Briarwood Health Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Briarwood Health Care Center is a 201-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of Life Care Centers of America. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.38 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 7% above the Colorado average of 2.22, and 44.3% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Briarwood Health Care Center
1440 Vine StDenver, CO 80206
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 Briarwood Health Care Center, nurse aides logged 2.38 hours per resident per day, 7% above the Colorado average. With about 88 residents a day, that works out to roughly 211 aide hours a day, or about 26 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 10% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.38 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.71 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.90 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.52 | 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
44.3% of nursing staff at Briarwood Health Care Center left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 21.4%. 1 administrator left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Oct 3, 2024. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 4 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 16, 2025 | Fine | $9,110 |
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. Briarwood Health Care Center holds 5 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Briarwood Health Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Life Care Centers of America, 194 homes
- Legal name: Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Feb 17, 1989
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Briarwood Health Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Health Center at Franklin Park Denver | 0.5 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.02 | 33.9% | 4 | $10,082 |
| City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Denver · abuse citation | 0.6 | 125 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 30.7% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Denver North Care Center Denver | 0.9 | 82 | 1.59 | 2.89 | 35.2% | 3 | None |
| Uptown Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 1.1 | 79 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 17.6% | 4 | $8,278 |
| City Scape Rehabilitation & Care Center LLC Denver · abuse citation | 2.4 | 60 | 2.39 | 3.63 | 53.3% | 2 | $59,543 |
| Juniper Village - the Spearly Center Denver | 3.0 | 135 | 1.68 | 2.76 | 52.6% | 2 | $267,831 |
| Hilltop Park Post Acute Denver | 3.3 | 162 | 1.64 | 2.93 | 39.5% | 2 | $66,307 |
| Berkley Manor Care Center Denver | 3.6 | 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.