Colorado Springs Senior Advisor
What does Colorado Springs Senior Advisor do?
Colorado Springs Senior Advisor is a free referral and advisory service that helps families find assisted living, memory care, nursing homes and home care in Colorado Springs and the rest of El Paso and Teller counties.
We publish what Colorado's rules require, what the published cost data shows, and every licensed facility from CDPHE's own records, including each residence's inspections and occurrence reports. Then a local advisor helps you narrow the list. Communities pay us a referral fee when a family we introduced moves in; that is why you pay nothing, and you should hear it from us first.
How many older adults and licensed care options does the Pikes Peak region have?
The two counties counted about 126,528 residents aged 65 and older on July 1, 2025 in Census Bureau estimates, and CDPHE licenses 69 senior assisted living residences and 21 nursing facilities there.
| County | Age 65+ | Share 65+ | Senior ALRs | Medicaid ACFs | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | 119,429 | 15.8% | 68 | 32 | 20 |
| Teller County | 7,099 | 28.7% | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025). Licenses: CDPHE data updated September 29, 2026.
How is assisted living and memory care licensed in Colorado?
Assisted living is an assisted living residence (ALR) licensed by CDPHE under 6 CCR 1011-1 Chapter 7, and memory care is an ALR or a part of one that restricts residents' exit and so must meet the secure environment rules in Part 25, not a license of its own.
Colorado sets no staffing ratio for assisted living, but a secure environment must keep at least one trained, awake staff member on duty at all times. Read how the license works and how memory care is regulated.
What does senior care cost in Colorado?
CareScout's 2025 Colorado medians run about $6,584 a month for assisted living and $10,159 for a semi-private nursing home room, with home care at $42 an hour; there is no published Colorado Springs figure.
For residents who qualify for Health First Colorado's EBD waiver, a certified ACF charges room and board of $810.00 a month in 2026 while Medicaid pays for care, so how you pay matters as much as the price. See costs and payment help.
Where should a Colorado Springs family begin?
Begin with what just happened, not with a care type: a hospital discharge, a fall, a dementia diagnosis, a worn-out caregiver, a military move or shrinking savings each lead to different first steps, and our situation guides take them one at a time.
What we are, and what we are not
| Colorado Springs Senior Advisor is | Colorado Springs Senior Advisor is not | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free to families; communities pay a referral fee | Billed to you now or later |
| Data | CDPHE license and inspection records and CMS Care Compare | Paid placements or scraped listings |
| Ratings | CMS stars for nursing homes, labelled as CMS's own | Scores we made up |
| Affiliation | An independent referral service | A government office or the Area Agency on Aging |
