Bear Creek Senior Living
A nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904
1685 S 21st St, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80904. (719) 329-1774.
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 28, 2026.
- 4of 5 CMS’s overall rating
- 1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle Colorado average: 8.7
- 3.55 nurse hours per resident per day Colorado average: 3.69
- 1 fine in the last three years (needs attention)
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean7
- Star ratings
- CMS rates some kinds of place from 1 to 5 stars, more stars meaning better on CMS’s own measures for that kind: for a nursing home, its health inspections, staffing and quality measures. A rating is CMS’s summary of those measures; it doesn’t promise good care. Source: CMS, Care Compare and the Five-Star Quality Rating System.
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Scope and severity (A to L)
- CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7).
- Nurse staffing hours
- The hours registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse aides worked, per resident per day, from the payroll records each home sends CMS. Source: CMS, Payroll-Based Journal.
- Fines and payment denials
- A fine (civil money penalty) is money CMS makes a nursing home pay when it falls short of federal rules. A payment denial means Medicare and Medicaid stop paying for new admissions until the home meets the rules again. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.430 and 488.417.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
1 health citation at the latest inspection cycle
The Colorado average is 8.7.
Last standard inspection Feb 11, 2026.
Most serious in three years: F: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm.
CMS, Provider Information, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
When those citations happened
7 citations in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. Most serious: no actual harm, potential for more than minimal harm (D). The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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All 7 citations in the last three years
Grouped by inspection, newest first. Each carries CMS grades each nursing home deficiency with a letter. A to C: no actual harm, with potential for minimal harm. D to F: no actual harm, but potential for more. G to I: actual harm. J to L: immediate jeopardy. Within each band, the letter rises as more residents were affected or could be: one or a few, a pattern, or widespread. Source: CMS, nursing home scope and severity grid (State Operations Manual, chapter 7)., from A, the least serious, to L, the most. 2 came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Feb 11, 2026: standard inspection1 citation
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Jan 30, 2025: complaint inspection2 citations
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Provide timely notification to the resident, and if applicable to the resident representative and ombudsman, before transfer or discharge, including appeal rights.
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Permit a resident to return to the nursing home after hospitalization or therapeutic leave that exceeds bed-hold policy.
May 6, 2024: standard inspection4 citations
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Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations.
Is it certified, and in good standing?
- Certified for Medicare since Dec 2, 1999.
- Not on CMS’s special focus list.
- No abuse icon from CMS.
- Changed ownership in the last 12 months.
- CMS lists its ownership as for profit, limited liability company.
- 45 certified beds.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
Has it been fined or penalized?
- 1 fine in the last three years, $6,614 in all.
- No Medicare payment denials in the last three years.
- 2 citations in the last three years came from complaint inspections.
CMS, Penalties and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Date | Kind | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 | Fine | $6,614 |
Who does the caring?
3.55 nurse hours per resident per day
The Colorado average is 3.69.
CMS publishes staffing about four months after the fact.
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | This home | Colorado average |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse hours per resident per day | 3.55 | 3.69 |
| Of which registered nurses | 1.34 | 0.81 |
| At weekends | 3.15 | 3.26 |
| Nursing staff turnover | 48.7% | 47% |
| Registered nurse turnover | 46.2% | 44.4% |
| Administrators who left | 0 | Not given |
Who owns it?
- Stellar X, LLC owns 100% directly since Nov 14, 2025.
- Stellar X, LLC and Forbright Bank and Colorado Springs Management, LLC run it.
- 12 owners or officers are people: Ray Henderson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Ray Henderson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Heather York (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Heather York (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Evrett Benton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Evrett Benton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Kari A Schultz (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Kari A Schultz (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Christine Swanson (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Christine Swanson (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)); Adam Benton (runs it (operational or managerial control)); Adam Benton (additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home)).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, All Owners. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly.
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Organisation | Role | Share | Since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stellar X, LLC | Owns 5% or more directly | 100% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Forbright Bank | Holds 5% or more of the mortgage | 100% | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Stellar X, LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Nov 14, 2025 | |
| Stellar X, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Dec 3, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 18, 2025 | |
| An organisation CMS lists without a name | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 18, 2025 | |
| Forbright Bank | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Nov 14, 2025 | |
| Forbright Bank | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 18, 2025 | |
| Colorado Springs Management, LLC | Runs it (operational or managerial control) | Nov 14, 2025 | |
| Colorado Springs Management, LLC | Additional disclosable party (controls, leases property to, or provides services to the home) | Nov 18, 2025 |
How do residents fare?
- CMS rates its quality measures 4 of 5 (Colorado average 4.2).
CMS, Provider Information and State and US Averages. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 4 of 5 |
| Health inspections | 4 of 5 |
| Staffing | 4 of 5 |
| Quality measures | 4 of 5 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Among the 12 nearest homes, within 4.3 miles, this one had the 9th most health citations at the latest inspection cycle (1; the middle value was 8).
CMS, Provider Information. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.
| Place | Miles away | Citations, latest cycle |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Senior Living This nursing home | 1 | |
| Brookdale Skyline | 0.7 | 7 |
| Sundance Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation | 0.9 | 17 |
| Kiowa Hills Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC | 1.1 | 16 |
| The Gardens | 1.8 | 1 |
| The Healthcare Resort of Colorado Springs | 2.5 | 9 |
| Springs Village Care Center | 2.6 | 10 |
| Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation | 3.2 | 7 |
| The Center at Centennial | 3.2 | 1 |
| Mountain View Post Acute | 4.0 | 12 |
| Colonial Rehabilitation and Nursing, LLC | 4.1 | 16 |
| Advanced Health Care of Colorado Springs | 4.3 | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Complaints that didn’t lead to a citation aren’t published.
- Inspections reach CMS’s data about six weeks after they happen, and staffing about four months after.
- CMS publishes the inspectors’ full written findings in a separate monthly file, which isn’t loaded yet.
- Fines and Medicare payment denials are the only enforcement CMS publishes; state licence actions aren’t included.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Provider Information (4pq5-n9py).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Health Deficiencies (r5ix-sfxw).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Penalties (g6vv-u9sr).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, All Owners (afe44b85-cc6d-40d7-b5df-00ae8910d1d2).
Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, State and US Averages (xcdc-v8bm).
Released Oct 28, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated monthly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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