Overview
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It is the highest-rated of the 4 nursing homes in Wheat Ridge. It scores best on quality of care (5 of 5) and lowest on health inspections (3 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.6 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 59% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on February 11, 2026, found 4 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $46,150 in the past three years.
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood is a for-profit facility with 103 certified beds, caring for about 83 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
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- February 11, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 4
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $46,150
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.64 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.56 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.90 hrs
- Nurse aides2.18 hrs
- Physical therapists0.02 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 103
- Average residents per day
- 83
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- September 1, 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