UPTOWN CARE CENTER — Nursing Home in DENVER, CO

745 E 18TH AVE, DENVER, CO, 80203 | 3038600500

CMS Five-Star Rating

★★★★☆ 4/5

Based on health inspections, staffing, and quality measures

Facility Overview

Medicare Medicaid
Certified Beds79
Average Residents/Day77.9
CMS Certification Number065311

Staffing Levels

Hours Per Resident Day (HPRD)

Total Nurse Staffing 3.14 HPRD
RN Staffing 0.73 HPRD

Health Inspection Findings & Deficiencies

Most Recent Inspection August 7, 2025
Total Deficiencies 4

UPTOWN CARE CENTER had 4 health inspection deficiencies on its most recent inspection (August 7, 2025).

Inspection Findings — August 7, 2025

  • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 1, 2025
  • Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 1, 2025
  • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 1, 2025
  • Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (Level D)
    Corrected — September 1, 2025
CareQED Analysis

Uptown Care Center is a 79-bed nursing home in Denver, Colorado. It holds a 4-star CMS overall rating. Total nurse staffing is 3.1 hours per resident day, below the Colorado average of 3.7. Its most recent inspection, in August 2025, cited 4 deficiencies, none of them severe. CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon.

The facility has a relatively strong overall CMS rating, indicating generally acceptable performance on routine quality measures. Worth asking about are the abuse flag and the recent inspection findings related to abuse, medication errors and supervision, and what specific steps the nursing home has taken to prevent those problems going forward.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is UPTOWN CARE CENTER Medicare and Medicaid certified?

UPTOWN CARE CENTER is Medicare certified and Medicaid certified according to CMS data.

What is UPTOWN CARE CENTER's CMS star rating?

UPTOWN CARE CENTER has an overall CMS rating of 4 out of 5 stars.

How is staffing at UPTOWN CARE CENTER?

UPTOWN CARE CENTER reports 3.13545 total nurse hours per resident day.

Has UPTOWN CARE CENTER had health inspection deficiencies?

On its most recent inspection, UPTOWN CARE CENTER had 4 total deficiencies, including 0 classified as severe.

How many beds does UPTOWN CARE CENTER have?

UPTOWN CARE CENTER has 79 certified beds.

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Data Source

This information is sourced from official CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) public datasets.

CMS Provider Information updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Survey Summary updated May 1, 2026.

CMS Health Deficiencies updated May 1, 2026.

CareQED last updated June 21, 2026.

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