Denver Sunset Home
235 North Mill Street, Denver, IA, 50622
Yes. Federal inspectors cited 2 deficiencies against Denver Sunset Home in Denver, Iowa at its most recent standard inspection on 2026-03-26. Medicare rates it 4 out of 5 overall.
Every deficiency on record, by how serious CMS judged it
CMS grades each finding from A to L on two axes: how badly residents were affected, and how many. These are its bands, not ours. The figures cover every standard and complaint survey on record, which is a longer window than the rating cycle above.
The last 9 findings, newest first
Each is the federal requirement the home was found not to meet, in CMS’s own wording, with the tag number so it can be looked up against the inspection report.
Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0552 · 2026-03-26 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0656 · 2026-03-26 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Create and put into place a plan for meeting the resident's most immediate needs within 48 hours of being admitted
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0655 · 2025-03-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Give residents notice of Medicaid/Medicare coverage and potential liability for services not covered.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0582 · 2025-03-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0625 · 2025-03-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0641 · 2025-03-27 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies · F0658 · 2024-05-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · F0695 · 2024-05-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm
Notify the resident or the resident’s representative in writing how long the nursing home will hold the resident’s bed in cases of transfer to a hospital or therapeutic leave.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · F0625 · 2024-05-09 · standard survey · No actual harm, potential for minimal harm
How CMS scores this home
These stars are Medicare’s, not ours — we publish no rating of our own. They are reproduced here because they are part of the public record.
Who owns Denver Sunset Home
Nursing homes are frequently owned through layers of companies, and the name over the door is rarely the one that holds the licence. This is the ownership CMS has on file.
| Owner | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAIRD, SHEILA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2023 |
| BAIRD, WAYNE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 10/01/2023 |
| KIPP, LYNNE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 01/01/2024 |
| THURM, DENNIS | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/2018 |
| WITTENBURG, LINDA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/01/2023 |
| DANIELSEN, JOANNE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/1985 |
| ROGERS, PEGGY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/1998 |
| STUMME, LAWRENCE | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 03/01/1980 |
| BOYNTON, BLAIR | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 11/14/2019 |
| GLEASON, MARY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 08/14/1989 |
| HALL, DANNY | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 05/16/2016 |
| HEINS, LISA | Individual | NOT APPLICABLE | since 12/26/2017 |
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Nursing Home Care Compare. Retrieved 2026-07-29. Facility number 165603.
Figures reproduce the state’s own totals and are not re-aggregated. Methodology · Report a correction