Overview
Lakeside Post Acute has a Medicare overall rating of 3 out of 5, in line with the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 3rd of 4 nursing homes in Wheat Ridge. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.3 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 62% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.5 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on June 25, 2026, found 13 health deficiencies, more than the Colorado average of 8.6. 2 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 2 fines totaling $14,058 in the past three years.
Lakeside Post Acute is a for-profit facility with 78 certified beds, caring for about 59 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1990.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- June 25, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 13
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 2
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 2 totaling $14,058
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 2
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.28 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.47 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.78 hrs
- Nurse aides2.03 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 78
- Average residents per day
- 59
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- January 26, 1990
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes