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Briarwood Health Care Center

Denver, CO · Nursing home

4.4 of 5 · 176 Google reviews · Read reviews

CMS 4 of 5Medicaid accepted201 beds

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Briarwood Health Care Center
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The CaringAtlas safety record

Here is the official inspection and staffing record for this facility, the data the paid-referral sites leave off. Each line links to its Medicare source.
CMS overall rating: 4 of 5 stars
The Medicare Five-Star quality rating for this Medicare- and Medicaid-certified facility.
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Last health inspection: 5 deficiencies, 1 from complaints
Most recent standard survey: 2024-10-03.
CMS health-inspection survey
Staffing: 3.87 nurse hours per resident per day
0.7 of those are RN hours. Higher nurse staffing is the strongest predictor of care quality.
CMS payroll-based staffing
1 fine totaling $9,110 in recent years
CMS enforcement record
Not on the CMS special-focus list
No persistent-poor-care flag from CMS.
CMS special-focus facilities
Ownership: For profit - Corporation · 201 certified beds
Ownership type and capacity, a quality signal families ask about.
CMS provider information

Note: these CMS measures cover the Medicare/Medicaid-certified beds. We show what the federal record holds and flag what it doesn't, rather than fill a gap with a guess. View the official Medicare record.

What the last inspection found

The specific citations behind the deficiency count above (2024-10-03), with the federal scope-and-severity grade and whether each was corrected. This is the record the paid-referral sites never show.
F0760 · Pharmacy Service from a complaint
Actual harm, isolated. Correction status not confirmed.
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
F0550 · Resident Rights
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated. Corrected 2024-10-27.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
F0695 · Quality of Life and Care
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated. Corrected 2024-10-27.
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
F0698 · Quality of Life and Care
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated. Corrected 2024-10-27.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
F0919 · Environmental
Potential for more than minimal harm, isolated. Corrected 2024-10-27.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.

Every citation from the most recent inspection cycle. See the full inspection record.

Cost & payment

Real ranges where published; we flag unpublished pricing rather than show a teaser rate.
Monthly cost
Not published by this community
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MedicaidMedicarePrivate pay

A nursing home in Colorado runs a median of about $10,038 per month for a semi-private room and $11,650 for a private room. Medicaid covers long-term nursing care for residents who qualify. CareScout / Genworth 2024 Cost of Care Survey.

Care & living

Care offered
Nursing home

About this care

Briarwood Health Care Center is a nursing home. Skilled nursing facilities providing 24-hour nursing care and rehabilitation for people with significant medical or daily-care needs. Medicare covers a short, skilled nursing or rehabilitation stay (up to 100 days per benefit period, with conditions) after a qualifying hospital stay. How to choose nursing home and how it is paid.

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Address
1440 VINE ST, Denver, CO
Phone
(303) 399-0350
License
State-licensed

Frequently asked questions

Is Briarwood Health Care Center a good nursing home?
Briarwood Health Care Center holds a CMS overall rating of 4 of 5 stars, with 3.87 nurse hours per resident per day, and 4.4 of 5 across 176 reviews. See the full safety record above.
How do I contact Briarwood Health Care Center?
Call (303) 399-0350 or request a tour and pricing through CaringAtlas.

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