Health Center at Franklin Park: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Health Center at Franklin Park is a 86-bed nonprofit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of American Baptist Homes of the Midwest. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 2.23 nurse aide hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average of 2.22, and 33.9% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Health Center at Franklin Park
1535 Park AveDenver, CO 80218
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 Health Center at Franklin Park, nurse aides logged 2.23 hours per resident per day, about the same as the Colorado average. With about 60 residents a day, that works out to roughly 135 aide hours a day, or about 17 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 | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 2.23 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 1.02 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 4.02 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 3.67 | 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
33.9% of nursing staff at Health Center at Franklin Park left over the year CMS measured, against a Colorado average of 47.1% and a US average of 45.8%. Registered nurse turnover was 38.5%. 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 6 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $10,082 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2023 | Fine | $10,082 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Payment Denial | 24 days from Sep 29, 2023 |
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. Health Center at Franklin Park holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Health Center at Franklin Park
- Ownership: Non profit - Corporation
- Chain: American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, 6 homes
- Legal name: Baptist Home Association of the Rocky Mountain Inc
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1985
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Health Center at Franklin Park
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Briarwood Health Care Center Denver | 0.5 | 201 | 2.38 | 3.90 | 44.3% | 5 | $9,110 |
| Uptown Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 0.6 | 79 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 17.6% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Denver North Care Center Denver | 0.6 | 82 | 1.59 | 2.89 | 35.2% | 3 | None |
| City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Denver · abuse citation | 1.1 | 125 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 30.7% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Juniper Village - the Spearly Center Denver | 2.5 | 135 | 1.68 | 2.76 | 52.6% | 2 | $267,831 |
| City Scape Rehabilitation & Care Center LLC Denver · abuse citation | 2.7 | 60 | 2.39 | 3.63 | 53.3% | 2 | $59,543 |
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 3.2 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Hilltop Park Post Acute Denver | 3.8 | 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.