Visual Comparison of Key Metrics
The facility Briarwood Health Care Center holds the edge in overall quality, scoring 4 Stars compared to Denver North Care Center's 3 Stars. When reviewing the core nursing resources, Briarwood Health Care Center reports a higher licensed nursing staff ratio, providing 1.53 hours of licensed nurse care per resident day (National Average is 1.4 hours). Denver North Care Center is part of the Vivage Senior Living chain, which holds an average overall rating of 3.20. Briarwood Health Care Center is part of the Life Care Centers Of America chain, which holds an average overall rating of 3.40. Regarding recent health inspection history, both facilities had deficiencies in their most recent survey, with Denver North Care Center recording 13 total deficiencies and Briarwood Health Care Center recording 4.Finally, in terms of compliance history, Denver North Care Center has a clean record with no fines, while Briarwood Health Care Center has incurred total penalties of $33,852.00.
*Staffing, resident, and quality ratings are based on the latest data provided by CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services).
Side-by-Side Facility Metrics| Metric | Denver North Care Center | Briarwood Health Care Center |
|---|---|---|
| Facility Name | Denver North Care Center | Briarwood Health Care Center |
| Street Address | 2201 N Downing St | 1440 Vine St |
| City | Denver | Denver |
| State | CO | CO |
| Zip Code | 80205 | 80206 |
| Phone Number | (303) 861-4825 | (303) 399-0350 |
| Ownership Type | For profit - Limited Liability company | For profit - Corporation |
| Chain Name | Vivage Senior Living | Life Care Centers Of America |
| No. of Facilities in Chain | 17 | 195 |
| Overall CMS Rating | 3 Stars  | 4 Stars  |
| Staffing Rating | 3 Stars | 4 Stars |
| Quality Measures Rating | 5 Stars  | 4 Stars |
| Licensed Nursing Hours/Resident Day | 1.41 hrs | 1.53 hrs |
| CNA Hours/Resident Day (Minutes) | 93 min | 140 min |
| Certified Bed Count | 82 | 201 |
| Total Residents Average | 75.0 | 80.0 |
| Total Penalties (Fines) | $0.00 | $33,852.00 |
| Chain Avg. Overall Rating (1-5) | 3.20 | 3.40 |
| Chain Avg. Health Inspection | 2.60 | 2.90 |
| Chain Avg. Staffing Rating | 3.10 | 3.20 |
| Chain Avg. Quality Rating | 4.60 | 4.40 |
| Cycle 1 Total Deficiencies | 13 | 4 |
| Cycle 2 Total Deficiencies | 10 | 11 |