New Day Cottages at Pine Creek

What does CDPHE's record show for New Day Cottages at Pine Creek in Colorado Springs?

Yes. New Day Cottages at Pine Creek holds an active CDPHE assisted living license for 16 beds, smaller than the 31-bed midpoint of the 69 senior assisted living residences we track in El Paso and Teller 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 New Day Cottages at Pine Creek find?

CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 3 inspections at New Day Cottages at Pine Creek with 5 citations across 2023, 2024, 2026, fewer than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated May 6, 2026.

The newest entries in the inspection list:

Of the visits shown, 1 listed visit involved a complaint investigation and 1 was a revisit to check corrections. Per ten licensed beds that is about 3.1 citations against a two-county median of 4.4. Colorado ALRs must tell prospective residents where the latest inspection report can be read; ask for it and compare it with this list.

What do occurrence reports show for New Day Cottages at Pine Creek?

CDPHE's record for New Day Cottages at Pine Creek shows no occurrence reports in the period its public tool covers.

Ask the administrator to walk you through what would trigger a report and how families are told.

Is there a secure dementia unit at New Day Cottages at Pine Creek?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether New Day Cottages at Pine Creek 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: Liberty Heights Assisted Living (2.4 mi, 60 beds), The Ivy Colorado Springs (2.5 mi, 109 beds), Legend of Colorado Springs (2.6 mi, 103 beds).

Which licensed ALRs are closest to New Day Cottages at Pine Creek?

The nearest other senior ALR is Owen-Larson Hope Home in Colorado Springs, about 2.1 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 5 beds as a private-pay ALR.

What health care is near New Day Cottages at Pine Creek in Colorado Springs?

New Day Cottages at Pine Creek is in Colorado Springs, in the Falcon, Peyton & Black Forest area of El Paso County, 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-Interquest is next, roughly 2.8 miles off. Distances are straight-line, not driving times.

If nursing care becomes necessary, the two closest CMS-certified nursing homes are Liberty Heights (2.4 mi; CMS rating 4 of 5) and The Center at Cordera (2.4 mi; CMS rating 5 of 5).

Which questions matter most at New Day Cottages at Pine Creek?

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 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.
• Ask which charges rise as care needs rise and what notice comes before a rate change.