Analysis Report of Nursing Homes in Denver, CO

Summary Analysis of Nursing Homes in Denver
The 10,000 foot view

Updated on November 10, 2024

This analysis is based on homes within a 25 mile radius of the city.

According to the latest data compiled by NursingHomeDatabase.com, Denver has a total of 90 active skilled nursing facilities and 9,683 beds. Based on a recent US Census estimate of the population of Denver of 2,876,625, the current total bed count represents one bed for every 297.08 persons in Denver. There were 7,360 residents in nursing homes as November 10, 2024 for a city wide occupancy level of 76.01 percent. (Note that the home count is based on monthly data provided by CMS and the number of beds and the occupancy numbers are based on weekly data. There is a minor number of homes that do not report their data weekly.)

According to the monthly data, Denver has added 0 new beds and lost 0 existing beds over the past year.

The Biden Administration has announced that it wants to regulate minimum nursing home staffing levels. They have proposed minimums of .55 hours of care per resident per day from registered nurses (RNs) and 2.45 hours of care per resident per day certified nursing aids (CNAs). These are the current level amount of hours per resident per day of care for Denver and a comparison to the state and national averages:

Staffing Levels	City	State / National
Registered Nurse (RN)	0.83	0.85 / 0.67
Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA)	2.21	2.22 / 2.29
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)	0.78	0.70 / 0.88
All Staff	3.82	3.78 / 3.84

State Analysis: Look here for the latest nursing home analysis for Colorado.

COVID-19 Infections in Denver Nursing Homes

While COVID-19 infections and deaths are down significantly from late 2020 and 2021, the number of infections and deaths continues to be monitored. For nursing homes in Denver there were a total of 21 new cases and 21 new deaths among residents for the week ending November 10, 2024. The chart below shows COVID-19 activity for the past year.

New and Lost Nursing Homes in Denver

No new homes were reported by CMS over the past twelve months.

No homes were removed by CMS over the past twelve months.

Occupancy Percentages for Denver Nursing Homes

The chart below shows the overall occupancy for nursing home beds in Denver, CO. Occupancies levels for individual facilities will differ and can be found on the detail page for the specific nursing home.

Best and Worst Nursing Homes in Denver

The list below shows the best skilled nursing facilities in Denver based on their most recent weighted average inspection score. Some nursing homes may have higher overall 5-star ratings than the homes on this list. We feel that the health inspection score is the best indicator of current operations. It changes quicker than the overall rating.

Facility	Rating
Garden Terrace Alzheimer's Center of Excellence 1600 S POTOMAC ST AURORA, CO	21.33
The Suites at Holly Creek Care Center 5590 E PEAKVIEW AVE CENTENNIAL, CO	21.33
Littleton Care and Rehabilitation Center 5822 S LOWELL WY LITTLETON, CO	13.33
Neurorestorative Colorado 5945 S WRIGHT ST LITTLETON, CO	32.67
Life Care Center of Stonegate 15720 GARDEN PLAZA DR PARKER, CO	38.67
Orchard Park Health Care Center 6005 S HOLLY ST LITTLETON, CO	17.33
Life Care Center of Littleton 1500 W MINERAL AVE LITTLETON, CO	40.67
Boulder Canyon Health and Rehabilitation 4685 BASELINE RD BOULDER, CO	38.67
Beth Israel at Shalom Park 14800 E BELLEVIEW DR AURORA, CO	11.33
Continuing Care at Wind Crest 3420 MILL VISTA RD HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO	15.33

The list below shows the worst skilled nursing facilities in Denver based on their most recent weighted average inspection score.

Facility	Rating
Adara Living 12975 SHERIDAN BLVD BROOMFIELD, CO	172.33
Prestige Care Center of Morrison 150 SPRING ST MORRISON, CO	223.67 /
Highline Post Acute 6060 E ILIFF AVE DENVER, CO	92.67
Westwood Post Acute 3185 W ARKANSAS AVE DENVER, CO	163.50
University Heights Care Center 656 DILLON WAY AURORA, CO	145.00 /
Thornton Care Center 501 THORNTON PKWY THORNTON, CO	186.50 /
Forest Street Compassionate Care Center 3345 FOREST ST DENVER, CO	99.33 /
The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood 3835 HARLAN ST WHEAT RIDGE, CO	127.00
Skylake Post Acute 12080 BELLAIRE WY THORNTON, CO	181.83 /
Sierra Post Acute 1432 DEPEW ST LAKEWOOD, CO	118.00

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