Nursing homes › Colorado › Briarwood Health Care Center
1440 Vine St, Denver, CO 80206 · 3033990350 · 201 certified beds
Per CMS filings, this facility is affiliated with Life Care Centers of America, a group operating 194 facilities in 26 states. Group record: average rating 3.4/5, 14 abuse citation icons, 3 facilities on the Special Focus list, $3,697,816 in federal fines. This facility rates above its group average (3.4/5).
Total nurse staffing: 3.90 (Colorado median: 3.49). RN hours: 0.71. Weekend total: 3.52. Nursing staff turnover: 44%.
All-time on record: 22 deficiency citations, including 1 at immediate-jeopardy level. Below: citations from 2023 onward (severity letters explained in methodology).
| Survey date | Deficiency | Sev. | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | G | complaint | Past Non-Compliance |
| 2024-10-03 | Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. | D | Health | corrected 2024-10-27 |
| 2024-10-03 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D | Health | corrected 2024-10-27 |
| 2024-10-03 | Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services. | D | Health | corrected 2024-10-27 |
| 2024-10-03 | Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area. | D | Health | corrected 2024-10-27 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | J | Health | corrected 2023-06-07 |
| 2023-05-09 | Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action. | F | Health | corrected 2023-06-02 |
| 2023-05-09 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs. | E | Health | corrected 2023-06-01 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-31 |
| 2023-05-09 | Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-02 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable. | D | Health | corrected 2023-05-31 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-01 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-02 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-02 |
| 2023-05-09 | Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-02 |
| 2023-05-09 | Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. | D | Health | corrected 2023-06-01 |
| Date | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-16 | Fine | $9,110 |
| Name | Role | Type | % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, ZACHARY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/02/2025 |
| SCHMIDT, DEREK | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2023 |
| WELLS, AMY | Managing Control - Governing Body | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/11/2015 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2021 |
| LAY, LISA | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/24/2017 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/06/2025 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | Corporate Director | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/18/2001 |
| CROSS, CINDY | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/21/1994 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/02/2020 |
| HENRY, TERRY | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/16/1999 |
| LAY, LISA | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 02/09/2018 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/06/2025 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/01/2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/22/2000 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | Corporate Officer | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/16/1999 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | Operational/Managerial Control | Organization | NOT APPLICABLE | since 07/01/1991 |
| BLANCHARD, THOMAS | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/04/2018 |
| DICKSON, ZACHARY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 09/02/2025 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/01/2021 |
| LAY, LISA | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 04/24/2017 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/06/2025 |
| SCHMIDT, DEREK | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/01/2023 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2022 |
| WELLS, AMY | Operational/Managerial Control | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/11/2015 |
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog (July 2026 release) — provider file, deficiency file, ownership file, penalty file. CCN 065255. Corrections: data@carerecords.org.