Amberwood Post Acute: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Amberwood Post Acute is a 88-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of Pacs Group. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.70 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 23% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 44.1% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Amberwood Post Acute
4686 E Asbury CirDenver, CO 80222
Denver County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Amberwood Post Acute, nurse aides logged 1.70 hours per resident per day, 23% below the Colorado average. With about 83 residents a day, that works out to roughly 141 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.70 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.76 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.47 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.93 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.90 | 3.30 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
44.1% of nursing staff at Amberwood Post Acute left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 22.2%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 15, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 20 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,636 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2024 | Fine | $9,636 |
CMS Penalties file, August 2026 release. A payment denial stops Medicare and Medicaid payment for new admissions for the days shown.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Amberwood Post Acute holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Amberwood Post Acute
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Pacs Group, 274 homes
- Legal name: Amberwood Healthcare LLC
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jan 1, 1967
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Amberwood Post Acute
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Brookshire Post Acute Denver · abuse citation | 0.0 | 67 | 2.10 | 3.27 | 57.8% | 1 | $75,713 |
| Rowan Community, Inc Denver | 0.0 | 65 | 2.43 | 3.72 | 29.8% | 4 | $4,622 |
| South Valley Post Acute Rehabilitation Denver | 0.6 | 106 | 2.01 | 3.10 | 48.9% | 4 | None |
| Highline Post Acute Denver | 0.6 | 125 | 1.85 | 3.12 | 43.3% | 1 | $79,956 |
| Holly Heights Care and Rehabilitation Denver | 0.6 | 133 | 1.68 | 2.92 | 34.4% | 3 | $9,249 |
| The Suites at Clermont Park Care Center Denver | 0.8 | 63 | 2.51 | 4.47 | 36.8% | 5 | None |
| Crestmoor Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 1.8 | 108 | 1.69 | 2.87 | 17.0% | 3 | $845 |
| Berkley Manor Care Center Denver | 1.9 | 118 | 2.17 | 3.74 | 14.5% | 5 | $17,160 |
Aide hrs and all nurse hrs are staff hours per resident per day. Fines are the CMS total for the last three years. Turnover is the share of nursing staff who left over a year. All figures from CMS Care Compare.
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Source: CMS Care Compare Provider Information, State and US Averages, and Penalties files, August 2026 release. Figures are as CMS publishes them; check Medicare Care Compare for the latest. Methodology.