Ivy Cottage

Is Ivy Cottage a licensed assisted living residence in Colorado Springs, CO?

CDPHE lists Ivy Cottage as active under facility ID 2356UQ with 9 licensed beds, which makes it a small residential home and number 55 of 69 by size in the two counties.

Because it carries the ACF certification, it may admit residents whose care is paid by Health First Colorado's EBD waiver, who pay a capped room and board amount ($810.00 a month in 2026) instead of the private rate.

What did CDPHE inspections of Ivy Cottage find?

CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 4 inspections at Ivy Cottage with 7 citations across 2025, 2026, fewer than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated January 7, 2026.

The newest entries in the inspection list:

Of the visits shown, 2 were revisits to check corrections. Per ten licensed beds that is about 7.8 citations against a two-county median of 4.4. Read the counts as a pattern rather than a grade, and ask to see the most recent survey and how each citation was corrected.

What do occurrence reports show for Ivy Cottage?

Ivy Cottage filed 1 occurrence report with CDPHE in the years shown (2026: 1); the most recent listed is dated April 5, 2026, and the recent entries include missing person.

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 Ivy Cottage care for a resident with dementia?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether Ivy Cottage operates a secure environment, although its registered name suggests a dementia focus; under Part 25 it must give you a written disclosure of its secure area, admission criteria and dementia services 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: Springs Ranch Memory Care Community (1.5 mi, 72 beds), Winslow Court Retirement Community (2.5 mi, 128 beds), Lark Springs (2.7 mi, 76 beds).

If Ivy Cottage has no opening, where else should we look?

The nearest other senior ALR is Ivy Cottage Assisted Living Facility in Colorado Springs, about 0.1 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 10 beds as a Medicaid-certified ACF.

How far is Ivy Cottage from a hospital?

Ivy Cottage is in the Knob Hill, Southeast & the Airport part of Colorado Springs, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 5.1 miles away in a straight line.

St. Francis Hospital is next, roughly 5.5 miles off. Distances are straight-line, not driving times.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are Sunny Vista Living Center (4.1 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5) and Life Care Center of Colorado Springs (4.4 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).

What should we ask Ivy Cottage before signing?

Let CDPHE's data set the agenda: 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 (April 5, 2026) 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.