Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorEl Paso County, with about 757,040 residents in 2025, is Colorado's most populous county and home to Colorado Springs, Fountain, Monument, Manitou Springs, Palmer Lake and the plains towns of Calhan and Ramah, plus large unincorporated areas such as Security-Widefield, Cimarron Hills, Black Forest and Falcon.
Its population is younger than Colorado's as a whole (15.8% aged 65 and older, median age 35.7), shaped by Fort Carson, Peterson and Schriever Space Force bases and the Air Force Academy, but the number of older residents is large and rising as military retirees age in place.
How many seniors and licensed care options does El Paso County, CO have?
El Paso County had about 119,429 residents aged 65 and older (15.8% of 757,040), including 11,508 aged 85 and older, on July 1, 2025, and CDPHE lists 68 senior assisted living residences and 20 nursing homes there.
| Found in El Paso County | Not found in El Paso County | |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed with a local address (CDPHE) | Senior assisted living (ALRs): 68, Nursing homes: 20, Adult day programs: 8, Home health agencies: 49, Hospices: 15, Home care agencies: 122 | — |
| No local license on file | — | All categories present |
| Medicaid-certified assisted living (ACF) | 32 residences | — |
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 county population estimates by age (July 1, 2025).
Where is licensed senior care located inside El Paso County?
Of El Paso County's 68 senior assisted living residences, 59 are in the five Colorado Springs areas we map and 9 in the towns and unincorporated communities around the city; the plains towns of Calhan, Ramah and Ellicott have none.
| Area or town | Senior ALRs | Medicaid ACFs | Nursing homes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown, Old North End & Central | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| Westside, Old Colorado City & Broadmoor | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| Knob Hill, Southeast & the Airport | 17 | 12 | 7 |
| Briargate, Stetson Hills & Powers | 16 | 6 | 1 |
| Rockrimmon, Pine Creek & Flying Horse | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Monument & Palmer Lake | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Fountain & Security-Widefield | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Manitou Springs & Ute Pass | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Falcon, Peyton & Black Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Which hospitals serve El Paso County seniors?
CDPHE's list shows 6 general hospital campuses in El Paso County run by UCHealth and by Penrose-St. Francis (CommonSpirit), plus Encompass Health's inpatient rehabilitation hospital; most rehab and nursing home referrals start with a discharge from one of them.
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, 64 licensed beds)
- Penrose Hospital (Colorado Springs, 300 licensed beds)
- St. Francis Hospital (Colorado Springs, 317 licensed beds)
- St. Francis Hospital-Interquest (Colorado Springs, 72 licensed beds)
- UCHealth Grandview Hospital (Colorado Springs, 22 licensed beds)
- UCHealth Memorial Hospital North (Colorado Springs, 146 licensed beds)
- UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central (Colorado Springs, 583 licensed beds)
Which county offices help El Paso County seniors?
El Paso County's Department of Human Services takes Health First Colorado and Old Age Pension applications and runs Adult Protective Services ((719) 444-5755, weekdays); the Pikes Peak Area Agency on Aging ((719) 471-2096) handles Older Americans Act services and the ombudsman program.
The Resource Exchange (719-380-1100) is the case management agency for waiver services, and Rocky Mountain PACE serves most of the county's ZIP codes. The county assessor administers Colorado's senior and disabled veteran property tax exemptions.
