Health Center at Franklin Park

    1535 Park Ave, Denver, CO, 80218
    4.0 · 23 reviews
    • Independent living
    • Assisted living
    • Memory care
    • Skilled nursing
    AnonymousLoved one of resident
    2.0

    Compassionate care, dangerous administrative failures

    I had a very mixed experience. Many caregivers, therapists and nurses were compassionate, attentive and provided excellent rehab in a bright, clean wing - front desk and some staff were warm and professional. But administration and communication were often poor: unprofessional admins, unhelpful weekend supervisor, unanswered phones, mishandled rooms, missing belongings, rude complaint responses and serious care lapses (missed meds, dehydration, falls). Because of those safety and admin failures I cannot fully recommend this facility.

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    3.96 · 23 reviews

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.0
    • Staff

      3.9
    • Meals

      4.0
    • Amenities

      5.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, attentive nursing and caregiving staff
    • Knowledgeable, high-quality physical/occupational therapists
    • Director of Nursing praised for strong leadership and communication
    • Front desk and some management described as kind and welcoming
    • Staff frequently go above and beyond and make residents comfortable
    • Personalized care plans and trusted postoperative/VA care
    • New rehab wing, bright cheerful atmosphere, and private rooms
    • Clean, safe environment reported by multiple reviewers
    • Excellent communication with families (in many accounts)
    • Engaging activities and staff that treat residents like family
    • COVID-19 safety precautions observed and appreciated
    • Supportive, dedicated, and professional caregivers

    Cons

    • Administrative staff unprofessional and unhelpful at times
    • Weekend supervisor and some managers reported as unhelpful
    • Room assignment mishandling (records missing, room given away)
    • Belongings not returned and possible theft reported
    • Social worker unreachable and poor complaint follow-up
    • Rude or defensive responses to complaints; phone often unanswered
    • Medication errors or medications not administered
    • Neglect allegations including dehydration, malnutrition, and prolonged neglect
    • Falls, injuries (including hip fracture) and inadequate fall prevention
    • Possible missed diagnosis (e.g., neck injury) and hospital transfers
    • Staff disengagement and lack of interaction with residents
    • Unsanitary conditions reported (odors, dirty areas)
    • Inconsistent care quality — experiences vary widely
    • Hospitals reportedly reluctant to recommend the facility

    Summary review

    Overall sentiment in these reviews is markedly mixed, with a substantial polarization between highly positive experiences and serious negative incidents. Many reviewers praise the frontline caregivers, therapists, and certain leaders (particularly the Director of Nursing) for compassionate, informed, and attentive care. These positive accounts highlight excellent rehabilitation services in a new rehab wing, personalized care plans, private and bright rooms, good infection-control practices during COVID-19, and frequent communication that keeps families informed. Multiple reviews explicitly recommend the facility for postoperative patients and veterans and describe an atmosphere where staff treat residents like family and go above and beyond basic duties.

    Contrasting sharply with those positive reports are a number of severe complaints describing administrative failures, clinical safety lapses, and neglect. Several reviews recount troubling operational problems: room assignments apparently mishandled (including records issues and rooms given away), belongings not returned with allegations of possible theft, and difficulty reaching social workers or administrators. Communication problems extend to phone lines left unanswered for days and defensive or rude responses when families raise concerns. These administrative and responsiveness failures create a pattern in which incidents are not effectively escalated or resolved according to some reviewers.

    Clinical and safety concerns are among the most serious themes in the negative reviews. Allegations include medications not being given, dehydration and malnutrition, missed or delayed identification of injuries (a possible neck injury was cited), falls resulting in fractures, and eventual transfers back to hospital. Several reviewers described prolonged neglect over multi-month stays and staff disengagement from residents. These accounts suggest inconsistent adherence to clinical and supervision protocols on some shifts or units. While many patients reportedly receive high-quality rehab and hands-on care, other patients experienced critical lapses that led to hospital involvement.

    Staff variability emerges as a central pattern: many reviewers single out individual staff members, therapists, and the Director of Nursing for exemplary care and communication, while others describe weekend supervisors, some administrative personnel, or specific nursing shifts as unhelpful, defensive, or disengaged. This suggests unevenness across staffing, shifts, or departments rather than uniformly excellent or uniformly poor performance. Facility strengths called out repeatedly include the rehabilitation program, compassionate caregivers, and a warm environment; weaknesses most frequently cited are administrative responsiveness, care consistency, and safety/quality control issues.

    Facility cleanliness and environment are generally reported positively (new rehab wing, cheerful atmosphere, private rooms), but a few reviews note unsanitary issues such as unpleasant odors and dirty areas. Activities and family communication are often praised, though again this varies by reviewer. COVID-19 precautions were mentioned as a positive in some reports, indicating attention to infection control in certain respects.

    In summary, the reviews paint a picture of a facility with many strong, caring individuals and some standout services—especially around therapy and family communication—but also with notable, recurring operational and clinical failures for a nontrivial subset of residents. Prospective residents and families should weigh both the praise for staff compassion and rehab quality and the serious complaints about inconsistent care, medication omissions, neglect, and administrative breakdowns. If considering this facility, it would be prudent to ask detailed questions about staffing patterns (especially on weekends and nights), medication administration protocols, incident reporting and resolution processes, possession/property handling, and how the facility investigates and prevents falls and clinical deterioration. Additionally, confirm points of contact for escalation (including social work and leadership) and seek recent references from other families or the facility’s quality/safety records to better assess consistency of care.

    Location

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    About Health Center at Franklin Park

    Health Center at Franklin Park sits over in the City Park West area of downtown Denver and is part of the Denver Metro network, which also includes the Healthcare Center at Franklin Park, and it's managed by American Baptist Homes of the Midwest, so there's a strong connection to community care and non-profit service, and you see they offer a wide range of care and supportive services for seniors, like independent living, assisted living, and memory care, and the nursing home piece covers both long-term and short-term rehab, especially for those who need skilled nursing after the hospital before heading home again, and in addition to regular nursing and rehab, people can get physical, occupational, or speech therapy, even some home health care for those with illnesses or injury who need to recover where they live. The place has a patient center, payment portal, and patient forms to keep things organized and help families keep track of care, plus the staff includes a Director of Nursing and a Director of Social Services. To try to keep everyone engaged, there are day rooms on each floor with TV and comfy seats, which helps a lot with social time, and they've got special programs and a Care Guide to support education. They offer mental health services that line up with the Mental Health Parity Act, and HRSA backs the health center through programs designed to keep resources going for residents who depend on them. Summit Medical Consultants is involved too, so there's a medical partnership behind the scenes, and folks have access to an online Health Library packed with information on medications, symptom checkers, and tools for staying on top of health concerns. They pay attention to making the community setting as easy to get around as possible, with assistive devices meant to help folks with mobility, and there's an emphasis on providing rehab and memory care with empathy and support. The website shows what amenities are available, but the place feels pretty comfortable and not fancy, and the facility focuses on being open to different backgrounds, making sure staff training addresses health disparities and supports everyone, no matter their needs. They guide families through options with tours if someone's looking and want to help people understand the choices for affordable living, health, and rehabilitation in a steady, supportive way without fuss or hard sales.

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