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
Data as of July 1, 2026
4 of 5 overall
Denver Sunset Home in Denver, IA has an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars, with 4-star health inspection and staffing ratings and a 3-star quality measures rating. It had $0 in fines over the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing was 3.97 hours per resident per day versus the federal benchmark of 4.1.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9737 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 3.9737.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.76
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.65
- Nurse aides
- 2.56
- Weekend nursing
- 3.63
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 40%
Registered nurse turnover: 57%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
—0%—
Residents with a fall causing major injury
4.3%7.7%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
0%6.1%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
0%7.7%Worsening
Residents who lost too much weight
—0%—
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
15%15%No change
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—10.3%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
10%10%No change
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
—0%—
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%4.9%Worsening
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
14.9%9%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%3.8%Worsening
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
100%100%No change
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
—96.6%—
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
- 25.8 residents on an average day (83% 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.