Assisted Living · Colorado Springs, CO
Assisted Living, Nursing Homes · Medicare certified
Bear Creek Senior Living
1685 S 21st St · Colorado Springs, CO 80904 · Lic. #23054G (CO) · 45 certified beds
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About Bear Creek Senior Living
Bear Creek Senior Living is an assisted living community in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its capacity is 45 beds, above the El Paso County median of 31 for assisted living communities. The CO licensing record lists its status as "Active". It is run by a for-profit operator and is part of Stellar X, LLC. It is Medicare certified. Its public inspection record shows 11 citations, the most recent on February 11, 2026. CMS also lists 1 fine or payment denial against it. Nurse staffing averages 3.55 hours per resident per day. It is one of 68 assisted living communities listed in Colorado Springs. Complaints about assisted living communities in Colorado go to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment at 1-800-886-7689. Its public records were last updated in October 2026.
Public record
CMS Care Compare, updated October 2026
Certification
Medicare-certified.
Ratings
Overall
4.0Staffing
4.0Quality measures
4.0CMS Care Compare (nursing home rating), October 2026.
Inspection history (11)
Records from January 2023 to February 2026.
February 11, 2026
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 20, 2026.
January 30, 2025
Tag F0626Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2025.
January 30, 2025
Tag F0623Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected March 7, 2025.
May 6, 2024
Tag F0760Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
May 6, 2024
Tag F0883Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
May 6, 2024
Tag F0880Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Severity F: widespread, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
May 6, 2024
Tag F0695Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected June 7, 2024.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0689Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Severity G: isolated, actual harm. Corrected February 21, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0693Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
Severity D: isolated, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 21, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0761Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 21, 2023.
January 26, 2023
Tag F0684Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Severity E: pattern, no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm. Corrected February 21, 2023.
Penalties (1)
Total fines: $6,614
January 30, 2025 · Fine
CMS recorded a civil money penalty of $6,614 against this nursing home on January 30, 2025.
Staffing
3.55 nurse hours per resident per day in Q2 2026, up from 3.36 in Q4 2025.
From the payroll records nursing homes file with CMS.
Ownership
For profit
- Parent company: Stellar X, LLC
Typical cost
CareScout Cost of Care Survey, 2025
This provider's prices aren't public. Here is what the same care typically costs in Colorado.
What Medicaid pays nursing homes
This is what Colorado Medicaid pays a nursing home for each resident per day. It is not what a family pays privately, but it shows what the state treats as the cost of a day of care.
Statewide average daily rate
$288.78per day
About $8,779 a month.
Statewide average published by the state, SFY2025-26.
Source: Colorado HCPF: Skilled Nursing Facility Statewide Average Rates (opens in a new tab), updated 2025-07-01
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