Lakewood, CO

Cambridge Care Center

4-star overall rating with 3-star inspections with $8,151 in total fines with 6 recent health deficiencies with 9 fire-safety deficiencies in the latest cycle

1685 Eaton St, Lakewood, CO

(303) 232-4405

Compare this facility

Overall

4 / 5

CMS overall stars

Health inspections

3 / 5

Survey and complaint cycles

Staffing

4 / 5

RN + nurse staffing

Quality measures

5 / 5

Resident outcomes and process measures

Quick facts

Facility snapshot

Beds

110

Certified beds

Average residents

90

Average occupied residents

Ownership

For-Profit

Publicly displayed owner type

Chain

Vivage Senior Living

Operator or chain grouping

Approved since

1991-12-01

CMS approved date

Coverage

Medicare + Medicaid

Participation flags

Chain footprint

17 facilities

Chain averages 3 overall / 3 health / 3 staffing / 5 quality stars

Changed ownership

No

Within the last 12 months

Family council

Yes

Resident and family council reported

Sprinklers

Yes

Automatic sprinklers in all required areas

Staffing

Hours and turnover

RN hours / resident day

0.80

Registered nurse staffing · state 0.83 · national 0.68

LPN hours / resident day

0.53

Licensed practical nurse staffing · state 0.68 · national 0.87

Aide hours / resident day

1.70

Nurse aide staffing · state 2.20 · national 2.35

Total nurse hours

3.03

All reported nurse hours · state 3.70 · national 3.89

Licensed hours

1.33

RN + LPN hours · state 1.51 · national 1.54

Weekend hours

2.68

Weekend nurse staffing · state 3.26 · national 3.43

Weekend RN hours

0.61

Weekend registered nurse coverage · state 0.60 · national 0.47

Physical therapist

0.02

Reported PT staffing · state 0.09 · national 0.07

Adjusted RN hours

0.94

CMS adjusted RN staffing hours

Adjusted total hours

3.57

CMS adjusted total nurse staffing hours

Case-mix index

1.16

Higher values indicate more complex resident acuity

RN turnover

14%

Annual RN turnover · state 46% · national 45%

Total nurse turnover

45%

Annual nurse turnover · state 49% · national 46%

SNF VBP

Value-based purchasing

Program rank

6,693

Lower is better among SNFs in the FY 2026 VBP program.

Performance score

32.01

Composite VBP score used to determine payment impact.

Payment multiplier

0.9868

Above 1.000 increases Medicare payment; below 1.000 reduces it.

Program components

How the VBP score is built

Readmission

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Healthcare-associated infections

Not reported

This facility did not meet this measure's case minimum policy requirement and therefore no measure data is publicly reported.

Total nurse turnover

3.93

Baseline 18.75% · Performance 47.62% · Measure score 3.93 · Achievement 3.93 · Improvement 0

Adjusted total nurse staffing

2.47

Baseline 3.62 hours · Performance 3.78 hours · Measure score 2.47 · Achievement 2.47 · Improvement 0.26

SNF QRP

Medicare quality reporting measures

Measure Facility National Note
Potentially preventable 30-day readmission 9.82%
10.72%
0.9 pts better
No Different than the National Rate · Eligible stays 29 · Observed rate 3.45% · Lower 95% interval 6.27%
Discharge to community Not Available
50.57%
Not Available · Eligible stays 18 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Medicare spending per beneficiary 0.6
1.02
0.4 pts better
Drug regimen review with follow-up Not Available
95.27%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Falls with major injury Not Available
0.77%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge self-care score Not Available
53.69%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Discharge mobility score Not Available
50.94%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Pressure ulcers or injuries, new or worsened Not Available
2.29%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 11 · Adjusted rate Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Healthcare-associated infections requiring hospitalization Not Available
7.12%
Not Available · Eligible stays 17 · Observed rate Not Available · Lower 95% interval Not Available · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Staff COVID-19 vaccination coverage 11.43%
8.2%
3.2 pts better
Numerator 12 · Denominator 105
Staff flu vaccination coverage 87.5%
42%
45.5 pts better
Numerator 91 · Denominator 104
Discharge function score Not Available
56.45%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 7 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to provider Not Available
95.95%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Transfer of health information to patient Not Available
96.28%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 2 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.
Resident COVID-19 vaccinations up to date Not Available
25.2%
Numerator Not Available · Denominator 5 · Too few residents or stays to report publicly.

Quality measures

Resident outcomes and process scores

Measure Facility State National Note
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 97.9%
93.5%
4.4 pts better
93.4%
4.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 98.8% · Q2 98.8% · Q3 96.6% · Q4 97.5% · 4Q avg 97.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 98.9%
94.7%
4.2 pts better
95.5%
3.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 98.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents experiencing one or more falls with major injury 2.7%
3.4%
0.7 pts better
3.3%
0.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.4% · Q2 2.4% · Q3 3.4% · Q4 2.5% · 4Q avg 2.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who have depressive symptoms 5.8%
7.4%
1.6 pts better
11.4%
5.6 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.6% · Q2 3.9% · Q3 7.4% · Q4 9.1% · 4Q avg 5.8%
Percentage of long-stay residents who lose too much weight 3.9%
5.0%
1.1 pts better
5.4%
1.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 2.5% · Q2 5.2% · Q3 6.2% · Q4 1.4% · 4Q avg 3.9%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antianxiety or hypnotic medication 8.1%
11.2%
3.1 pts better
19.6%
11.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 7.5% · Q2 7.8% · Q3 7.4% · Q4 9.7% · 4Q avg 8.1%
Percentage of long-stay residents who received an antipsychotic medication 32.7%
20.6%
12.1 pts worse
16.7%
16 pts worse
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 31.5% · Q2 36.2% · Q3 33.3% · Q4 29.8% · 4Q avg 32.7% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents who were physically restrained 0.0%
0.1%
0.1 pts better
0.1%
0.1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0%
Percentage of long-stay residents whose ability to walk independently worsened 2.3%
15.2%
12.9 pts better
16.3%
14 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 3.4% · Q2 6.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 2.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents whose need for help with daily activities has increased 6.0%
14.6%
8.6 pts better
14.9%
8.9 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 6.6% · Q2 10.7% · Q3 6.4% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 6.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a catheter inserted and left in their bladder 0.0%
0.8%
0.8 pts better
1.0%
1 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 0.0% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.0% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with a urinary tract infection 0.3%
1.5%
1.2 pts better
1.7%
1.4 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 0.0% · Q2 0.0% · Q3 1.1% · Q4 0.0% · 4Q avg 0.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of long-stay residents with new or worsened bowel or bladder incontinence 13.3%
22.4%
9.1 pts better
19.8%
6.5 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 18.7% · Q2 18.2% · Q3 5.5% · Q4 10.7% · 4Q avg 13.3%
Percentage of long-stay residents with pressure ulcers 4.3%
3.7%
0.6 pts worse
5.1%
0.8 pts better
Long Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 5.4% · Q2 3.8% · Q3 5.1% · Q4 2.6% · 4Q avg 4.3% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine 73.4%
76.4%
3 pts worse
81.7%
8.3 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q1 84.6% · Q2 91.7% · Q3 65.2% · Q4 57.6% · 4Q avg 73.4%
Percentage of short-stay residents who newly received an antipsychotic medication 5.2%
1.5%
3.7 pts worse
1.6%
3.6 pts worse
Short Stay · 2024Q4-2025Q3 · Q4 7.1% · 4Q avg 5.2% · Used in QM five-star
Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine 89.8%
75.6%
14.2 pts better
79.7%
10.1 pts better
Short Stay · 2024Q3-2025Q2 · 4Q avg 89.8%

Survey summary

Recent inspection cycles

Cycle 1 Health 2024-04-02 · Fire 2024-04-02

6 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

9 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (5 deficiencies)

Cycle 2 Health 2022-12-15 · Fire 2022-12-15

8 health deficiencies

Top issue: Quality of Life and Care (3 deficiencies)

8 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (4 deficiencies)

Cycle 3 Health 2021-08-24 · Fire 2021-08-24

2 health deficiencies

Top issue: Environmental (1 deficiency)

7 fire-safety deficiencies

Top issue: Smoke (3 deficiencies)

Fire safety

Fire-safety citations

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K345 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have approved installation, maintenance and testing program for fire alarm systems.

Corrected 2024-05-09

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2024-05-08

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K511 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have properly installed electrical wiring and gas equipment.

Corrected 2024-05-13

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2024-05-10

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K918 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.

Corrected 2024-05-29

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K281 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install proper backup exit lighting.

Corrected 2024-05-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K321 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure that special areas are constructed so that walls can resist fire for one hour or have an approved fire extinguishing system.

Corrected 2024-05-16

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2024-05-11

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

K355 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.

Corrected 2024-05-11

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K291 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install emergency lighting that can last at least 1 1/2 hours.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2023-01-02

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K372 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K700 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for operating features, such as evacuation plans, fire drills, smoking regulations, draperies, decorations and the inspection, testing and maintenance of fire doors.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K920 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure proper usage of power strips and extension cords.

Corrected 2023-02-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

K341 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install a fire alarm system that can be heard throughout the facility.

Corrected 2023-02-03

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K521 · Services Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Ensure heating and ventilation systems that have been properly installed according to the manufacturer's instructions.

Corrected 2021-11-30

F · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K712 · Miscellaneous Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Have simulated fire drills held at unexpected times.

Corrected 2021-10-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K211 · Egress Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Keep aisles, corridors, and exits free of obstruction in case of emergency.

Corrected 2021-10-14

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K324 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Provide properly protected cooking facilities.

Corrected 2021-11-16

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K353 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.

Corrected 2021-09-29

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K363 · Smoke Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Install corridor and hallway doors that block smoke.

Corrected 2021-11-01

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

K911 · Gas, Vacuum, and Electrical Systems Deficiencies

Fire Safety

Meet requirements for the installation and maintenance of electrical systems.

Corrected 2021-10-10

Inspection history

Recent health citations

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-06-17

F600 · Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies

Health

Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.

Corrected 2025-06-18

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2025-02-12

F698 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.

Corrected 2025-03-12

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-08-21

F660 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2024-08-22

G · Actual harm 2024-04-02

F622 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

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.

Corrected 2024-04-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

F623 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.

Corrected 2024-04-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

F678 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.

Corrected 2024-04-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

F685 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.

Corrected 2024-04-03

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2024-04-02

F791 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.

Corrected 2024-04-03

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F742 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

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 trauma and/or post-traumatic stress disorder.

Corrected 2023-01-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F804 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Ensure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.

Corrected 2023-01-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F812 · Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies

Health

Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.

Corrected 2023-01-14

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F880 · Infection Control Deficiencies

Health

Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.

Corrected 2023-01-09

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F660 · Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies

Health

Plan the resident's discharge to meet the resident's goals and needs.

Corrected 2023-01-09

D · Potential for more than minimal harm 2022-12-15

F689 · Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies

Health

Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.

Corrected 2023-01-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

F550 · Resident Rights Deficiencies

Health

Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.

Corrected 2021-09-09

E · Potential for more than minimal harm 2021-08-24

F921 · Environmental Deficiencies

Health

Make sure that the nursing home area is safe, easy to use, clean and comfortable for residents, staff and the public.

Corrected 2021-09-09

Penalties and ownership

What sits behind the stars

$8,151 2024-04-02

Fine

Fine · fine $8,151

Fine

Ownership

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