Uptown Care Center: Staffing, Turnover, and Inspection Record
Uptown Care Center is a 79-bed for-profit nursing home in Denver, Colorado. In the CMS August 2026 release it reported 1.79 nurse aide hours per resident per day, 19% below the Colorado average of 2.22, and 17.6% nursing staff turnover (Colorado average 47.1%).
Uptown Care Center
745 E 18th AveDenver, CO 80203
Denver County
CMS Care Compare, August 2026 release
Cited for abuse or neglect. CMS marks this home with its abuse icon: it was cited for abuse or neglect that caused harm on its most recent inspection cycle, or for abuse or neglect with potential for harm on each of its last two cycles.
How many staff hours residents get
CMS reports staffing as hours per resident per day, from the payroll records each home submits. At Uptown Care Center, nurse aides logged 1.79 hours per resident per day, 19% below the Colorado average. With about 79 residents a day, that works out to roughly 142 aide hours a day, or about 18 eight-hour aide shifts across day, evening, and night. On weekends, total nursing hours per resident ran 14% below the all-days figure.
| Hours per resident per day | This home | Colorado avg | US avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse aides (CNAs) | 1.79 | 2.22 | 2.32 |
| Licensed practical nurses | 0.44 | 0.68 | 0.86 |
| Registered nurses | 0.76 | 0.82 | 0.69 |
| All nursing staff | 2.99 | 3.72 | 3.86 |
| All nursing staff, weekends | 2.58 | 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
17.6% of nursing staff at Uptown 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 10.0%. No administrators left over the same period.
Inspections and penalties
State inspectors last completed a standard health inspection on Aug 7, 2025. The most recent inspection cycle, which also counts complaint and infection-control inspections from the past 12 months, found 5 health deficiencies (Colorado average 8.6). CMS lists 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the last three years.
| Inspection date | Penalty | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | Fine | $8,278 |
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. Uptown Care Center holds 4 of 5 overall; the Colorado average is 3.1.
About Uptown Care Center
- Ownership: For profit - Corporation
- Legal name: Legal Business Name Not Available
- Medicare and Medicaid certified since: Jul 1, 1993
- Councils: resident council
- Area: urban
Nursing homes near Uptown Care Center
The closest homes by distance, with the same CMS figures. Select a column to sort.
| Health Center at Franklin Park Denver | 0.6 | 86 | 2.23 | 4.02 | 33.9% | 4 | $10,082 |
| Denver North Care Center Denver | 0.6 | 82 | 1.59 | 2.89 | 35.2% | 3 | None |
| Briarwood Health Care Center Denver | 1.1 | 201 | 2.38 | 3.90 | 44.3% | 5 | $9,110 |
| City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Denver · abuse citation | 1.6 | 125 | 1.86 | 2.95 | 30.7% | 3 | $8,278 |
| Juniper Village - the Spearly Center Denver | 1.9 | 135 | 1.68 | 2.76 | 52.6% | 2 | $267,831 |
| Sloan's Lake Rehabilitation Center Denver | 2.7 | 42 | 2.59 | 4.59 | 31.0% | 5 | None |
| City Scape Rehabilitation & Care Center LLC Denver · abuse citation | 3.0 | 60 | 2.39 | 3.63 | 53.3% | 2 | $59,543 |
| Oakwood Care and Rehabilitation Lakewood · abuse citation | 4.1 | 170 | 1.95 | 3.00 | 53.7% | 1 | $217,271 |
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.