Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation: Food Safety Violation - CO
That is what federal inspectors found when they visited the facility at 5301 W. 1st Ave. on September 11, 2025, responding to a complaint. The citation, recorded under Tag F0812, documented improper contact with ready-to-eat foods. Inspectors classified the harm level as minimal or potential for actual harm, and noted the violation affected many residents.
Ready-to-eat food is any food that goes directly from kitchen to mouth without being cooked again. Bread, sliced fruit, salads, sandwiches. The handling of those items matters because there is no heat step at the end to kill whatever gets transferred.
The inspection report does not name the staff member or members involved, does not describe the specific food, and does not say whether any resident became ill as a result. What it says is that the problem was real enough to generate a formal deficiency citation, and that many residents were exposed to the risk.
Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation is a nursing home. Its residents are, by definition, people whose immune systems and overall health may already be compromised. An infection that a healthy adult shakes off in a day can put a nursing home resident in the hospital.
The citation came through a complaint inspection, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, a staff member, reported a concern to regulators before inspectors arrived. The report does not identify who filed the complaint or whether it was specifically about food handling.
The facility has been given the opportunity to submit a plan of correction. What that plan says, and whether the underlying practice has actually changed, is not reflected in this report.
LAKEWOOD, CO. Someone at Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation was touching food that residents were about to eat with bare hands, or in some other way that inspectors determined crossed the line between safe handling and a contamination risk.
That is what federal inspectors found when they visited the facility at 5301 W. 1st Ave. on September 11, 2025, responding to a complaint. The citation, recorded under Tag F0812, documented improper contact with ready-to-eat foods. Inspectors classified the harm level as minimal or potential for actual harm, and noted the violation affected many residents.
Ready-to-eat food is any food that goes directly from kitchen to mouth without being cooked again. Bread, sliced fruit, salads, sandwiches. The handling of those items matters because there is no heat step at the end to kill whatever gets transferred.
The inspection report does not name the staff member or members involved, does not describe the specific food, and does not say whether any resident became ill as a result. What it says is that the problem was real enough to generate a formal deficiency citation, and that many residents were exposed to the risk.
Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation is a nursing home. Its residents are, by definition, people whose immune systems and overall health may already be compromised. An infection that a healthy adult shakes off in a day can put a nursing home resident in the hospital.
The citation came through a complaint inspection, meaning someone, a resident, a family member, a staff member, reported a concern to regulators before inspectors arrived. The report does not identify who filed the complaint or whether it was specifically about food handling.
The facility has been given the opportunity to submit a plan of correction. What that plan says, and whether the underlying practice has actually changed, is not reflected in this report.
Full Inspection Report
The details above represent a summary of key findings. View the complete inspection report for Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation from 2025-09-11 including all violations, facility responses, and corrective action plans.
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Data source: This article is based on inspection data downloaded directly from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) via Medicare.gov. CMS releases inspection reports in bulk; we publish the findings as documented by state surveyors in the official Form CMS-2567 Statement of Deficiencies.
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OAKWOOD CARE AND REHABILITATION in LAKEWOOD, CO was cited for violations during a health inspection on September 11, 2025.
That is what federal inspectors found when they visited the facility at 5301 W.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns. Review the full report below for specific details and facility response.