What senior care costs in Colorado Springs

How much does assisted living cost in Colorado Springs?

CareScout's 2025 survey puts Colorado's median at $79,005 a year, about $6,584 a month, for an assisted living community; it does not publish a separate Colorado Springs or memory care figure in its state tables, so treat the state median as a starting point for local quotes.

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.

Colorado ranks 17th most expensive of the states for assisted living, above the $74,400 national median. Expect wide spread around that number in El Paso County: a shared room in a small house can come in well under it, while a large campus with a memory care neighborhood will usually quote above it once care levels are added.

Why do Colorado Springs assisted living quotes vary so much?

Because most residences price rent and care separately: a base rate for the apartment and meals, then a care level or points fee that rises with help needed, plus extra charges for memory care, medication management, incontinence care or a second person.

Ask every residence for its complete price list and the assessment that sets the care level, then compare total monthly cost for the same person, not the advertised base rate. Ask how often care levels are reassessed and how much notice comes before a rate increase. A residence certified as an Alternative Care Facility will also have a Medicaid rate structure; ask whether a private-pay resident can convert to Medicaid later without moving.

What does a nursing home cost in Colorado Springs?

Colorado's 2025 median is $121,910 a year (about $10,159 a month) for a semi-private room and $146,183 (about $12,182 a month) for a private room, according to CareScout.

Few families pay that for long. Medicare covers up to 100 days of skilled care after a qualifying hospital stay, with a daily coinsurance after day 20, and Health First Colorado pays for long stays once income and assets qualify. Private pay usually bridges the gap between the two; see our Health First Colorado guide.

How much does home care cost in Colorado Springs?

CareScout's 2025 Colorado median for non-medical in-home care is $42 an hour, which comes to about $7,913 a month at 44 hours a week; Colorado ranks seventh most expensive in the country for home care.

That table is why many Pikes Peak families end up comparing assisted living with home care once help is needed for more than about six hours a day. Licensed home care agencies in Colorado hold a CDPHE Home Care Agency license; private hires do not, and the family becomes the employer.

What does adult day care cost around Colorado Springs?

Colorado's 2025 adult day health care median is $105 a day, about $2,275 a month for five days a week, per CareScout; Health First Colorado's EBD waiver and the VA can pay for eligible participants.

Adult day care is often the cheapest way to cover weekday hours for someone who cannot be left alone, and it gives a working caregiver predictable time. CDPHE's facility list shows 8 adult day programs in El Paso County, all with Colorado Springs addresses, and some of them serve mainly adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, so ask who each program is designed for.