Colorado Springs Senior AdvisorThe Residence at Village Green at 3455 N Carefree Cir, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 is an assisted living residence that is also certified as a Medicaid Alternative Care Facility (ACF) licensed by CDPHE for 68 beds under facility ID 23H136; CDPHE's record shows 71 inspections and 57 citations in roughly the last three years.
How large is The Residence at Village Green, and what kind of license does it hold?
The Residence at Village Green is on CDPHE's active list of assisted living residences with 68 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 | 23H136 |
| License category (CDPHE) | Assisted Living Residence/Alternative Care Facility (Medicaid) |
| Licensed beds | 68 |
| Payor sources listed | Medicaid, Private Pay |
| Licensee / owner on the record | THE RESIDENCE AT VILLAGE GREEN LLC |
| Phone on the CDPHE record | (719) 999-5744 |
| County | El Paso County |
As an Alternative Care Facility it can take Health First Colorado waiver residents, whose 2026 room and board is capped at $810.00 a month; certification does not guarantee an open Medicaid bed.
How many citations has The Residence at Village Green received?
CDPHE's Find and Compare record shows 71 inspections at The Residence at Village Green with 57 citations across 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, more than the median of 13 citations for senior ALRs in the two counties; the most recent visit listed is dated October 15, 2026.
| Year | Inspections | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22 | 24 |
| 2024 | 14 | 18 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 |
| 2026 | 7 | 12 |
The visits CDPHE lists most recently:
| Date | Type of visit |
|---|---|
| 10/15/2026 | Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) |
| 10/15/2026 | Revisit: State Certification and State Certification Complaint (Combined) |
| 8/10/2026 | Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) |
| 8/10/2026 | Revisit: State Certification and State Certification Complaint (Combined) |
| 8/10/2026 | Licensure Complaint |
| 1/13/2026 | Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) |
Of the visits shown, 10 listed visits involved a complaint investigation. Per ten licensed beds that is about 8.4 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.
Has The Residence at Village Green reported occurrences to CDPHE?
The Residence at Village Green filed 7 occurrence reports with CDPHE in the years shown (2023: 2, 2025: 3, 2026: 2); the most recent listed is dated September 15, 2026, and the recent entries include misappropriation of property (2), neglect, missing person, diverted drugs.
| Date | Occurrence type reported |
|---|---|
| 9/15/2026 | Neglect |
| 8/11/2026 | Missing Person |
| 11/2/2025 | Misappropriation of Property |
| 6/15/2025 | Misappropriation of Property |
| 4/12/2025 | Diverted Drugs |
Colorado requires licensed facilities to report certain events to CDPHE; the report starts the state's review and does not by itself mean the residence did something wrong. The two-county median for senior ALRs is 5 reports in the same window.
Can The Residence at Village Green care for a resident with dementia?
CDPHE's public data does not flag secure environments, so the record cannot tell you whether The Residence at Village Green has one; ask for the Part 25.4 disclosure, which any Colorado ALR that restricts residents' exit must provide before move-in.
If it does, Colorado requires at least one trained, awake staff member in the secure area at all times, six hours of dementia training for each staff member within 60 days, and a secured outdoor space with a six-foot barrier. Larger residences nearby that families often ask about for memory care: Lark Springs (0.6 mi, 76 beds), Mackenzie Place - Colorado Springs (2.1 mi, 84 beds), Winslow Court Retirement Community (2.2 mi, 128 beds).
Which licensed ALRs are closest to The Residence at Village Green?
The nearest other senior ALR is Lark Springs in Colorado Springs, about 0.6 miles away as the crow flies, licensed for 76 beds as a private-pay ALR.
| Facility | Miles away | License type | Licensed beds | Citations (about 3 yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lark Springs 2850 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, CO 80917 | 0.6 | ALR | 76 | 26 |
| The Lodge at Palmer Point Residential Assisted Living 3205 Leslie Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | 1.4 | ALR | 12 | 2 |
| Home Care at Moma's Assisted Living 2501 Bennett Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | 1.5 | ALR/ACF | 8 | 10 |
| Home Care at Kettles Assisted Living 1929 Meyers Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | 1.6 | ALR/ACF | 8 | 13 |
| Enriched Assisted Living at Princeton Way 2107 Princeton Way, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 | 1.8 | ALR/ACF | 8 | 7 |
How far is The Residence at Village Green from a hospital?
The Residence at Village Green is in the Briargate, Stetson Hills & Powers part of Colorado Springs, and Penrose Hospital is the closest general hospital on CDPHE's list, about 3.5 miles away in a straight line.
UCHealth Grandview Hospital is next, roughly 3.7 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 (2.1 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5) and Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing (2.3 mi; CMS rating 1 of 5).
Which questions matter most at The Residence at Village Green?
Let CDPHE's data set the agenda: ask about the 57 citations on CDPHE's record and the plan of correction for the most recent visit.
- Ask what happened in the most recent occurrence report (September 15, 2026) and what the residence changed afterward.
- 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.
- 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 23H136.
