Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorSprings Ranch Memory Care Community at 3315 Emmett View Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80922 is a privately paid assisted living residence (ALR ONLY in CDPHE's coding) licensed by CDPHE for 72 beds under facility ID 23Z839; CDPHE's record shows 5 inspections and 11 citations in roughly the last three years.
What does CDPHE's record show for Springs Ranch Memory Care Community in Colorado Springs?
Springs Ranch Memory Care Community is on CDPHE's active list of assisted living residences with 72 beds; the typical senior ALR in the Pikes Peak region is licensed for 31, so this is a sizeable community.
| Field | From CDPHE |
|---|---|
| CDPHE facility ID | 23Z839 |
| License category (CDPHE) | Assisted Living Residence (Licensed Only) |
| Licensed beds | 72 |
| Payor sources listed | Private Pay |
| Licensee / owner on the record | VOP SPRINGS RANCH MC, LLC |
| Phone on the CDPHE record | (719) 896-4168 |
| County | El Paso County |
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 Springs Ranch Memory Care Community find?
CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 5 inspections at Springs Ranch Memory Care Community with 11 citations across 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, fewer than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated June 8, 2026.
| Year | Inspections | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 |
The newest entries in the inspection list:
| Date | Type of visit |
|---|---|
| 6/8/2026 | Licensure (Re-licensure) |
| 6/25/2025 | Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) |
| 4/29/2025 | Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) |
| 3/27/2024 | Licensure Complaint |
| 8/3/2023 | General Inspection |
Of the visits shown, 3 listed visits involved a complaint investigation. Per ten licensed beds that is about 1.5 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 Springs Ranch Memory Care Community?
Springs Ranch Memory Care Community filed 8 occurrence reports with CDPHE in the years shown (2023: 6, 2024: 1, 2025: 1); the most recent listed is dated October 6, 2025, and the recent entries include physical abuse (3), misappropriation of property, sexual abuse.
| Date | Occurrence type reported |
|---|---|
| 10/6/2025 | Misappropriation of Property |
| 1/7/2024 | Physical Abuse |
| 12/21/2023 | Physical Abuse |
| 9/5/2023 | Physical Abuse |
| 7/30/2023 | Sexual 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.
Does Springs Ranch Memory Care Community offer memory care?
CDPHE's public data does not say whether Springs Ranch Memory Care Community 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.
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: Lark Springs (2.4 mi, 76 beds), The Residence at Village Green (2.4 mi, 68 beds), Winslow Court Retirement Community (3.1 mi, 128 beds).
What other assisted living is near Springs Ranch Memory Care Community?
The nearest other senior ALR is Columbine House in Colorado Springs, about 0.6 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 8 beds as a Medicaid-certified ACF.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed beds | Citations (about 3 yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine House 5523 S Buckskin Pass Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 | 0.6 | ALR/ACF | 8 | 3 |
| Spruce House 2535 Brady Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 | 1.2 | ALR/ACF | 8 | 9 |
| Ivy Cottage Assisted Living Facility 2060 Pima Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80915 | 1.4 | ALR/ACF | 10 | 3 |
| Ivy Cottage 1945 Okeechobee Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80915 | 1.5 | ALR/ACF | 9 | 7 |
| Lark Springs 2850 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 | 2.4 | ALR | 76 | 26 |
Where is Springs Ranch Memory Care Community, and how close are the hospitals?
Springs Ranch Memory Care Community is in the Briargate, Stetson Hills & Powers part of Colorado Springs, and St. Francis Hospital is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 4.0 miles away in a straight line.
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central 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 Pikes Peak Post Acute (4.4 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Sunny Vista Living Center (4.5 mi; CMS rating 3 of 5).
Which questions matter most at Springs Ranch Memory Care Community?
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 (October 6, 2025) and what the residence changed afterward.
- Ask how many caregivers and QMAPs are on each shift, and how often agency staff fill in.
- Ask whether the residence operates a secure environment and, if so, for its written Part 25.4 disclosure.
- Take the resident agreement home and check the care-level charges, rate-increase notice and the 30-day discharge clause.
CDPHE record for this residence: Find and Compare, facility 23Z839.
