Brookdale Skyline (ALR)

What does CDPHE's record show for Brookdale Skyline (ALR) in Colorado Springs?

Brookdale Skyline (ALR) is on CDPHE's active list of assisted living residences with 187 beds; the typical senior ALR in the Pikes Peak region is licensed for 31, so this is one of the region's large communities.

This is a private-pay license. If Medicaid may be needed within a few years, compare it with ACF-certified residences nearby before moving in.

How many citations has Brookdale Skyline (ALR) received?

CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 13 inspections at Brookdale Skyline (ALR) with 25 citations across 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, more than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated July 21, 2026.

The newest entries in the inspection list:

Of the visits shown, 8 listed visits involved a complaint investigation and 1 was a revisit to check corrections. Per ten licensed beds that is about 1.3 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 do occurrence reports show for Brookdale Skyline (ALR)?

Brookdale Skyline (ALR) filed 51 occurrence reports with CDPHE in the years shown (2023: 9, 2024: 13, 2025: 16, 2026: 13); the most recent listed is dated August 31, 2026, and the recent entries include physical abuse (4), death.

An occurrence report is the facility's own required notice to the state about an event such as a fall with injury, a missing resident or an allegation of abuse; it is not a finding that the facility was at fault. The two-county median for senior ALRs is 5 reports in the same window.

Can Brookdale Skyline (ALR) care for a resident with dementia?

CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so the record cannot tell you whether Brookdale Skyline (ALR) 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: MorningStar at Bear Creek (0.4 mi, 60 beds), Bear Creek Senior Living (0.7 mi, 137 beds), The Residence at Skyway Park (2.1 mi, 68 beds).

Which licensed ALRs are closest to Brookdale Skyline (ALR)?

The nearest other senior ALR is MorningStar at Bear Creek in Colorado Springs, about 0.4 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 60 beds as a private-pay ALR.

How far is Brookdale Skyline (ALR) from a hospital?

Brookdale Skyline (ALR) is in the Westside, Old Colorado City & Broadmoor part of Colorado Springs, and Penrose Hospital is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 3.6 miles away in a straight line.

UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central is next, roughly 3.8 miles off. Distances are straight-line, not driving times.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are Brookdale Skyline (0.0 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and Bear Creek Senior Living (0.7 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).

A nursing facility shares this campus: Brookdale Skyline. On a shared campus a resident can often move between levels of care without changing communities.

What does Brookdale Skyline (ALR)'s record suggest asking on a tour?

Let CDPHE's data set the agenda: ask about the 25 citations on CDPHE's record and the plan of correction for the most recent visit.

• Ask what happened in the most recent occurrence report (August 31, 2026) and what the residence changed afterward.
• Ask for a sample week of staff schedules and count who is awake overnight; Colorado sets no ratio, so the schedule is the evidence.
• Ask whether the residence operates a secure environment and, if so, for its written Part 25.4 disclosure.
• Read the full price list and how care levels are assessed before signing; ask how often levels are re-assessed.