Bear Creek Senior Living
Nursing home in Colorado Springs, CO
Medicare-certified4★ overall (CMS)
Public-record details
- Address
- 1685 S 21st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904
- Phone
- (719) 329-1774
- Listed under
- For-profit, 4–5 star overall rating
- Medicare CCN
- 065373
- Overall star rating
- 4 of 5 ★★★★☆
- Health inspection rating
- 4 of 5
- Staffing rating
- 4 of 5
- Quality measures rating
- 4 of 5
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 36
- Ownership
- For-profit, limited Liability company
- Legal business name
- Stellar Bear Creek LLC
- Certified for
- Medicare
- First approved by Medicare/Medicaid
- Dec 2, 1999
- Changed ownership in last 12 months
- Yes
- Continuing care retirement community
- No
- Located inside a hospital
- No
- Resident or family council
- Resident and family councils
- Sprinklers in all required areas
- Yes
Inspection record
Most recent standard health inspection: Feb 11, 2026. CMS lists 11 health citations for this facility across its last three standard inspection cycles and complaint inspections (Jan 26, 2023 to Feb 11, 2026): 2 from complaint inspections, 1 at the “actual harm” level or higher.
| Inspection | Citation | Severity |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights. | D |
| Jan 30, 2025 | Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy. | D |
| May 6, 2024 | Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. | D |
| May 6, 2024 | Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. | D |
| May 6, 2024 | Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. | E |
| May 6, 2024 | Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. | F |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube. | D |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals. | E |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Ensure drugs and biologicals used in the facility are labeled in accordance with currently accepted professional principles; and all drugs and biologicals must be stored in… | E |
| Jan 26, 2023 | Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. | G |
Fines and payment denials
CMS records 1 fine totalling $6,614 in the last three years.
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine: $6,614 |
Staffing
- Total nurse staffing per resident per day
- 3.26 hours
- Registered nurse (RN) time per resident per day
- 1.22 hours
- Nurse aide time per resident per day
- 1.72 hours
- Total nurse staffing on weekends
- 2.83 hours
- Nursing staff turnover (yearly)
- 33%
- RN turnover (yearly)
- 23%
- Administrators who left in the past year
- 0
A citation is what inspectors found on one date; most are corrected within weeks. Look for patterns — the same problem cited in several inspections — and for anything at the G–L level (actual harm or immediate jeopardy). The full inspection narrative (Form CMS-2567) is linked from Medicare Care Compare, and your state long-term care ombudsman can tell you about complaints.
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