The Best Nursing Homes in Denver

Nursing Home Compare is a service provided by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a federal agency responsible for inspecting and rating nursing homes according to certain criteria. Ratings are based on data that includes yearly health inspections, nursing home staff and quality measures. Nursing Home Compare provides a searchable database for public use. Several Denver facilities have an overall five-star rating based on their Medicare listing as of September, 2010.

Denver North

• Denver North Care Center is a for-profit facility that accepts both Medicare and Medicaid patients and has an over five-star rating. It is part of Quality Life Management, a chain of long-term health care facilities. It contains 80 beds certified for Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is not a continuing care retirement community. The facility received four stars for health inspections, four stars for nursing home staff and five for quality measures.

  Denver North Care Center

  2201 Downing St.

  Denver, CO 80205

  303-861-4825

  qlmllc.com

Forest Street

• Forest Street Compassionate Care Center is a five-star for-profit facility that takes both Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is not part of a chain. It contains 60 beds certified for Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is not a continuing care retirement community. The facility received four stars for health inspections, five for nursing home staff and five for quality measures.

  Forest Street Compassionate Care Center

  3345 Forest St.

  Denver, CO 80207

  303-393-7600

  forestst.org

Heritage Club

• The overall five-star Heritage Club Mountain View is a for-profit facility that accepts both Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is part of Brookdale Senior Living, a chain of independent living, assisted living and long-term health care facilities. It contains 56 beds certified for Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is a continuing care retirement community. The facility received five stars for health inspections, four for nursing home staff and three for quality measures.

  Heritage Club Mountain View

  8101 E Mississippi Ave.

  Denver, CO 80247

  303-337-3400

  brookdaleliving.com

Uptown

• Uptown Health Care Center has an overall five star rating. This for-profit facility accepts both Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is part of Quality Life Management, a chain of long-term health care facilities. It contains 75 beds certified for Medicare and Medicaid patients. It is not a continuing care retirement community. The facility received five stars for health inspections, four for nursing home staff and three for quality measures.

  Uptown Health Care Center

  745 East 18th Ave

  Denver, CO 80203

  303-860-0500

  qlmllc.com

Compare

• Further details are available for these and other facilities in the Nursing Home Compare database. From the Medicare.gov website, choose Resource Locator and Nursing Homes. Click on the button "Find" and Compare Nursing Homes. Search criteria include: name, zip code, city, state and county.