Westwood Post Acute | Denver, CO
About Westwood Post Acute – Denver, Colorado
Serving the Denver community, Westwood Post Acute provides personalized rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and post-acute care for individuals recovering from illness, injury, or surgery. Our mission is to create a welcoming, supportive environment where residents can reach their maximum potential under the care of experienced healthcare professionals.
Meet Our Care Team
Meet Malissa, Director of Rehabilitation
“Our role as therapists is to focus on helping our patients regain as much independence as possible or maintain their highest practicable level,” Malissa shares. “Our main objective is to help them progress through life with dignity and respect.”
Under Melissa’s leadership, the rehabilitation center in Denver takes an individualized and functional approach to therapy. Treatment plans are designed around real-life tasks and adapted as patients progress, ensuring care remains both meaningful and effective. By combining clinical expertise with creativity and personalization, Malissa and her team create rehabilitation experiences that support recovery, confidence, and long-term success.
As Director of Nursing, Debra Burchfield guides our care team with dedication and a strong commitment to supporting residents and their families.
Our dedicated staff taking time to celebrate together, strengthening the teamwork and collaboration that enhance the care we provide every day.
Jazmine and Ida are two members of our nursing team, delivering attentive, compassionate care to every resident they serve.
Westwood administrator Jon presents Maintenance Manager Pedro with an Employee of the Month award in recognition of his outstanding contributions.
Supporting Our Community With Comprehensive Care Services
Our experienced clinical and support teams work collaboratively to deliver a comprehensive range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of our Denver and surrounding communities. By combining skilled nursing, rehabilitation therapy, and specialized medical support, we are able to provide coordinated, individualized care that promotes recovery, stability, and long-term well-being.
Short-Term Rehabilitation
Whether you’re recovering from an illness, surgery, or major medical event, our short-term rehabilitation center is committed to helping you rebuild strength, restore confidence, and regain independence at your own pace. Discover how you or a loved one could benefit from our Denver skilled nursing facility.
24-Hour Skilled Nursing
Our skilled nursing facility in Denver is designed for individuals who need more support than home care after surgery or routine in-home services can provide. Our hospital discharge planning and post acute care services offer 24-hour medical oversight, personalized nursing support, and coordinated clinical care for those recovering from hospitalization, surgery, or serious illness.
Long-Term Care
Long-term care is designed for individuals who need ongoing medical support and assistance due to chronic health conditions, disabilities, or age-related challenges. This level of care provides consistent nursing oversight while supporting day-to-day comfort, safety, and quality of life in a supportive environment.
Psychiatric Care
Psychiatric services provide coordinated mental health support for individuals with mental health conditions. Care is delivered through collaboration between nursing staff, mental health professionals, and care coordinators to ensure consistent, compassionate support.
Hospice Services
Hospice services focus on comfort, dignity, and quality of life for individuals with advanced, life-limiting illnesses. Care is centered on pain management, emotional support, and honoring personal wishes while supporting both patients and their families during this time.
Early Memory Care
Early memory care provides specialized support for individuals experiencing the early stages of cognitive decline, including memory loss or changes related to dementia. These services focus on preserving independence, maintaining routines, and supporting emotional well-being while adapting care to each person’s cognitive needs.
Rubato Music Therapy
We are proud to offer Rubato music therapy to our residents. Rubato transforms rehabilitation outcomes through AI powered therapeutic music that goes beyond background music. Changes in heart rate, decreased anxiety and agitation, and other behavioral changes are just some of the ways music therapy can support our patients.
Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy
Treatment at our rehabilitation center in Denver takes place in a safe, supportive environment focused on restoring strength, mobility, coordination, and reducing pain while preventing future injury. Our physical, occupational, and speech therapists work together to help residents regain independence in daily activities such as bathing, dressing, eating, and cooking. We also provide specialized therapy for individuals recovering from stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological conditions, with personalized treatment plans designed to support meaningful progress.
Complex Wound, Catheter, Tracheostomy and Tube Management
Our wound care program utilizes professional, clinical, and technical resources to treat a wide range of wound conditions, and we accept Medicare and most major insurance plans to help make care accessible for our residents and their families.
“Was a great experience as usual very clean friendly staff and nice environment, keep up the great work! Mainly they take good care of my family there.”
“This is the home of my sister who is a paraplegic and suffers from a severe rare form of epilepsy. They have done a tremendous job in caring for her.”
“The staff from custodian to food service was excellent and my dad had good things to say about the level of service he was getting. Many of the staff spoke Spanish which made it possible for my dad to interact.”
“We had a family member here for over 10 years and we are so happy with the care she receives. They run an excellent facility, but also focus on the individual residents with daily engagement, activities, and an overall feeling of a real community.”
Send a Greeting. Share a Smile.
Even when you can’t be here in person, a heartfelt note can bring comfort and joy. Our skilled nursing facility staff takes pride in delivering personalized greeting cards, birthday wishes, and holiday messages directly to residents, sharing in their smiles as they receive them. It’s one small gesture that creates meaningful connection and lifts spirits throughout our community.
