IRONDALE POST ACUTE in Commerce City, CO has a 1-out-of-5 overall rating, with 1-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 4-star quality measures rating. It is a special-focus candidate/flagged facility and has had $71,953 in fines in the last 24 months; recent citations included accident hazards/supervision, range-of-motion care, and pain management.
Last inspection: February 12, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $71,953special focus facility
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports not reported.
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
39.8%Improving
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.1%Improving
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.4%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0.3%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
6.6%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
31.7%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
16.1%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
14.8%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.9%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
25.8%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
2.5%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
91%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
91.4%Worsening
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
42.6%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
55.1%Worsening
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited October 2025 — widespread issue, immediate jeopardy to residents.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: L
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited December 2023 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited September 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
The home failed to have an ongoing quality review group that finds problems and makes corrective plans. Cited October 2025 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 867 — 42 CFR §483.75 — S/S: F
Recent history
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 10 health deficiencies.
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INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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PENALTY
A federal fine of $46,270 was recorded.
INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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PENALTY
A federal fine of $17,345 was recorded.
PENALTY
A federal fine of $8,338 was recorded.
Penalties & enforcement
On record with Medicare: 4 fines · $97,055 in total fines · 1 payment denial.
Federal fine
Oct 9, 2025
$46,270
Federal fine
Apr 30, 2025
$17,345
Federal fine
Nov 20, 2024
$8,338
Medicare/Medicaid payment denial
Dec 14, 2023
32 days
Federal fine
Dec 14, 2023
$25,102
Operator & ownership
Ownership
For profit - Corporation
Chain
Part of THE ENSIGN GROUP · 338 homes · 3.2 stars avg
Occupancy
77.7 residents on an average day (82% of 95 beds)
Resident voice
Resident council
Medicare history
Certified for 32 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.