Nursing home
Denver Sunset Home
235 North Mill Street, Denver, IA 50622 · Map
Non profit - Corporation · 31 certified beds
Denver Sunset Home is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Denver, Iowa. CMS rates it 4 out of 5 stars overall (4/5 for staffing, 4/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.71 hours per resident per day, below the Iowa average of 3.83. Its most recent inspection on Mar 27, 2025 cited 4 deficiencies.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Denver Sunset Home compares
This facility vs. the Iowa and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Iowa avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.71 | 3.83 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.68 | 0.73 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 2.42 | 2.53 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 36.8% | 43.9% | 46.4% | below avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 4.0 | 6.2 | 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.
- Every deficiency from the March 26, 2026 inspection was corrected by April 2, 2026
What inspectors found at Denver Sunset Home
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Potential for harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 26, 2026 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 9 deficiencies
- Minimal
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Mar 27, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Minimal
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · May 9, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
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
- 235 North Mill Street
Denver, IA 50622 - CMS certification #
- 165603
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 31
- Avg residents/day
- 29.5
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 2011-06-01
- Setting
- Urban
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Location and nearby
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Other public records
Full public records, with dates and sources
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Waverly Health Center, Waverly. 8.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 5 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Pillar of Cedar Valley, Waterloo. 7.3 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Open Arms Home Health Care - Waterloo, LLC, Waterloo. 11.7 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- Hy-Vee Pharmacy. 7.5 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 50622 as metropolitan (metropolitan high commuting).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- Davita Cedar Valley Waverly Dialysis, Waverly, 8.3 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Cedar Valley Dialysis, Waterloo, 14.4 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars)
Davita Black Hawk Dialysis, Waterloo, 14.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 6 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 50622.
Unitypoint Hospice, office in Waterloo, 12.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 3 of 5 stars)
Care Initiatives Hospice - Cedar Falls, office in Cedar Falls, 15.0 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 4 of 5 stars)
Cedar Valley Hospice, office in Waterloo, 15.2 miles away, straight line (CMS family survey rating 5 of 5 stars) - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Joseph Hoagbin, MD, Marshalltown. 52.7 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: relatively moderate. By hazard: hurricane very low, inland flooding relatively high, wildfire relatively low, tornado relatively high, heat wave relatively low, earthquake very 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 relatively 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 | Could not read the site |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Denver Sunset Home a good nursing home?
CMS gives Denver Sunset Home an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, including 4/5 for staffing and 4/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Denver Sunset Home staffed?
Denver Sunset Home reports 3.71 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Iowa average of 3.83.
Has Denver Sunset Home had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 4 deficiencies.
How many beds does Denver Sunset Home have?
Denver Sunset Home is certified for 31 beds.