Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorWhat does senior care cost around Colorado Springs?
CareScout's 2025 Colorado medians are about $6,584 a month for assisted living, $10,159 for a semi-private nursing home room, $7,913 for 44 hours a week of home care and $2,275 for weekday adult day care; no Colorado Springs or memory care median is published in its state tables.
Last verified: November 2026| Colorado, 2025 | Median per year | Per month (about) | U.S. median per year | State rank (1 = costliest) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted living community | $79,005 | $6,584 | $74,400 | 17 |
| Nursing home, semi-private room | $121,910 | $10,159 | $114,975 | 26 |
| Nursing home, private room | $146,183 | $12,182 | $129,575 | 21 |
| Non-medical in-home care (44 hrs/week) | $94,952 | $7,913 | $80,080 | 7 |
| Adult day health care (5 days/week) | $27,300 | $2,275 | $24,700 | 21 |
CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, Median Cost Data Tables (282102, March 2, 2026) and Ranked Median Costs by State (298701, March 6, 2026); surveyed July through November 2025.
Who pays for long-term care in Colorado?
Families usually pay first; Medicare covers short skilled stays, home health and hospice; Health First Colorado pays long nursing home stays and, through the EBD waiver, care at home and in certified ACFs; PACE serves most of El Paso County; and VA pension helps eligible veterans and survivors.
Colorado has no Medicaid rent subsidy for assisted living. Instead, an EBD waiver resident in an ACF pays a capped room and board amount, $810.00 a month in 2026, and Medicaid pays for the care.
Where can Colorado Springs families get free benefits help?
The Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging ((719) 471-2096) for information, referral and insurance counseling; The Resource Exchange (719-380-1100) for waiver assessments; the county departments of human services for Medicaid and Old Age Pension applications; and county veterans service officers for VA claims.
None of them charge families, and neither do we.
Costs & Paying: every guide
What senior care costs in Colorado Springs
Colorado's 2025 CareScout medians for assisted living ($6,584 a month), nursing homes, in-home care ($42 an hour) and adult day care, with how Colorado Springs families should use them.
Open the guide →Health First Colorado and long-term care in 2026
2026 Health First Colorado long-term care rules for Colorado Springs families: the $2,982 income limit, $2,000 asset limit, spousal protections, applying through PEAK or El Paso County, and the Resource Exchange.
Open the guide →How Medicaid helps pay for assisted living in Colorado Springs
How the HCBS-EBD waiver works in Colorado Springs assisted living: Alternative Care Facilities, the $810 2026 room and board rate, personal needs allowance, The Resource Exchange and which El Paso County ALRs are certified.
Open the guide →What Medicare (and TRICARE For Life) will and won't pay
What Medicare and TRICARE For Life cover for Colorado Springs seniors: skilled nursing after a hospital stay, home health, hospice and rehab, and why neither pays for assisted living or long-term custodial care.
Open the guide →Veterans and military benefits for senior care in the Pikes Peak region
How VA pension with Aid and Attendance helps Colorado Springs veterans and surviving spouses pay for assisted living or home care: 2025-26 rates, the $163,699 net worth limit, and how TRICARE and VA care fit in.
Open the guide →PACE in Colorado Springs
How the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly works in Colorado Springs through Rocky Mountain PACE: eligibility, El Paso County ZIP codes served, costs, and why Teller County has no PACE.
Open the guide →Private pay, Old Age Pension and planning ahead
How Colorado Springs families pay privately for senior care: home equity, insurance, the senior property tax exemption, and Colorado's Old Age Pension ($1,032 standard in 2026) for very low-income residents 60 and older.
Open the guide →Side by side
| This section gives you | This section does not give you | |
|---|---|---|
| Prices | Colorado's 2025 published medians | A Colorado Springs or memory care median that does not exist |
| Programs | How Medicaid, the EBD waiver, PACE, Medicare, TRICARE and VA work | A decision on your eligibility |
| Numbers | 2026 income, asset and room and board limits | Tax or legal advice |
| Planning | Questions to ask early | A replacement for an elder law attorney |
