Denver Sunset Home: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Denver Sunset Home is a 31-bed nonprofit nursing home in Denver, Iowa. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.56 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average of 2.51, and 40.0% nursing staff turnover (Iowa average 44.0%).
Denver Sunset Home
235 North Mill StreetDenver, IA 50622
Bremer 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 Sunset Home, nurse aides logged 2.56 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Iowa average. With about 26 residents a day, that works out to roughly 66 aide hours a day, or about 8 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 9% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Iowa avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.56 | 2.51 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.56 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 3.97 | 3.82 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.63 | 3.37 | 3.42 |
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release: reported staffing hours from Payroll-Based Journal data, and CMS state and US averages.
Staff turnover
40.0% of nursing staff at Denver Sunset Home left over the year CMS measured, against a Iowa average of 44.0% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 57.1%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Mar 26, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 2 health deficiencies (Iowa average 6.5). 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 Sunset Home holds 4 of 5 overall; the Iowa average is 3.1.
About Denver Sunset Home
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jun 1, 2011
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Denver Sunset Home
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Pillar of Cedar Valley Waterloo | 7.3 | 114 | 1.90 | 2.92 | 32.7% | 1 | None |
| Woodland Terrace Waverly | 8.9 | 100 | 2.92 | 4.44 | 40.9% | 5 | None |
| Tripoli Nursing & Rehab Tripoli | 9.7 | 28 | 3.65 | 5.48 | 52.2% | 2 | None |
| Northcrest Specialty Care Waterloo | 11.0 | 94 | 1.96 | 3.29 | 46.7% | 2 | None |
| Martin Health Center, INC Cedar Falls | 11.4 | 50 | 2.97 | 4.21 | 39.7% | 5 | None |
| Cedar Falls Health Care Center Cedar Falls | 11.9 | 70 | 1.87 | 2.72 | 43.8% | 2 | None |
| Shell Rock Senior Living Shell Rock | 12.4 | 41 | 2.70 | 3.66 | 43.6% | 1 | $17,167 |
| Newaldaya Lifescapes Cedar Falls | 12.6 | 112 | 3.13 | 4.52 | 41.6% | 2 | $132,074 |
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.