Uptown Care Center
745 E 18Th Ave, Denver, CO, 80203
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Official records from CMS Care Compare — reported by the facility and audited by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. We present them unmodified. Refreshed June 2026.
CMS Abuse Flag
CMS has flagged this facility for a substantiated finding of resident abuse, neglect, or exploitation in its current or recent inspection cycle. Ask the facility for the specific citation and corrective-action plan during your visit, and consider contacting your state's long-term care ombudsman for context.
Source: CMS Care Compare.
CMS Star Ratings
Facility & Staffing
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation · Chain: Vivage Senior Living
- Certified beds
- 79 · avg 77 residents/day
- Total nursing staff turnover
- 20% — lower than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 47.1% · National avg: 46.1% · per CMS Care Compare
- RN turnover
- 0% — lower than most Colorado nursing homesColorado avg: 43.4% · National avg: 43.3% · per CMS Care Compare
- Administrators who left
- 0 departed — near the Colorado averageColorado avg: 0.5 · National avg: 0.5 · per CMS Care Compare
Enforcement & Citations
- Fines (past 3 years)
- 1 fine · $8,278 total
Medicare certification
- CMS Certification Number
- 065311
- Certified beds
- 79 beds · avg 77 residents/day
- Ownership type
- For profit - Corporation
- Continuing-care community
- No
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Ownership & operations
- Legal business name
- Legal Business Name Not Available
CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026
Federal ownership record
Disclosed owners (6 on record)
- Jay h Moskowitz
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2018
- Mary e Koretke
W-2 Managing Employee · since 2014
- John d Brammeier
Corporate Officer · 18% · since 2011
- Michelle Mcginn
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2011
- qp Health Care Services Llc
Operational/managerial Control · 100% · since 2011
- Quality Life Management, Llc
5% or Greater Direct Ownership Interest · 100% · since 2005
Source: CMS Provider Enrollment data — SNF Enrollments + All Owners, as of May 2026.
Federal inspection record
Recent health-deficiency citations (most recent 8 of 15)
- D0550·Apr 29, 2026Complaint
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
- D0760·Aug 7, 2025
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
- D0689·Aug 7, 2025
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- D0628·Aug 7, 2025
Resident Rights Deficiencies
Provide the required documentation or notification related to the resident's needs, appeal rights, or bed-hold policies.
- D0600·Aug 7, 2025
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- G0600·Mar 25, 2025Complaint
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation Deficiencies
Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody.
- E0880·Nov 30, 2023
Infection Control Deficiencies
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- E0812·Nov 30, 2023
Nutrition and Dietary Deficiencies
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
Federal penalties
By year
- 20251 fine · $8,278
Most recent events
- Mar 25, 2025Fine · $8,278
Fire-safety citations
25 Life-Safety-Code citations on file. Most recent: Aug 7, 2025. Fire-safety inspections cover building-level Life Safety Code compliance, separate from the resident-care health survey.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Health Deficiencies, Fire Safety Deficiencies, and Penalties datasets, snapshot Jun 1, 2026.
Facility background report
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- Certification, capacity, ownership, star ratings, staffing, fines, deficiencies: CMS Care Compare, processing date June 1, 2026.
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