Juniper Village - the Spearly Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Juniper Village - the Spearly Center is a 135-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado, part of Juniper Communities. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.68 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 24% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 52.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Juniper Village - the Spearly Center
2205 W 29th AveDenver, CO 80211
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 Juniper Village - the Spearly Center, nurse aides logged 1.68 hours per resident per day, 24% below the Colorado average. With about 127 residents a day, that works out to roughly 213 aide hours a day, or about 27 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 13% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.68 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.65 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.43 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.76 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.39 | 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
52.6% of nursing staff at Juniper Village - the Spearly 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 52.6%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on May 14, 2026. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 1 health deficiency (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 6 fines totaling $267,831 and 1 payment denial in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2025 | Fine | $10,953 |
| Dec 11, 2024 | Fine | $114,111 |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Fine | $14,260 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Fine | $42,965 |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Payment Denial | 76 days from Jul 2, 2024 |
| May 23, 2024 | Fine | $66,256 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Fine | $19,286 |
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. Juniper Village - the Spearly Center holds 2 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Juniper Village - the Spearly Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Chain: Juniper Communities, 3 homes
- Legal name: Juniper Park, LP
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Apr 11, 1994
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Juniper Village - the Spearly Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 1.5 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| Uptown Care Center Denver · abuse citation | 1.9 | 79 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 17.6% | 4 | $8,278 |
| Denver North Care Center Denver | 2.2 | 82 | 1.59 | 2.89 | 35.2% | 3 | None |
| Health Center at Franklin Park Denver | 2.5 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.02 | 33.9% | 4 | $10,082 |
| Wheatridge Care Center Wheat Ridge | 2.7 | 65 | 1.92 | 3.34 | 50.0% | 3 | $20,616 |
| The Rehabilitation Center at Sandalwood Wheat Ridge | 2.8 | 103 | 2.14 | 3.57 | — | 4 | $46,150 |
| Cambridge Care Center Lakewood · abuse citation | 2.8 | 110 | 1.63 | 2.90 | 32.8% | 3 | $8,151 |
| Edgewater Health and Rehabilitation Lakewood | 2.9 | 67 | 2.05 | 3.33 | 46.8% | 5 | None |
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.