Overview
Uptown Care Center has a Medicare overall rating of 4 out of 5, above the Colorado average of 3.1. It ranks 8th of 23 nursing homes in Denver. Its strongest area is quality of care (5 of 5), and its weakest is health inspections (2 of 5).
Residents receive about 3.0 hours of nursing care per day, fewer than at 84% of nursing homes in Colorado (the state average is 3.7 hours). Of that, 0.8 hours come from registered nurses.
Its most recent standard inspection, on August 7, 2025, found 5 health deficiencies, fewer than the Colorado average of 8.6. 1 of them came from complaint investigations. Medicare records 1 fine totaling $8,278 in the past three years.
Uptown Care Center is a for-profit facility with 79 certified beds, caring for about 79 residents on an average day. It accepts both Medicare and Medicaid and has participated since 1993.
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 35%
Top 35%
Top 32%
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Inspections and penalties
- Most recent standard inspection
- August 7, 2025
- Health deficiencies cited
- 5
- Complaint-related deficiencies
- 1
- Fines in the last 3 years
- 1 totaling $8,278
- Payment denials
- 0
- Total penalties
- 1
Staffing
Average hours of care each resident receives per day.
- All nursing staff3.01 hrs
- Registered nurses (RN)0.79 hrs
- Licensed practical nurses (LPN)0.41 hrs
- Nurse aides1.80 hrs
- Physical therapists0.00 hrs
Facility details
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Certified beds
- 79
- Average residents per day
- 79
- Participates in
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Medicare/Medicaid since
- July 1, 1993
- 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