Overview
Briarwood Health Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 9th of 23 nursing homes in Denver. It scores 4 of 5 on health inspections, quality of care and staffing alike.
Residents receive about 4.0 hours of nursing care per day, more than at 73% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.6 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on July 14, 2026, found 9 health deficiencies, more than the Colorado average of 8.6. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $9,110 in the past three years.
Briarwood Health Care Center is a for-profit facility with 201 certified beds, caring for about 87 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1989.
Medicare ratings
- Health inspections
- Quality of care
- Staffing
Source: Medicare Care Compare, data as of October 1, 2026.
How it compares nearby
Ranked by Medicare overall rating, then quality, inspection and staffing ratings.
Top 40%
Top 36%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- July 14, 2026
- Health deficiencies cited
- 9
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 0
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $9,110
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.97 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.62 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.89 hrs
- Nurse aides2.46 hrs
- Physical therapists0.06 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 201
- Average residents per day
- 87
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- February 17, 1989
- Inside a hospital
- No
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes