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Irondale Post Acute

7150 POPLAR ST, COMMERCE CITY, CO, 80022
(303) 289-7110
ensignservices.net
95 licensed beds
★★★★★2/5CMS Five-Star overall1/5 health inspections4/5 staffing5/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Public record summary

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Bed capacity
95
State license
020421
CMS facility ID
065318
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Irondale Post Acute
Street address
7150 POPLAR ST
City / state / ZIP
Commerce City, CO 80022
Phone
(303) 289-7110
Website
ensignservices.net
State license #
020421

About this facility — Irondale Post Acute

Irondale Post Acute is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Commerce City, Colorado. It is licensed for 95 beds — close to the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 3 senior care facilities in Commerce City and 210 skilled nursing facilities across Colorado. Families comparing options should weigh inspection history, ownership record, and litigation — not just the tour — before deciding.

Federal inspectors have cited Irondale Post Acute 27 times across 13 inspections in the last three years, including 2 food-safety citations, and CMS has imposed $131,261 in fines. Every citation is listed, dated, and graded in the inspection record below.

This listing draws on federal CMS Nursing Home Compare records, and was last updated on August 31, 2026. Background reports are compiled from primary sources — state inspection files, federal CMS data, corporate registrations, and court records — at the time of order.

Facility background

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Parent company
The Ensign Group
Ownership type
For profit - Corporation

Registered owners & officers

Burnam, Soon
Officer — since 2019
Englade, Keith
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Ensign Services Inc
Additional disclosable party — since 2019
Graham, Joseph
Officer — since 2020
Horton, Christopher
Governing body · Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2020
Jorgensen, David
Director — since 2020
Kare Technologies Llc
Operational control — since 2020
Keetch, Chad
Officer — since 2011
Port, Barry
Owner of a disclosable party — since 2025
Prime Time Healthcare Llc
Operational control — since 2020
Sato, Ami
Officer — since 2024

Regulatory standing

Federal court records
11 naming its parent company — view the cases (a listed case is not a finding of wrongdoing)
License status
Active
Licensed / certified since
1994-02-01
CMS overall rating
2 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
13 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$131,261 total
Last standard inspection
2026-02-12
Nurse staffing
3.4 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$329 per day (≈ $10,000/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
84% Medicaid · 3% Medicare · 12% private/other
Occupancy
91% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
19% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
95
Licensed as
Nursing Facilities
Medicare
Accepted
Medicaid
Accepted
Compiled from CMS Nursing Home Compare; owners/officers from the CMS Ownership dataset; cost & occupancy from the facility's own CMS cost report · last verified 2026-08-31. Facilities can submit a correction.

Inspection record

Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

Federal surveyors inspect the kitchen at every standard visit. This facility has 2 food-safety citations on its three-year record — flagged below among the inspections.
2026-02-12Health inspection10 citations
F-0584
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0600
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0602
D · No harm found
Protect each resident from the wrongful use of the resident's belongings or money.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0605
D · No harm found
Prevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0610
D · No harm found
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0679
D · No harm found
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0684
D · No harm found
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0685
D · No harm found
Assist a resident in gaining access to vision and hearing services.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0688
G · Actual harm
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.
Corrected 2026-03-13
F-0761
D · No harm found
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.
Corrected 2026-03-13
2025-12-08Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0693
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Corrected 2025-12-23
6 earlier / fire-safety inspections (16 citations)
2025-10-09Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0689
L · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-11-11
F-0867
F · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Corrected 2025-11-11
2025-04-30Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
J · Immediate jeopardyFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2025-01-28
2024-11-20Health inspectionComplaint-triggered1 citation
F-0689
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-09-12
2023-12-14Health inspectionComplaint-triggered9 citations
F-0689
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0695
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0697
G · Actual harmFrom a complaint
Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0755
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide pharmaceutical services to meet the needs of each resident and employ or obtain the services of a licensed pharmacist.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0761
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
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.
Corrected 2024-02-14
F-0812
D · No harm foundFood safetyFrom a complaint
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0849
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Arrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
Corrected 2024-01-04
F-0880
E · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-02-14
F-0882
D · No harm found
Designate a qualified infection preventionist to be responsible for the infection prevent and control program in the nursing home.
Corrected 2024-01-04
2023-09-13Health inspectionComplaint-triggeredInfection control1 citation
F-0661
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Ensure necessary information is communicated to the resident, and receiving health care provider at the time of a planned discharge.
Corrected 2023-10-23
2022-09-01Health inspection2 citations
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2022-09-09
F-0812
F · No harm foundFood safety
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Corrected 2022-09-09

Federal penalties

2026-02-12Fine$50,400
2025-10-09Fine$30,076
2025-04-30Fine$17,345
2024-11-20Fine$8,338
2023-12-14Fine$25,102
2023-12-14Medicare payment denial — 32 days
Total fines$131,261
Citations and penalties from the CMS Provider Data Catalog (three-year survey window, refreshed monthly). Severity codes follow the federal scope/severity grid; “Immediate jeopardy” is the most serious grade CMS issues. CCN 065318.

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Ownership & corporate history

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Inspection citations — last 5 years

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CMS Nursing Home Compare
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Last verified 2026-08-31
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