Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living

What does CDPHE's record show for Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living in Colorado Springs?

Yes. Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living holds an active CDPHE assisted living license for 54 beds, larger than the 31-bed midpoint of the 69 senior assisted living residences we track in El Paso and Teller 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 Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living find?

CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 33 inspections at Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living with 89 citations across 2023, 2025, 2026, more than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated June 29, 2026.

The visits CDPHE lists most recently:

Of the visits shown, 9 listed visits involved a complaint investigation. Per ten licensed beds that is about 16.5 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 incidents has Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living reported to the state?

Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living filed 44 occurrence reports with CDPHE in the years shown (2023: 1, 2024: 11, 2025: 32); the most recent listed is dated December 15, 2025, and the recent entries include verbal abuse (3), misappropriation of property, physical abuse.

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 Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living?

CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so the record cannot tell you whether Limelight at Apple Tree 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 Palisades at Broadmoor Park (5.5 mi, 77 beds), Brookdale Broadmoor (6.3 mi, 89 beds), The Bridge Assisted Lvg at Life Care Ctr of Co Springs (6.6 mi, 65 beds).

If Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living has no opening, where else should we look?

The nearest other senior ALR is Starlight Assisted Living in Security, about 0.8 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 10 beds as a Medicaid-certified ACF.

What health care is near Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living in Colorado Springs?

Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living is in Colorado Springs, in the Fountain & Security-Widefield area of El Paso County, and UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 7.7 miles away in a straight line.

Penrose Hospital is next, roughly 9.8 miles off. Distances are straight-line, not driving times.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are Falcon Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing (5.1 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5) and Mountain View Post Acute (5.9 mi; CMS rating 2 of 5).

What does Limelight at Apple Tree Assisted Living's record suggest asking on a tour?

Let CDPHE's data set the agenda: ask about the 89 citations on CDPHE's record and the plan of correction for the most recent visit.

• Ask what happened in the most recent occurrence report (December 15, 2025) 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.