Cambridge Care Center

Nursing home in Lakewood, CO

Medicare & Medicaid certified3★ overall (CMS)CMS abuse icon

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Public-record details

Address: 1685 Eaton St, Lakewood, CO 80214
Phone: (303) 232-4405
Listed under: For-profit
Medicare CCN: 065296
Overall star rating: 3 of 5 ★★★☆☆
Health inspection rating: 2 of 5
Staffing rating: 4 of 5
Quality measures rating: 5 of 5
Certified beds: 110
Average residents per day: 93
Ownership: For-profit, limited Liability company
Legal business name: Legal Business Name Not Available
Certified for: Medicare and Medicaid
First approved by Medicare/Medicaid: Dec 1, 1991
Changed ownership in last 12 months: No
Continuing care retirement community: No
Located inside a hospital: No
Resident or family council: Resident council
Sprinklers in all required areas: Yes

CMS certification number 065296. Source: CMS Nursing Home Provider Information, Health Deficiencies and Penalties (record). Data as of 2026-09-30.

Inspection record

Most recent standard health inspection: Apr 2, 2024. CMS lists 17 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Aug 24, 2021 to Jun 11, 2026): 6 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher. CMS shows its abuse icon for this facility, which it uses for nursing homes cited for abuse at the harm level recently or at the potential-harm level in each of the last two years.

Inspection	Citation	Severity
Jun 11, 2026	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Jun 17, 2025	Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation · complaint inspection	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern
Feb 12, 2025	Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. Quality of Life and Care · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Aug 21, 2024	Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. Resident Assessment and Care Planning · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Provide or obtain dental services for each resident. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Apr 2, 2024	Not transfer or discharge a resident without an adequate reason; and must provide documentation and convey specific information when a resident is transferred or discharged. Resident Rights · complaint inspection	G Actual harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2022	Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs. Resident Assessment and Care Planning	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2022	Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. Quality of Life and Care	D Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated
Dec 15, 2022	Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with mental disorder or psychosocial adjustment difficulty, or who has a history of… Quality of Life and Care	E Potential for more than minimal harm, pattern

Showing the 12 most recent of 17. Full inspection reports are on Medicare Care Compare.

Severity letters follow CMS's scope-and-severity grid: A–C potential for minimal harm, D–F potential for more than minimal harm, G–I actual harm, J–L immediate jeopardy. Most citations are corrected; a citation is what inspectors found on that date. Source: CMS Health Deficiencies file, processed Aug 1, 2026.

Fines and payment denials

CMS records 1 fine totalling $8,151 in the last three years.

Apr 2, 2024

Fine: $8,151

Source: CMS Penalties file, processed Aug 1, 2026. Amounts are as CMS reports them and may reflect later reductions or appeals.

Staffing

Total nurse staffing per resident per day: 2.90 hours
Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day: 0.74 hours
Nurse aide time per resident per day: 1.63 hours
Total nurse staffing on weekends: 2.73 hours
Nursing staff turnover (yearly): 33%
RN turnover (yearly): 25%
Administrators who left in the past year: 0

From payroll-based staffing data the facility submits to CMS. Hours are per resident per day.

A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.

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