Denver North Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Denver North Care Center is a 82-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.59 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 28% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 35.2% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Denver North Care Center
2201 N Downing StDenver, CO 80205
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 Denver North Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.59 hours per resident per day, 28% below the Colorado average. With about 78 residents a day, that works out to roughly 123 aide hours a day, or about 15 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) | 1.59 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.80 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.51 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.89 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.61 | 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
35.2% of nursing staff at Denver North 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 25.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Dec 18, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 9 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists no fines or payment denials for this home in the last three years.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every nursing home from one to five stars overall and on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures. Denver North Care Center holds 3 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Denver North Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Limited Liability company
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 15, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Denver North Care Center
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| Health Center at Franklin Park Denver | 0.6 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.02 | 33.9% | 4 | $10,082 |
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| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 3.2 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Hilltop Park Post Acute Denver | 4.1 | 162 | 1.64 | 2.93 | 39.5% | 2 | $66,307 |
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.