Western Hills Health Care Center is a medicare and medicaid certified nursing home in Lakewood, Colorado. It is located in Jefferson county at
1625 Carr St, Lakewood, Colorado 80214. You can reach out to the office of Western Hills Health Care Center via phone at
(303) 232-6881. This skilled nursing facility has 140 federally certified beds with average occupancy rate of 51.93%. Its legal business name is Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. and has the following ownership type - For Profit - Corporation.
Western Hills Health Care Center (Medicare CCN 065209) is certified by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) and participates in both medicare and medicaid program. This means if you are part of medicare or medicaid program, you may consider this nursing facility for your medical needs. It was first certified by CMS in 1985 (39 years certified) and the last quality survey was conducted in July, 2019.
Contact Information
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Western Hills Health Care Center |
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1625 Carr St, Lakewood, Colorado 80214 |
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(303) 232-6881 |
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Nursing Home Profile
| Name | Western Hills Health Care Center |
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| Location | 1625 Carr St, Lakewood, Colorado |
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| Certified By | Medicare and Medicaid |
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| No. of Certified Beds | 140 |
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| Occupancy Rate | 51.93% |
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| Medicare ID (CCN) | 065209 |
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| Legal Business Name | Life Care Centers Of America, Inc. |
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| Ownership Type | For Profit - Corporation |
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NPI Associated with this Nursing Home:
Nursing Homes may have multiple NPI numbers. We have found possible NPI number/s associated with Western Hills Health Care Center from NPPES records by matching pattern on the basis of name, address, phone number etc. Please use this information accordingly.
| NPI Number | 1750448437 |
| Organization Name | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. |
| Doing Business As | WESTERN HILLS HEALTH CARE CENTER |
| Address | 1625 Carr St, Lakewood, CO 80214 |
| Phone Number | 303-232-6881 |
Quality Ratings:
Nursing homes vary in the quality of care and services they provide to their residents. The below quality ratings for Western Hills Health Care Center are calculated from three sources - health inspection results, staffing data, and quality measure data. This information gives you an indication of the care Western Hills Health Care Center give to their patients.
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Complaints, Fines and Penalties:
| Number of Facility Reported Incidents | 0 |
| Number of Substantiated Complaints | 0 |
| Number of Fines | 1 |
| Total Amount of Fines in Dollars | $3250 |
| Number of Payment Denials | 0 |
| Total Number of Penalties | 1 |
Patients' Stay Experience:
The resident survey data of Western Hills Health Care Center is compared against the national average with the color code indicators:
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| Experience Measure | Provider | National Avg. |
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| Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased | 25.7 | 14.46 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight | 6.06 | 5.51 |
| Percentage of low risk long-stay residents who lose control of their bowels or bladder | 57.14 | 48.41 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder | 2.81 | 1.79 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection | 0.4 | 2.65 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms | 13.83 | 5.05 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained | 0 | 0.23 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury | 4.04 | 3.36 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 99.26 | 93.87 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication | 10.31 | 14.2 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine | 97.55 | 83.88 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication | 0 | 1.79 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to move independently worsened | 41.89 | 17.09 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication | 3.98 | 19.7 |
| Percentage of high risk long-stay residents with pressure ulcers | 3.33 | 7.32 |
| Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 96.04 | 95.98 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who made improvements in function | 77.33 | 67.99 |
| Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine | 76.8 | 82.93 |
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