The home failed to create and carry out a timely plan to meet a new resident’s most immediate needs after admission. Cited March 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 655 — 42 CFR §483.21 — S/S: E
Nursing home report
Denver Sunset Home
Denver, IA · Medicare-certified · 31 beds
In good standing
Non-profit
4 of 5 overall
Denver Sunset Home in Denver, IA has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. Its health inspection and staffing ratings are both 4 stars, quality measures are lower at 2 stars, reported nurse staffing is 3.97 hours per resident per day versus the 4.1-hour federal benchmark, and there were $0 fines in the last 24 months.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9682 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 26, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9682.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.52
- Nurse aides
- 2.66
- Weekend nursing
- 3.60
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 46%
Registered nurse turnover: 50%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
1.7%Steady
Residents with a fall causing major injury
6.2%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
12.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
4.4%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
4.1%Steady
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
19.2%Steady
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
12%Steady
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10%Steady
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%Steady
Residents with a long-term catheter
1.4%Improving
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
17%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%Steady
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
100%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
99%Improving
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
93.7%Steady
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure residents fully understood their health status, care, and treatments. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 552 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to develop and carry out a complete care plan that met each resident’s needs with clear steps and timelines. Cited March 2026 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 656 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(1) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The home failed to provide safe and appropriate breathing care when a resident needed it. Cited May 2024 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 695 — 42 CFR §483.25(i) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 4 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- Non profit - Corporation
- Occupancy
- 27.6 residents on an average day (89% of 31 beds)
- Medicare history
- Certified for 15 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.