Sierra Post Acute
SIERRA POST ACUTE in LAKEWOOD, CO — inspection on October 20, 2025.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
The DON was interviewed on [DATE] at 12:06 p.m.
The DON said Resident #1 kept to himself and he had a lot of hand movements.
The DON said Resident #2 had hallucinations.
The DON said Resident #2 was pretty quiet upon admission, but he had opened up more and told staff when he was having hallucinations.
The DON said after any altercations, the facility completed a clinical review consisting of a medication review by the consulting pharmacy, physician follow-up, blood work and psychological follow-up and monitoring.
The DON said Resident#2 had been in several resident-to- resident altercations since [DATE] and the facility had not been able to identify any patterns.
The DON said the facility had all staff complete a crisis prevention intervention training (CPI) to aid interventions.
The NHA was interviewed on [DATE] at 12:22 p.m. He said the residents on the Prasada unit were a younger population.
The NHA said Resident #2 usually kept to himself, but would interact with staff and other residents.
The NHA said the staff had been trying to navigate Resident #2's impulses since his last altercation.
The NHA said Resident #2 was receiving mental health services and he had opened up.The NHA said he had begun to be more active in activities.
The NHA said Resident #2 did not realize what occurred in the moment when the altercation between Resident #1 and Resident #2 occurred, however, later he recognized something happened and he (Resident #2) was in the wrong.
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