Nursing home report
DENVER, CO · Medicare-certified · 201 beds
BRIARWOOD HEALTH CARE CENTER in Denver has an overall 4-star rating, with 5 stars for quality measures, 4 stars for staffing, and 3 stars for health inspections. It has 3.90 nurse staffing hours per resident per day versus the 4.1 federal benchmark, and it had $9,110 in fines in the last 24 months with a recent federal penalty.
Health inspections
Staffing
3.896 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.896.
Hours per resident per day.
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
Residents with a fall causing major injury
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
Residents with a urinary tract infection
Residents who lost too much weight
Residents who were physically restrained
Residents needing more help with daily activities
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
Residents with a long-term catheter
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
Residents with depressive symptoms
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2023 — isolated incident, immediate jeopardy to residents.
F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: J
The nursing home failed to ensure residents were free from significant medication errors. Cited July 2025 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 760 — 42 CFR §483.45(f)(2) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide appropriate care to help a resident maintain or improve movement and mobility. Cited March 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 688 — 42 CFR §483.25(c) — S/S: G
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited March 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: G
The home failed to provide enough food and fluids to keep residents healthy. Cited March 2022 — isolated incident, actual harm.
F-Tag 692 — 42 CFR §483.25(g) — S/S: G
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
A federal fine of $9,110 was recorded.
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
Health inspection found 11 health deficiencies.
On record with Medicare: 1 fine · $9,110 in total fines.
Federal fine
Jul 16, 2025
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.
