Brookdale Briargate

Is Brookdale Briargate a licensed assisted living residence in Colorado Springs, CO?

CDPHE lists Brookdale Briargate as active under facility ID 2305B9 with 50 licensed beds, which makes it a sizeable community and number 31 of 69 by size in the two counties.

Without ACF certification the residence cannot bill Health First Colorado's EBD waiver, so ask what happens if savings run low and which nearby ACFs it refers residents to.

What did CDPHE inspections of Brookdale Briargate find?

CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 5 inspections at Brookdale Briargate with 13 citations across 2023, 2024, the same as the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated March 6, 2024.

Most recent inspection entries on the record:

Of the visits shown, 3 listed visits involved a complaint investigation. Per ten licensed beds that is about 2.6 citations against a two-county median of 4.4. A citation is a rule surveyors found unmet on that visit; ask the administrator for the statement of deficiencies and the plan of correction for the latest one.

What incidents has Brookdale Briargate reported to the state?

Brookdale Briargate filed 7 occurrence reports with CDPHE in the years shown (2023: 4, 2024: 2, 2025: 1); the most recent listed is dated November 19, 2025, and the recent entries include physical abuse (2), brain injury, sexual abuse, death.

Reports come from the residence itself, so a building that reports carefully can show more of them. Ask what happened in the most recent ones and what changed afterward. The two-county median for senior ALRs is 5 reports in the same window.

Is there a secure dementia unit at Brookdale Briargate?

CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so the record cannot tell you whether Brookdale Briargate has one; ask for the Part 25.4 disclosure, which any Colorado ALR that restricts residents' exit must provide before move-in.

A residence without a secure environment can still serve people with mild memory loss; the turning point is usually leaving the building unnoticed or behavior staff cannot redirect. Larger residences nearby that families often ask about for memory care: Legend of Colorado Springs (1.8 mi, 103 beds), Rivaria Vista Grande (2.0 mi, 78 beds), The Ivy Colorado Springs (2.3 mi, 109 beds).

Which licensed ALRs are closest to Brookdale Briargate?

The nearest other senior ALR is Briargate House in Colorado Springs, about 1.4 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 8 beds as a Medicaid-certified ACF.

How far is Brookdale Briargate from a hospital?

Brookdale Briargate is in the Briargate, Stetson Hills & Powers part of Colorado Springs, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital North is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 1.7 miles away in a straight line.

St. Francis Hospital is next, roughly 2.5 miles off. Distances are straight-line, not driving times.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are The Center at Cordera (2.3 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Liberty Heights (4.9 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).

Which questions matter most at Brookdale Briargate?

Begin with what the state's record raises: ask for the most recent CDPHE survey report and the plan of correction, even though the citation count is not high for the area.

• Ask what happened in the most recent occurrence report (November 19, 2025) and what the residence changed afterward.
• Ask how many caregivers and QMAPs are on each shift, and how often agency staff fill in.
• Ask whether the residence operates a secure environment and, if so, for its written Part 25.4 disclosure.
• Ask which charges rise as care needs rise and what notice comes before a rate change.