Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorHome Care at Popa's Assisted Living at 9340 Burgess Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908 is an assisted living residence that is also certified as a Medicaid Alternative Care Facility (ACF) licensed by CDPHE for 8 beds under facility ID 23M206; CDPHE's record shows 12 inspections and 13 citations in roughly the last three years.
How large is Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living, and what kind of license does it hold?
CDPHE lists Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living as active under facility ID 23M206 with 8 licensed beds, which makes it a small residential home and number 65 of 69 by size in the two counties.
| Field | From CDPHE |
|---|---|
| CDPHE facility ID | 23M206 |
| License category (CDPHE) | Assisted Living Residence/Alternative Care Facility (Medicaid) |
| Licensed beds | 8 |
| Payor sources listed | Medicaid, Private Pay |
| Licensee / owner on the record | HOME CARE LLC |
| Phone on the CDPHE record | (719) 495-7453 |
| County | El Paso County |
The ACF code means the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has certified it to serve EBD waiver members; ask how many Medicaid residents it accepts and whether a private-pay resident who spends down can stay.
How many citations has Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living received?
CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 12 inspections at Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living with 13 citations across 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, the same as the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated April 15, 2026.
| Year | Inspections | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 2 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 |
The newest entries in the inspection list:
| Date | Type of visit |
|---|---|
| 4/15/2026 | Revisit: State Certification (Re-certification) |
| 4/15/2026 | Revisit: Licensure (Re-licensure) |
| 10/8/2025 | State Certification (Re-certification) |
| 10/8/2025 | Licensure (Re-licensure) |
| 5/13/2025 | Licensure Complaint |
| 5/13/2025 | Revisit: Licensure Complaint |
Of the visits shown, 6 listed visits involved a complaint investigation and 2 were revisits to check corrections. Per ten licensed beds that is about 16.2 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 Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living?
Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living filed 1 occurrence report with CDPHE in the years shown (2024: 1); the most recent listed is dated March 25, 2024, and the recent entries include physical abuse.
| Date | Occurrence type reported |
|---|---|
| 3/25/2024 | Physical Abuse |
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.
Is there a secure dementia unit at Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living?
CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so the record cannot tell you whether Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living has one; ask for the Part 25.4 disclosure, which any Colorado ALR that restricts residents' exit must provide before move-in.
Ask how many residents the secure area serves, who is inside it overnight, and what behavior would lead the residence to ask a resident with dementia to move. Larger residences nearby that families often ask about for memory care: The Ivy Colorado Springs (4.8 mi, 109 beds), Melody Living of Colorado Springs (5.1 mi, 102 beds), Legend of Colorado Springs (7.5 mi, 103 beds).
Which licensed ALRs are closest to Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living?
The nearest other senior ALR is The Ivy Colorado Springs in Colorado Springs, about 4.8 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 109 beds as a private-pay ALR.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed beds | Citations (about 3 yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ivy Colorado Springs 9112 Grand Cordera Pky, Colorado Springs, CO 80924 | 4.8 | ALR | 109 | 19 |
| Melody Living of Colorado Springs 7600 Sandy Rock Point, Colorado Springs, CO 80924 | 5.1 | ALR | 102 | 4 |
| New Day Cottages at Pine Creek 10975 Howells Rd, Colorado Springs, CO 80908 | 5.6 | ALR | 16 | 5 |
| Owen-Larson Hope Home 9020 Charity Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 | 6.1 | ALR | 5 | 7 |
| Brookdale Briargate 7560 Lexington Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80920 | 7.1 | ALR | 50 | 13 |
What health care is near Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living in Colorado Springs?
Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living is in Colorado Springs, in the Falcon, Peyton & Black Forest area of El Paso County, and St. Francis Hospital is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 5.3 miles away in a straight line.
UCHealth Memorial Hospital North is next, roughly 6.1 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 (4.9 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5) and Liberty Heights (7.6 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5).
What should we ask Home Care at Popa's Assisted Living before signing?
Use the public record as your checklist: 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 (March 25, 2024) and what the residence changed afterward.
- Ask who gives medications on nights and weekends, and whether a nurse reviews the medication records.
- 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.
- Ask how many Medicaid (EBD waiver) residents the residence has now and whether a waiting list exists for those beds.
CDPHE record for this residence: Find and Compare, facility 23M206.
