Western Hills Health Care Center
1625 Carr St, Lakewood, CO, 80214
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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.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Life Care Centers Of America
- Certified beds
- 140 · avg 91 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 48.2% — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 47.1% — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065209
- Certified beds
- 140 beds · avg 91 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers Of America, Inc.
- Chain affiliation
- Life Care Centers Of America
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Chain affiliation
Part of the Life Care Centers of America chain — 194 facilities across 26 states. Chain-wide average overall rating 3.5 / 5.
Disclosed owners (15 on record)
- Charity m. Linenberger
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Jeannae Dergance
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
Adp of The Snf · since 2025
- Anna l. Denzler
Operational/managerial Control · since 2025
- Aubrey Preston
Operational/managerial Control · since 2024
- Richard Swanker
Corporate Director · since 2022
+ 9 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
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 21)
- D0881·Feb 27, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use.
- E0880·Feb 27, 2024
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- D0759·Feb 27, 2024
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
- D0610·Feb 27, 2024
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- D0609·Feb 27, 2024
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- D0695·Nov 10, 2022
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
- E0880·Jul 13, 2021
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- F0867·Jul 13, 2021
Administration Deficiencies
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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