Bear Creek Senior Living

What are Bear Creek Senior Living's Care Compare star ratings?

Bear Creek Senior Living holds a CMS overall rating of 4 out of 5, with 4 stars for health inspections, 4 for staffing and 4 for quality measures on CMS's five-star scale.

Its average census of about 36 residents fills roughly 80% of certified beds, below the 88% typical of certified homes in El Paso and Teller counties. CMS notes an ownership change within the past 12 months.

What does Bear Creek Senior Living's inspection history look like?

CMS dates Bear Creek Senior Living's newest standard survey to February 11, 2026; that cycle counts 1 health deficiency, split 1 routine and 0 from complaints.

In the cycle before (survey May 6, 2024) CMS counted 6 deficiencies, and infection-control inspections added 0 citations. Certified homes in the two counties have a median of 7 deficiencies in their latest cycle, which puts Bear Creek Senior Living at or under the local middle.

Within CMS's three-year penalty window it lists 1 fine totaling $6,614 and 0 payment denials.

CDPHE's own Find and Compare record adds 23 state or federal visits with 28 citations by year (2023: 10, 2024: 11, 2025: 3, 2026: 4) and 12 occurrence reports (2023: 6, 2025: 6).

What are staffing levels and turnover at Bear Creek Senior Living?

Bear Creek Senior Living averages 3.55 hours of nursing time per resident each day (roughly level with the two-county median of 3.55); RN time accounts for 1.34 hours (higher than the two-county median of 0.79).

On weekends, total nurse staffing is 3.15 hours per resident-day. Nursing staff turnover is 48.7%, lower than the two-county median of 53.4%; RN turnover is 46.2%. CMS counts 0 administrator departures during its measurement period.

How does Bear Creek Senior Living compare with nearby homes?

Its 45 certified beds make it smaller than the two-county median of 82 licensed nursing home beds. The nearest other certified home is Brookdale Skyline in Colorado Springs, about 0.7 miles away as the crow flies, with a CMS rating of 4 of 5.

How close is Bear Creek Senior Living to a hospital?

Bear Creek Senior Living is in the Westside, Old Colorado City & Broadmoor part of Colorado Springs, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 3.3 miles away in a straight line.

Penrose Hospital follows at roughly 3.5 miles. These are straight-line distances, not drive times.

CDPHE also licenses assisted living at essentially the same location: Bear Creek Senior Living (137 beds).

What should we ask Bear Creek Senior Living before choosing it?

Begin with the questions its record raises: ask to read the full statement of deficiencies from February 11, 2026, even though the count (1 deficiency) is not high for the area.

• Turnover of 48.7% is at or under the local median; ask which charge nurses have worked nights the longest.
• Ask what prompted $6,614 in CMS fines and whether the underlying problem is closed.
• Occupancy is about 80%; ask which halls have open beds and why.
• CMS lists a both council; ask when it meets and whether family members may attend.
• If Medicaid may pay later, confirm Bear Creek Senior Living accepts Health First Colorado for long stays and whether a resident who spends down keeps the same room.