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4601 E Asbury Cir Denver, CO 80222 · Denver County
All 23 nursing homes in Denver, CO (22 take Medicaid)
CMS certification number 065206 · See this home on Medicare Care Compare
Is Rowan Community a good nursing home? Reviews, ratings and inspection record
There are no official resident reviews of nursing homes: Medicare's Care Compare publishes inspections, staffing and quality data instead. Here is what that record shows for Rowan Community as of October 2026.
CMS rates it 3 out of 5 stars overall, about the same as the Colorado average of 3.1.
Online reviews from families and residents are on Google Maps and other sites; they reflect individual experiences and aren't checked by CMS. The full inspection reports, including what inspectors observed, are on Medicare Care Compare.
Staffing
Nursing staff spend about 3.57 hours per resident per day at Rowan Community, about the same as the Colorado median of 3.47 (US median: 3.72). About 1.01 of those hours are from registered nurses. Weekend staffing is close to its all-week average. 42.6% of nursing staff left within a year (Colorado median 46.6%).
About this nursing home
Paying for care at Rowan Community: Medicare and Medicaid
Rowan Community is certified for both Medicare and Medicaid. Medicare Part A can cover a short skilled-nursing or rehab stay here after a qualifying hospital stay of at least three inpatient days (observation days don't count), for up to 100 days per benefit period. Medicaid can pay for long-term care for residents who meet Colorado's income and asset rules. Being certified doesn't guarantee a Medicaid bed is open, so ask whether the home accepts residents whose Medicaid application is still pending.
In 2026 Medicare covers days 1–20 in full after the Part A deductible ($1,736 per benefit period); for days 21–100 you pay $217 a day; after day 100 you pay all costs. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term custodial care. Medicare's coverage rules.
Health inspections
The most recent standard inspection was on May 22, 2025 and found 4 deficiencies, plus 9 from complaint inspections in the same period. In total, inspectors issued 28 citations in the last three years.
Each citation has a scope and severity letter from A to L. A–C: potential for minimal harm. D–F: potential for more than minimal harm. G–I: actual harm. J–L: immediate jeopardy to resident health or safety.
What the inspections found
Over the last three years, inspectors issued 28 citations at Rowan Community across 4 inspection dates, 11 of them from complaint investigations. 2 were at the actual-harm level (G–I), most recently on May 22, 2025. The most common areas cited were quality of life and care (10) and resident rights (6). The most serious was cited under the CMS rule to "ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents" (tag F0689, level G, May 22, 2025). 3 citations were under CMS's abuse, neglect and exploitation rules.
December 4, 2025 · 3 citations · includes complaint inspection
DHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
DHonor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
May 22, 2025 · 10 citations, includes actual harm · includes complaint inspection
GEnsure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
GEnsure each resident must receive and the facility must provide necessary behavioral health care and services.
DHonor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
DHonor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DPrevent the use of unnecessary psychotropic medications or use medications that may restrain a resident's ability to function.
DProvide 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.
DProvide or obtain dental services for each resident.
DArrange for the provision of hospice services or assist the resident in transferring to a facility that will arrange for the provision of hospice services.
DProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
April 24, 2024 · 9 citations · includes complaint inspection
FProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
EEnsure 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.
EEnsure food and drink is palatable, attractive, and at a safe and appetizing temperature.
DLet each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's records.
DHonor the resident's right to voice grievances without discrimination or reprisal and the facility must establish a grievance policy and make prompt efforts to resolve grievances.
DEnsure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
DEnsure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
DProvide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
January 10, 2023 · 6 citations
FProcure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
FProvide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
EEnsure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
EEnsure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
DProtect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
DProvide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Questions to ask on a tour of Rowan Community
- Inspectors cited the home at the actual-harm level on May 22, 2025 under the rule on quality of life and care. What changed afterwards, and can I see the plan of correction?
- CMS cited the home under its abuse and neglect rules on May 22, 2025. How are staff trained, and how are concerns reported?
- Do you have a Medicaid bed open now, and will you admit someone whose Medicaid application is still pending?
- When is the first care-plan meeting, and can family attend?
Questions come from this home's CMS data: its inspections, staffing and ownership record.
Fines and payment denials
1 penalty in the last three years, including $4,622 in fines.
| Date | Type | Amount or length |
|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2025 | Fine | $4,622 |
Rating history
| CMS month | Overall | Inspection | Staffing | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 5/5 |
| August 2026 | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
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Hospitals near Rowan Community
The Medicare-certified hospitals closest to this nursing home, with their CMS data. Ask the home which hospital it usually sends residents to.
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2.5 mi
Centura Health-Porter Adventist Hospital DenverEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 3h 19m for patients treated and sent home
- 3.2 mi
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3.2 mi
Swedish Medical Center EnglewoodEmergency room ★★★★☆ Medicare overall 4 of 5Median ER visit 2h 2m for patients treated and sent home
Hospital ratings, ER visit times and more at Hospitals In Each State
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
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