Briarwood Health Care Center
Nursing Home Facility
1440 Vine Street, Denver, CO 80206
Just blocks away from City Park, Cheesman Park and the Denver Botanical Gardens, Briarwood Health Care Center is conveniently located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood just south of downtown Denver, Colorado. Our facility is within three miles of Denver’s leading hospitals, including Rose Medical Center, PSL Hospital, St. Joseph’s Hospital, University Hospital and Denver Health. With an on-site physician offering faster, more convenient patient and resident care, our associates provide premier levels of care and service to all, whether they are skilled nursing residents, short-term rehabilitation patients or post-operative recovery patients.
Operated by Life Care Centers of America, which runs 204 communities in our directory.
With 201 beds, Briarwood Health Care Center is one of the larger communities in the area, senior care communities in Denver average about 64 beds. Larger communities more often keep clinical staff on site around the clock and can offer a wider range of on-site therapy and activities, though some families prefer the quieter feel of a smaller setting.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 44% of its licensed beds, so availability is more likely here than at busier communities nearby. That is below the Denver average of roughly 85%.
Medicare rates this community 5 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Denver average about 3.2 stars. Its most recent standard health inspection was in October 2024 and recorded 4 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 3.9 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 0.7 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Denver average about 3.3 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 44%.
The community is located in Denver County, CO.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 22 problems at Briarwood Health Care Center. 5 findings involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 1 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $9,110.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Environmental
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Briarwood Health Care Center offers assisted living, nursing home care, hospice care, and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 201
- Occupancy 44%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 3.9
- Annual staff turnover 44%
- Last health inspection October 2024
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