Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorWhat do Colorado Springs Senior Advisor's guides cover?
Our 13 guides take Pikes Peak families through specific decisions: memory care without a state list, reading CDPHE inspection records, Medicaid ACFs, military and VA benefits, hospital discharge, altitude and Teller County's options, each sourced to Colorado regulations, state agencies or federal data.
New guides appear on a regular schedule, and the newest is linked in the footer of every page. Each opens with a short answer, includes at least one data table, and closes with the questions families ask about it.
How do the guides differ from the reference pages?
The rules, cost and directory pages are reference material; each guide follows one situation or decision the way a family meets it, linking back to the reference pages for the full rules.
If a guide and a reference page ever disagree, we correct the reference page first and then the guide.
When a Parent Should Stop Driving in Colorado Springs: DMV Retests and Rides
Colorado no longer makes older drivers renew in person. Here is how a family or doctor asks the DMV for a retest, and what replaces the car.
Read the guide →November 4, 2026Home Care Costs in Colorado Springs: What $42 an Hour Buys
Colorado's home care median is among the highest in the country. Here is how the hours add up against assisted living.
Read the guide →November 2, 2026Altitude, Dry Air and Aging: Moving a Parent to Colorado Springs
Many families move a parent here to be near a child stationed at Fort Carson or the bases. The mile-high setting deserves a doctor's review first.
Read the guide →October 27, 2026Leaving UCHealth, Penrose or St. Francis: A Colorado Springs Hospital Discharge Checklist
Discharge planning moves fast in Colorado Springs hospitals. A short checklist keeps the family in charge of the decision.
Read the guide →October 20, 2026A Ten-Bed Home or a 150-Bed Community? Sizing Up Colorado Springs Assisted Living
The same Colorado license covers a converted ranch house and a large campus. Size shapes cost, staffing, Medicaid access and daily life.
Read the guide →October 13, 2026Teller County Senior Care: Woodland Park, Cripple Creek and the Drive Down Ute Pass
Teller County is far older than El Paso and has a fraction of the licensed care. Planning ahead matters more on the mountain side of Pikes Peak.
Read the guide →October 6, 2026Colorado Springs Nursing Homes by the Numbers: CMS Stars, Staffing and Fines
Twenty-one nursing homes serve El Paso and Teller counties. Here is how CMS rates them and what the numbers behind the stars say.
Read the guide →September 29, 2026Fort Carson, Peterson and Academy Families: Paying for Senior Care With VA, TRICARE and Pensions
Military retirees in the Pikes Peak region have more coverage than most, but none of it pays for long-term custodial care by itself.
Read the guide →September 25, 2026Monument, Fountain and Falcon: Senior Care on El Paso County's Growing Edges
The fastest-growing parts of El Paso County have the least licensed senior care. Here is what exists and where families look instead.
Read the guide →September 22, 2026Medicaid Assisted Living in Colorado Springs: Where the ACFs Are
Health First Colorado pays for care, not rent, in certified Alternative Care Facilities. Here is where they are in El Paso and Teller counties.
Read the guide →September 15, 2026Occurrence Reports: What Colorado Springs Assisted Living Residences Tell the State
Falls, missing residents, abuse allegations and diverted drugs all have to be reported to CDPHE. Here is what the reports show and do not show.
Read the guide →September 8, 2026How to Read a CDPHE Inspection Record for a Colorado Springs Assisted Living Residence
Colorado publishes every licensed residence's inspections and citations. Read them as a pattern, not a grade.
Read the guide →September 2, 2026Memory Care in Colorado Springs When the State Doesn't Keep a List
Colorado regulates secure dementia units closely but does not publish which assisted living residences have one. Here is how to find them.
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