Briarwood Health Care Center
Nursing home in Denver, Colorado, CMS certification number 065255
1440 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206 · Denver County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 201
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- July 14, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 9
- Fines in 3 years
- $9,110 (1)
Does Briarwood Health Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Briarwood Health Care Center is certified for Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare can pay for a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay; Medicaid can pay for long-term care once you qualify.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 3 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Briarwood Health Care Center reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.97
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.62
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.89
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.46
- Weekend total hours
- 3.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 41.4%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 26.7%
- Administrators who left
- 2
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on July 14, 2026 and cited 9 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on October 3, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Briarwood Health Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $9,110 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 87.1 residents live here, about 43% of its 201 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 201
- Average residents per day
- 87.1
- Certified since
- February 17, 1989
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Briarwood Health Care Center
- Legal business name
- Life Care Centers of America, Inc.
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- 194 homes nationally under Life Care Centers of America, 3.4-star chain average
Other nursing homes near Briarwood Health Care Center
- Franklin Park Health and Rehab LLC1535 Park Ave, Denver 80218
- City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center1667 Saint Paul St, Denver 80206
- Denver North Care Center2201 N Downing St, Denver 80205
- Uptown Care Center745 E 18th Ave, Denver 80203
- City Scape Rehabilitation & Care Center LLC3345 Forest St, Denver 80207
See also all nursing homes in Denver.
Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Colorado, the 23 in Denver, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Briarwood Health Care Center, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Briarwood Health Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Briarwood Health Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Briarwood Health Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Briarwood Health Care Center?
9 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Briarwood Health Care Center?
Life Care Centers of America, Inc., for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.