Nursing home
Briarwood Health Care Center
1440 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206 · Map
For profit - Corporation · Part of Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities) · 201 certified beds
Briarwood Health Care Center is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Denver, Colorado. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 3/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.88 hours per resident per day, above the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Oct 3, 2024 cited 5 deficiencies.
- 2 fines totaling $47,867In CMS records: 2 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Briarwood Health Care Center compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.88 | 3.70 | 3.89 | above avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.78 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.33 | 2.20 | 2.34 | above avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 44.0% | 48.6% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 5.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | below avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 2 fines totaling $47,867, 2 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Briarwood Health Care Center
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Jul 16, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Environmental Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Oct 3, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Immediate jeopardy
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
Administration Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 9, 2023 - Potential for harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 9, 2023
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1440 Vine St
Denver, CO 80206 - CMS certification #
- 065255
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 201
- Avg residents/day
- 80.7
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1989-02-17
- Chain
- Life Care Centers Of America (194 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of Life Care Centers Of America
Life Care Centers Of America operates 194 nursing facilities across the United States. View all Life Care Centers Of America facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day, transportation
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Briarwood Health Care Center says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
Focusing on inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation with 24-hour skilled nursing care, Briarwood Health Care Center has a homelike, cozy atmosphere.
(page, checked Oct 12, 2026) - Provides transportation.
Transportation services
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026) - Smoke-free.
Non-smoking facility
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Hca Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes, Denver. 0.6 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 2 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Health Center at Franklin Park, Denver. 0.5 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Intermountain Health Homecare - Denver, Denver. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Avella Specialty Pharmacy. 0.6 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80206 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062501 Rocky Mountain Dialysis (Fmc), Denver, 1.1 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Denver Dialysis Center, Denver, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062575 Pavilion Dialysis (Fmc), Denver, 1.9 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 22 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80206.
At Home Hospice, office in Denver, 3.4 miles away, straight line
Denver Hospice The, office in Denver, 3.9 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Compassus - Greater Denver, office in Denver, 6.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 2 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Magnolia Medical Company, Denver. 0.4 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding very low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake relatively low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Briarwood Health Care Center a good nursing home?
CMS gives Briarwood Health Care Center an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 3/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Briarwood Health Care Center staffed?
Briarwood Health Care Center reports 3.88 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Briarwood Health Care Center had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 5 deficiencies.
How many beds does Briarwood Health Care Center have?
Briarwood Health Care Center is certified for 201 beds.