CMS data snapshot: July 2026
Facility results compared with averages for CMS-certified nursing homes in Colorado. Ratings, staffing and turnover measure different parts of care and should be reviewed together.
Comparisons use the matching CMS state averages without a proprietary combined score. Review the comparison methodology.
A side-by-side view of the two CMS inspection cycles included in the current dataset.
Citation counts alone do not show severity. Review the inspection details below for scope, severity and correction status.
Cost data: Genworth/CareScout Cost of Care Survey (2024). Demographics: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2022).
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Briarwood Health Care Center is a 4-star Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in Denver, Colorado with 201 certified beds. It has been operating since 1989. Its overall CMS rating is 4 out of 5.
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
Provide safe, appropriate dialysis care/services for a resident who requires such services.
Make sure that a working call system is available in each resident's bathroom and bathing area.
Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies and develop corrective plans of action.
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.
Provide care by qualified persons according to each resident's written plan of care.
Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
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.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia.
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.
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Staffing hours per resident per day. The black line shows the national average.
Quality measures as percentages of residents. Lower is better for all measures.
| Name | Role | Type | Ownership % | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DICKSON, ZACHARY | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Sep 2, 2025 |
| SCHMIDT, DEREK | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | Aug 1, 2023 |
| WELLS, AMY | MANAGING CONTROL - GOVERNING BODY | Individual | N/A | May 11, 2015 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2021 |
| LAY, LISA | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Apr 24, 2017 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | CORPORATE DIRECTOR | Individual | N/A | Sep 18, 2001 |
| CROSS, CINDY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 21, 1994 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Nov 2, 2020 |
| HENRY, TERRY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| LAY, LISA | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Feb 9, 2018 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Apr 1, 2011 |
| THURMOND, JOAN | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Sep 22, 2000 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | CORPORATE OFFICER | Individual | N/A | Aug 16, 1999 |
| LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Organization | N/A | Jul 1, 1991 |
| BLANCHARD, THOMAS | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 4, 2018 |
| DICKSON, ZACHARY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 2, 2025 |
| FLETCHER, TODD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 1, 2021 |
| LAY, LISA | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Apr 24, 2017 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Mar 6, 2025 |
| SCHMIDT, DEREK | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Aug 1, 2023 |
| SWANKER, RICHARD | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Jan 1, 2022 |
| WELLS, AMY | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | May 11, 2015 |
| ZIEGLER, JAMES | OPERATIONAL/MANAGERIAL CONTROL | Individual | N/A | Sep 18, 2001 |
| BLANCHARD, THOMAS | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 26, 2025 |
| DICKSON, ZACHARY | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Mar 30, 2026 |
| PRESTON, AUBREY | ADP OF THE SNF | Individual | N/A | Aug 31, 1988 |
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