Irondale Post Acute
7150 Poplar St, Commerce City, CO, 80022
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
Special Focus Candidate
CMS has identified this facility as a Special Focus Candidate — a track record of serious quality issues that places it one step away from full Special Focus Facility designation.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: The Ensign Group
- Certified beds
- 95 · avg 78 residents/day
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 4 fines · $97,055 total
- Payment denials
- 1 denial
- Infection control citations
- 1
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065318
- Certified beds
- 95 beds · avg 78 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- West Van Buren Healthcare, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- The Ensign Group
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the The Ensign Group chain — 338 facilities across 17 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.2 / 5.
Disclosed owners (12 on record)
- Ami Sato
Corporate Officer · since 2024
- Christopher s Horton
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- David Jorgensen
Corporate Director · since 2020
- Joseph Graham
Corporate Officer · since 2020
- Kare Technologies Llc
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
- Keith Englade
Operational/managerial Control · since 2020
+ 6 additional owners on the federal record.
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners + Chain Performance Measures, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Immediate-jeopardy citations (CMS scope/severity J–L) are the most serious category federal inspectors issue — meaning a deficiency placed residents in immediate risk of serious harm. Ask the facility for the corrective-action plan filed with CMS, and consider contacting your state long-term care ombudsman for context.
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 27)
- D0761·Feb 12, 2026
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
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.
- G0688·Feb 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
- D0685·Feb 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
- D0684·Feb 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- D0679·Feb 12, 2026
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
- D0610·Feb 12, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0605·Feb 12, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
- D0602·Feb 12, 2026
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20252 fines · $64K
- 20241 fine · $8,338
- 20231 fine · $25K · 1 payment denial
Most recent events
- Oct 9, 2025Fine · $46K
- Apr 30, 2025Fine · $17K
- Nov 20, 2024Fine · $8,338
- Dec 14, 2023Payment denial · 32 days · starting Jan 13, 2024
- Dec 14, 2023Fine · $25K
Largest single fine on record: $46K.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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