higher Medicare star ratings.

Recent Deficiency Citations Last 36 months · federal inspections

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Quality Measures Medicare quality data · lower is better

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