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Washington County Nursing Home

599 W GREENHOUSE DR, AKRON, CO, 80720
(970) 345-2211
40 licensed beds
★★★★★5/5CMS Five-Star overall4/5 health inspections5/5 staffing2/5 quality measuresSource: CMS Care Compare

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Bed capacity
40
State license
020162
CMS facility ID
065309
Care type
Nursing home
Facility name
Washington County Nursing Home
Street address
599 W GREENHOUSE DR
City / state / ZIP
Akron, CO 80720
Phone
(970) 345-2211
State license #
020162

Washington County Nursing Home is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified skilled nursing facility in Akron, Colorado. It is licensed for 40 beds — well below the median for skilled nursing facilities in Colorado (90 beds).

It is one of 2 senior care facilities in Akron 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 Washington County Nursing Home 26 times across 7 inspections in the last three years, and CMS has imposed $24,668 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.

What the public record shows.

Ownership & operator

Ownership type
Government - County

Registered owners & officers

Foy, David
Officer — since 2005
Hart, Terry
Officer — since 2011
Laybourn, Lea
Officer — since 2009
Schuetz, Libbie
Operational control · Additional disclosable party — since 2022
Washington County Colorado
Direct owner · Operational control — since 2010
Washington County Nursing Home
Operational control — since 2010

Regulatory standing

License status
Active
Licensed / certified since
1993-04-01
CMS overall rating
5 of 5 stars
Health deficiencies
6 at the last standard inspection
Federal fines
$24,668 total
Last standard inspection
2024-09-25
Nurse staffing
4.3 hours per resident per day

Cost & payer profile (FY2023 cost report)

Average billed charges
$271 per day (≈ $8,240/month). Private-pay prices typically track billed charges; Medicare and Medicaid pay set rates.
Payer mix (resident days)
74% Medicaid · 5% Medicare · 21% private/other
Occupancy
94% (fiscal year 2023)
Vs. state median
33% below the CO median of $407/day — full state cost breakdown

Services & coverage

Licensed beds
40
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.
Every citation, dated and graded.

Kitchen & food safety

CleanNo food-safety or dietary citations in the last three years of federal inspections.
2026-02-10Health inspectionComplaint-triggered2 citations
F-0684
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Corrected 2026-03-06
F-0880
D · No harm foundFrom a complaint
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2026-03-06
2024-09-25Health inspection4 citations
F-0550
D · No harm found
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Corrected 2024-10-18
F-0656
E · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2024-10-18
F-0757
D · No harm found
Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
Corrected 2024-10-18
F-0880
D · No harm found
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Corrected 2024-11-23
5 earlier / fire-safety inspections (20 citations)
2023-05-17Health inspection2 citations
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2023-06-16
F-0758
D · No harm found
Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is necessary and PRN use is limited.
Corrected 2023-06-16
2019-11-21Health inspection12 citations
F-0580
D · No harm found
Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident.
Corrected 2019-12-23
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 2019-12-16
F-0606
G · Actual harm
Not hire anyone with a finding of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft.
Corrected 2019-12-23
F-0609
D · No harm found
Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
Corrected 2019-12-16
F-0656
D · No harm found
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Corrected 2019-12-23
F-0657
E · No harm found
Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
Corrected 2019-12-23
F-0659
D · No harm found
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Corrected 2019-12-23
F-0689
G · Actual harm
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Corrected 2019-12-24
F-0690
G · Actual harm
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Corrected 2019-12-31
F-0692
G · Actual harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Corrected 2019-12-24
F-0695
E · No harm found
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Corrected 2019-12-23
F-0742
D · No harm found
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 2019-12-23
2024-09-25Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0353
F · No harm found
Inspect, test, and maintain automatic sprinkler systems.
Corrected 2024-11-14
K-0918
F · No harm found
Have generator or other power source capable of supplying service within 10 seconds.
Corrected 2024-11-07
2023-05-17Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0293
F · No harm found
Have properly located and lighted "Exit" signs.
Corrected 2023-07-09
K-0372
F · No harm found
Ensure smoke barriers are constructed to a 1 hour fire resistance rating.
Corrected 2023-07-09
2019-11-21Fire-safety inspection2 citations
K-0355
D · No harm found
Properly select, install, inspect, or maintain portable fire extinguishes.
Corrected 2019-12-19
K-0923
D · No harm found
Have proper medical gas storage and administration areas.
Corrected 2019-12-19

Federal penalties

2024-09-25Fine$24,668
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 065309.
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Ownership & corporate history

Primary tier
Prior operators & transfers
Corporate network & affiliates
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Owners' other facilities
· · 2 more

Inspection citations — last 5 years

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Civil & criminal lawsuits

Advanced tier only
Active civil suits
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Federal dockets
CDC infection data
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Citations, owner history, lawsuits — decoded into one PDF.
Sources we pull for this facility.
Source
CMS Nursing Home Compare
data.cms.gov Provider Data Catalog
Last verified 2026-08-31
Source
Secretary of State filings
Entity & officer search
Pulled when a report is ordered
Source
PACER federal dockets
pacer.uscourts.gov
Pulled when a report is ordered