From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Aug 14, 2026Sources
The short version
You would be walking into a skilled nursing setting at The Center at Lowry in Denver. The building is described as clean, beautiful, and newer, and nurses who have worked here praise their coworkers and the PT team.
Employer research, Aug 14, 2026
On the skilled nursing unit you typically carry about 16 patients, with high acuity and steady admits and discharges shaping the shift.
For experienced nursesSources
The building itself is described as clean, beautiful, and newer, so your first walk-through feels finished rather than makeshift.
If you are moving hereSources
Nurses who have worked here call their coworkers amazing and note helpful PT staff on the floor.
For experienced nursesSources
Nursing here
- Nurse-to-patient
1:16
The Center At Lowry · employer research
Benefits
Competitive pay mentioned in reviews; hiring and relocation bonuses referenced for PT roles. No detailed RN benefits package in validated facts.
Published pay and benefits
- Benefits
Competitive pay mentioned for PTs with relocation and hiring bonus referenced
As of 2024-09-26
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- Benefits
RN review states good pay
As of 2023-10-12
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The units
Skilled Nursing
Nurses usually have 16 patients; more can be added; high acuity with many admits/discharges
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: glassdoor.co.uk
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staffing and workload
- Often understaffed; expected to do more with less; high patient loads and frequent overtime without pay
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- Coworkers and facility
- Coworkers praised as amazing; facility described as clean, beautiful, and newer with helpful PT staff
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- Management and organization
- Poor interdepartmental communication; inconsistent management with frequent turnover; unprepared for state visit
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More review themes
- Supplies and support
- Often low on essential supplies like Depends; hard to find help for two-person assists
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As of 2020-10-20Source: glassdoor.com
The hard parts
Staffing runs thin: nurses report loads around 1:16, frequent understaffing, unpaid overtime expectations, low stock of basics like Depends, and trouble finding a second person for two-person assists.
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What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
Living in Denver, CO
Trade hospital scrubs for trail runners beneath the Front Range. Denver pairs major regional trauma centers and Anschutz research powerhouses with post-shift sun in Washington Park and quick I-70 ski escapes. At about 6% above the national average cost of living, the Mile High City offers serious clinical momentum with the Rockies permanently in your rearview.
Browse roles in Denver- Metro price level · Denver area
- 6% above the national average
- BEA index 105.8 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,831/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $94,718/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Current openings at The Center At Lowry
Sources
- centeratlowry.com
Employer website
- facebook.com/100062951874045/posts/hey-any-pts-looking-to-work-in-skilled-nursing-we-have-a-hiring-bonus-and-our-th/871244078317313
Nursing here · as of 2024-09-26
- glassdoor.co.uk/Reviews/Employee-Review-The-Center-at-Lowry-E2399936-RVW80887839.htm
The short version, Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2023-10-12
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Employee-Review-The-Center-at-Lowry-E2399936-RVW37391269.htm
The short version, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2023-10-12
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