Uptown Care Center
Nursing home in Denver, Colorado, CMS certification number 065311
745 E 18th Ave, Denver, CO 80203 · Denver County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 79
- Certified for
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Last standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 5
- Fines in 3 years
- $8,278 (1)
Does Uptown Care Center take Medicare and Medicaid?
Yes to both. Uptown 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 | 2 of 5 |
| Staffing | 5 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 5 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | Not rated |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Uptown 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
- 3.01
- Registered nurse hours
- 0.79
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.41
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.80
- Weekend total hours
- 2.60
- Nursing staff turnover
- 19.6%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 10%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on August 7, 2025 and cited 5 deficiencies, plus 1 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on November 30, 2023, found 7.
CMS shows an abuse icon for Uptown Care Center. That means inspectors cited it for abuse, neglect or exploitation in the past year or two.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Uptown Care Center 1 time in the past 3 years, for $8,278 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 78.8 residents live here, about 100% of its 79 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 79
- Average residents per day
- 78.8
- Certified since
- July 1, 1993
- Resident or family council
- Resident
Who owns Uptown Care Center
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
Other nursing homes near Uptown Care Center
- Franklin Park Health and Rehab LLC1535 Park Ave, Denver 80218
- Denver North Care Center2201 N Downing St, Denver 80205
- Briarwood Health Care Center1440 Vine St, Denver 80206
- City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center1667 Saint Paul St, Denver 80206
- Juniper Village - the Spearly Center2205 W 29th Ave, Denver 80211
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 Uptown 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 Uptown Care Center
What is the CMS star rating of Uptown Care Center?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Uptown Care Center accept Medicaid?
Yes, it is Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Uptown Care Center?
5 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Uptown Care Center?
Legal Business Name Not Available, for profit - corporation.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.