Denver Sunset Home
Nursing home in Denver, Iowa, CMS certification number 165603
235 North Mill Street, Denver, IA 50622 · Bremer County
- CMS overall rating
- 5 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 31
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- March 26, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 2
- Fines in 3 years
- No fines
Does Denver Sunset Home take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Denver Sunset Home 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 | 5 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Denver Sunset Home 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
- 4.04
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.12
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.31
- Nurse aide hours
- 2.61
- Weekend total hours
- 3.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 47.5%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 44.4%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on March 26, 2026 and cited 2 deficiencies, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on March 27, 2025, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS lists no fines for Denver Sunset Home in the past 3 years.
Beds and residents
On an average day 24.9 residents live here, about 80% of its 31 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 31
- Average residents per day
- 24.9
- Certified since
- June 1, 2011
Who owns Denver Sunset Home
- Legal business name
- Denver Sunset Home
- Ownership type
- Non profit - Corporation
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Who inspects nursing homes in Iowa
Iowa'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 Iowa, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Denver Sunset Home, 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 Denver Sunset Home
What is the CMS star rating of Denver Sunset Home?
5 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Denver Sunset Home accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Denver Sunset Home?
2 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Denver Sunset Home?
Denver Sunset Home, non profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.