Bear Creek Senior Living
Nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado, CMS certification number 065373
1685 S 21st St, Colorado Springs, CO 80904 · El Paso County
- CMS overall rating
- 4 of 5 stars
- Certified beds
- 45
- Certified for
- Medicare
- Last standard inspection
- February 11, 2026
- Deficiencies at that inspection
- 1
- Fines in 3 years
- $6,614 (1)
Does Bear Creek Senior Living take Medicare and Medicaid?
Bear Creek Senior Living is certified for Medicare only. Medicare can cover a short skilled stay after a qualifying hospital stay, but Medicaid won't pay for a long stay here.
Certification isn't a promise of an open bed. Ask how many Medicaid beds it has free and whether it keeps residents who move from Medicare to Medicaid. Our guide explains what Medicare pays for.
CMS star ratings
CMS rates every certified nursing home from 1 to 5 stars. The overall rating starts from health inspections, then moves up or down for staffing and quality. These come from the CMS Provider Information, October 2026 release.
| Measure | CMS stars |
|---|---|
| Overall | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality of resident care | 4 of 5 |
| Long-stay quality | 4 of 5 |
| Short-stay quality | 5 of 5 |
Nurse staffing hours and turnover
These are the hours Bear Creek Senior Living reported to CMS, split across residents and days. More hours per resident usually means more hands at the bedside.
- Total nurse hours per resident per day
- 3.55
- Registered nurse hours
- 1.34
- Licensed practical nurse hours
- 0.34
- Nurse aide hours
- 1.87
- Weekend total hours
- 3.15
- Nursing staff turnover
- 48.7%
- Registered nurse turnover
- 46.2%
- Administrators who left
- 0
Health inspections and complaints
Inspectors last made a standard visit on February 11, 2026 and cited 1 deficiency, plus 0 from complaint visits.
The visit before, on May 6, 2024, found 4.
Read every citation on the CMS Care Compare page.
Fines and payment denials
CMS fined Bear Creek Senior Living 1 time in the past 3 years, for $6,614 in total.
Beds and residents
On an average day 35.9 residents live here, about 80% of its 45 certified beds.
- Certified beds
- 45
- Average residents per day
- 35.9
- Certified since
- December 2, 1999
- Resident or family council
- Both
Who owns Bear Creek Senior Living
- Legal business name
- Stellar Bear Creek LLC
- Ownership type
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Ownership changed in the past year
- Yes
Other nursing homes near Bear Creek Senior Living
- Brookdale Skyline2365 Patriot Hts, Colorado Springs 80904
- Sundance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation2612 W Cucharras St, Colorado Springs 80904
- Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC924 W Kiowa St, Colorado Springs 80905
- The Gardens104 Lois Ln, Colorado Springs 80904
- The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs2818 Grand Vista Cir, Colorado Springs 80904
See also all nursing homes in Colorado Springs.
Who inspects nursing homes in Colorado
Colorado's state survey agency licenses nursing homes and carries out the federal inspections for CMS. A home must keep its state licence and meet the federal rules to take Medicare or Medicaid.
Compare all nursing homes in Colorado, the 20 in Colorado Springs, or see how assisted living and nursing homes differ.
Is this your facility?
If you run Bear Creek Senior Living, email contact@assistedlivingaccess.com from your work address. We can add your own rates, photos and contact details next to the state record, or take the listing down.
Questions about Bear Creek Senior Living
What is the CMS star rating of Bear Creek Senior Living?
4 out of 5 stars overall.
Does Bear Creek Senior Living accept Medicaid?
No, it is not Medicaid certified.
What did inspectors find at Bear Creek Senior Living?
1 cited at the last standard visit.
Who owns Bear Creek Senior Living?
Stellar Bear Creek LLC, for profit - limited liability company.
From the federal record: CMS Care Compare and the CMS Provider Information dataset, October 2026 release.