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Denver North Care Center

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Updated Nov 1, 2023 by Nick Reese

Historical Rating
Grade: A-minus
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2201 Downing Street,
Denver CO 80205

(303) 861-4825

97% estimated occupancy 1

Denver North Care Center is located in the large metropolitan area of Denver, Colorado. Sporting an overall rating of A-, this nursing home is ranked among the higher-graded nursing homes we looked at. We were so impressed with this nursing home that we ranked it in the top third of all nursing homes in the United States. This nursing home's impressive profile was highlighted by its long-term care rating, which is addressed in the next paragraph.

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Quick Details

  • Accepts Medicare 1
  • Accepts Medicaid 1
  • No CCRC
  • Has Resident Council
  • No Family Council
  • For profit - Corporation
  • Offers Hospice
  • Offers Respite Care
  • Offers Inpatient Rehab
  • Offers Outpatient Rehab

Specialized Services

  • Personal Care
  • Medication Management
  • Transportation
  • Medical Transportation
  • Speech Therapy
  • Stroke Recovery
  • IV Antibiotic Therapy
  • Palliative Care
  • Wound Care
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Mental Health
  • Diabetes Management
  • Physical Therapy
  • Respiratory Therapy
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Pain Management
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation

Registered Staff Hours

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Long-term Care Quality

Grade: A-plus

To pair with its strong overall grade, we awarded this nursing home a grade of A+ for its nursing grade. In a long-term care environment, the facility's primary goal is to keep patients healthy and safe. This is different than skilled nursing or short-term care where the goal is to rehabilitate patients. After assessing the amount of care provided by aids and other staff, we turned to the nursing home's vaccination data. This facility vaccinated 65.18771 percent of its patients against pneumonia, which is a few points less than we anticipated but still a decent figure. Clearly, this facility is doing something right in this area as it was able to keep its residents out of the hospital. Indeed, it had less than one hospitalization per one thousand long-term resident days, which is a remarkably low figure.

Facility Inspections

Grade: A

Adding to its impressive category grades, this nursing home excelled in the area of inspections, where it earned an A. Not many nursing homes performed better in this area. Inspection grades take several factors into consideration, including deficiencies and federal fines. You can learn more about each of these factors by obtaining copies of nursing homes' inspection reports. This particular nursing home had just a single deficiency on its inspection report and it was not one deemed to pose a threat to patient health or safety. Finally, this facility had no substantiated complaints this year from residents, which is an excellent sign.

Nurse Quality

Grade: B-plus

Another one of this facility's impressive category grades came in the area of nursing care. We awarded them one of our better scores in that area, with a grade of B+. Nursing grades are tied to quantity of nursing care available. This facility provided 0.3 hours of nursing care per resident per day. Finally, our nursing grades also factor in quality-based assessments, such as avoiding major falls. This place performed well in this area. Avoiding major falls is typically a good indicator that a nursing home has reliable quality controls in place. Major falls can often be prevented if more nurses aids and better safety protocols are in place.

Short-term Care Quality

Grade: B-minus

The next category we scored is this facility's weakest category. Nevertheless, even in its worst category we still gave it a decent grade of B- for short-term care. Short-term care grades are generally used to grade a facility's rehabilitation services. To provide highly graded rehabilitation services, nursing homes generally must feature better levels of highly skilled nursing. Skilled nursing includes registered nurses, physical therapists, speech therapists and other types of therapists. It does not look like this facility provided registered nurse or physical therapist staffing data. The last item we assessed in this category is the percentage of patients who returned home from the facility. We found that just 0 percent of this nursing home's residents returned home.

Rating Over Time

Compared to national and state averages across all facilities.

FDCB-BB+A-AA+Oct 18Dec 23

Denver North Care Center Quality Metrics

Minimizes Pressure Ulcers

Grade: A-plus

In Denver North Care Center, 2.6% of Patients had Pressure Ulcers

This statistic tells you the percent of long-term stay patients which suffer from pressure ulcers. Many experts believe that pressure ulcers are a reliable barometer of nursing care quality.

Minimizes Serious Falls

Grade: B-plus

In Denver North Care Center, 2.39% of Patients had Serious Falls

This is the percentage of residents that sustained a fall which caused major injury.

Minimizes Urinary Tract Infections

Grade: A-minus

In Denver North Care Center, 0.7% of Patients had UTIs

This statistic is a measure of the percentage of long-term stay patients that sustained a UTI. UTI's may be an indication of a facility with worst hygiene practices. Nevertheless, this metric can also be skewed for certain nursing homes due to varying reporting standards for infections.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Psychotic Medication

Grade: D

In Denver North Care Center, 28.65% of Patients use Anti-Psychotic Medication

This is the percent of residents given antipsychotic medications. While antipsychotic medications may be helpful for many patients, it is important to confirm these drugs are being used only where medically required. In limited cases, excessive reliance on these medications may mean a facility is using these drugs to control patient behavior.

Appropriately Uses Anti-Anxiety Medication

Grade: A-minus

In Denver North Care Center, 13.62% of Patients use Anti-Anxiety Medication

This gauges the percentage of long-term patients which were prescribed antianxiety medication. These drugs are used to treat residents suffering from anxiety or depression.

Managing Depression Among Residents

Grade: C

In Denver North Care Center, 8.4% of Patients

This indicates the percent of patients exhibiting signs of depression. Higher levels of depression may be an indicator worse patient care.

Appropriate Vaccine Usage

Grade: F

In Denver North Care Center, 74.8% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percent of long-term residents that have received the flu and pneumonia vaccines. Respiratory viruses can be fatal for seniors, making these vaccines critical to patient safety.

Residents Maintain Autonomy

Grade: D

In Denver North Care Center, 22.43% of Patients

This datapoint is a measure of the percentage of long-term patients who needed more assistance with activities of daily living over time. Activities of daily living include activities such as taking medications and bathing.

Ability to Keep Residents Mobile

Grade: A-minus

In Denver North Care Center, 20.6% of Residents

This is the percentage of residents who retained mobility levels over time. Retaining mobility can be a good sign for residents' well-being.

Hospitalizations

Grade: D

In Denver North Care Center, 0.02 Hospitalizations per 1,000 resident days

This tells you the number of hospitalizations per thousand days of care.

Short-term Care: Rehospitalizations

Grade: C

In Denver North Care Center, 20.6% of Residents Rehospitalized

This indicates the number of times residents are rehospitalized per 1,000 days of short-term care. There is typically a correlation between keeping patients out of the hospital and a nursing home's quality of short-term rehabilitation.

Scores for Denver, CO

  • Overall Rating has a grade of B
  • Nurse Rating has a grade of B-plus
  • Long-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Short-term Care Rating has a grade of B
  • Inspection Rating has a grade of B-plus

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Nearby Hospitals

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  • National Jewish HealthAcute Care Hospitals 1.76 miles away1400 Jackson St Denver Colorado 80206Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 388-4461
  • Rose Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 2.46 miles away4567 E 9th Ave Denver Colorado 80220Proprietary(303) 320-2121
  • Centura Health-Porter Adventist HospitalAcute Care Hospitals 5.47 miles away2525 S Downing St Denver Colorado 80210Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 778-1955
  • Lutheran Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.31 miles away8300 W 38th Ave Wheat Ridge Colorado 80033Voluntary non-profit - Private(303) 425-4500
  • Swedish Medical CenterAcute Care Hospitals 6.69 miles away501 E Hampden Ave Englewood Colorado 80113Proprietary(303) 788-5000

Nearby Dialysis

  • Denver Dialysis (Dva)0.61 miles away2900 Downing St Ste C Denver Colorado 80205CMS Rating: 3 stars Dialysis Stations: 16 (303) 292-0303
  • Pavilion Dialysis (Fmc)1.84 miles away723 Delaware St #m105 Denver Colorado 80204CMS Rating: 5 stars Dialysis Stations: 27 (303) 623-2107
  • Rocky Mountain Dialysis (Fmc)2.4 miles away4600 Hale Pkwy Ste 120 Denver Colorado 80220CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 30 (303) 320-6894
  • Belcaro Dialysis (Dva)3.67 miles away755 S Colorado Blvd Denver Colorado 80246Dialysis Stations: 14 (303) 777-2844
  • Stapleton Dialysis (Fmc)4.1 miles away7606 E 36th Ave Denver Colorado 80238Dialysis Stations: 20 (303) 322-1513
  • Lowry Dialysis Center (Dva)4.41 miles away7465 E 1st Ave Ste A Denver Colorado 80230CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 24 (303) 367-0946
  • Commerce City Dialysis (Dva)5.05 miles away6320 Holly St Commerce City Colorado 80022CMS Rating: 4 stars Dialysis Stations: 18 (303) 853-4300
  • Mile High Pd (Dva)5.22 miles away1750 Pierce St Ste A Denver Colorado 80214Dialysis Stations: 3 (303) 232-0939