Brookside Inn is certified as a Medicare and Medicaid facility and has been approved to provide these services since 1997-09-05. Medicare covers short-term skilled nursing care (typically up to 100 days after a qualifying hospital stay). Medicaid covers long-term care for residents who meet financial eligibility requirements. Contact the facility at (303) 688-2500 or your local Medicaid office to verify current eligibility.

Brookside Inn holds an overall CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) rating of 2 out of 5 stars. This is made up of three components: Health Inspection (2★), Staffing (4★), and Quality of Resident Care (4★). Our independent composite quality score — which uses the raw underlying CMS numbers to break ties between similarly-rated facilities — is 73.5/100, placing it #6668 of 14703 facilities nationally and #119 of 210 in Colorado. Star ratings are a useful starting point, but the composite score and individual sub-ratings give a more complete picture for families comparing facilities.

Each resident at Brookside Inn receives a reported average of 3 hours 56 minutes of total nurse staffing per day. This breaks down as: Registered Nurse (RN) coverage — 46 minutes; Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) — 39 minutes; Nurse Aide — 2 hours 31 minutes. On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3 hours 35 minutes per resident per day. The CMS Staffing Rating for this facility is 4 out of 5. The national average for total nursing hours is approximately 3.5 hrs/day. Total nursing staff turnover is 54.0%. Families are encouraged to ask about current staffing schedules during their facility visit.

⚠️ CMS has flagged Brookside Inn with an abuse icon, indicating a history of reported abuse or neglect incidents. Families should review the detailed inspection reports on Medicare.gov before considering this facility. In the current reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $1,196. One substantiated complaint was recorded across the 5-year period. In the most recent CMS reporting period, the facility received 1 fine(s) totaling $1,196, and 0 Medicare payment denial(s). Total penalties: 1. The Total Weighted Health Survey Score is 52.0 (lower scores are better). IMPORTANT: CMS has flagged this facility with an abuse icon — indicating a reported history of abuse or neglect. Families should review the full inspection report on medicare.gov/care-compare before deciding. Full inspection history and complaint details are available at medicare.gov/care-compare.

Nationally, Brookside Inn ranks 6668th out of 14,703 facilities (composite score: 73.5/100), placing it in the above average nationwide. Within CO, it ranks 119th out of 210 nursing homes. In Castle Rock, it ranks 1st out of 2 facilities. For 2026 staffing: total nurse hours rank #5,297 nationally and RN hours rank #4,094 nationally (#101 in CO). Our composite quality score of 73.5/100 weighs health inspections, quality of resident care, staffing hours, compliance record, and five-year performance trends — giving a more complete picture than CMS star ratings alone, which can place hundreds of facilities in the same 5-star bucket. To browse and compare all nursing homes in Castle Rock, visit: https://nursinghomesnearme.org/colorado/castle-rock/