LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER is a 120-bed nursing home in WESTMINSTER, Colorado. CMS has certified it for Medicare and Medicaid since 1997-05-20. It averages 79.9 residents a day.
What harm was found in the violations cited at LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER?
CMS lists 29 health-inspection deficiencies for LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER since 2022-05-12, 21 of them in the three years to 2026-08-01: the highest scope-and-severity letter on record is G; the most recent health inspection was 2026-03-19.
| Survey date | Tag | Deficiency | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | F0684 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | G |
| 2025-05-01 | F0686 | Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing. | G |
| 2025-05-01 | F0565, F0605, F0759, F0943 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function. / Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater. / Give their staff education on dementia care, and what abuse, neglect, and exploitation are; and how to report abuse, neglect, and exploitation. | E |
| 2025-05-01 | F0561, F0585, F0684, F0756, F0881 | Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. / Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. / Implement a program that monitors antibiotic use. | D |
| 2024-11-13 | F0550 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D |
| 2024-06-17 | F0600 | Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. | G |
| 2023-08-17 | F0565, F0761 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / 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. | E |
| 2023-08-17 | F0550, F0585, F0661, F0688, F0689, F0695 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. / Honor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances. / Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge. / 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. / Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| 2022-05-12 | F0697 | Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services. | G |
| 2022-05-12 | F0812, F0886 | Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards. / Perform COVID19 testing on residents and staff. | F |
| 2022-05-12 | F0565, F0760, F0888 | Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility. / Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. / Ensure staff are vaccinated for COVID-19 | E |
| 2022-05-12 | F0558, F0695 | Reasonably accommodate the needs and preferences of each resident. / Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
Why was LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER fined 3 times?
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-19 | Fine | $17,215 |
| 2025-05-01 | Fine | $21,359 |
| 2024-06-17 | Fine | $8,824 |
How is LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER staffed?
| Measure | This facility | CO average |
|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing hours per resident per day | 3.86904 | 3.72368 |
| Total nursing staff turnover (%) | 52.3 | 47.1 |
| Average number of residents per day | 79.9 | 74.8 |
Who owns LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER, and what chain is it in?
LIFE CARE CENTER OF WESTMINSTER is registered with CMS as For profit - Corporation, operates under the legal business name WESTMINSTER MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC and belongs to the LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA chain.
| Role | Owner | Association date |
|---|---|---|
| W-2 MANAGING EMPLOYEE | MURPHY, SEAN | since 12/28/2020 |
| CORPORATE OFFICER | CROSS, CINDY, THURMOND, JOAN | since 02/03/1994 |
| OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | since 01/01/1997 |
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