Bear Creek Senior Living
1685 S 21st St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80904 · CCN 065373
Bear Creek Senior Living is a CMS-certified skilled nursing facility located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This facility-specific record brings together official CMS provider, inspection, rating, and enforcement data while identifying what is missing or uncertain.
What stands out in the available record
The available records contain 13 cited deficiencies across 4 surveys. 2 were coded at G or above; 0 were coded at immediate-jeopardy levels J through L.
2 of the most frequently cited tags appear more than once in the available history: F0880 (2), F0689 (2). Repetition can indicate a recurring compliance area, but it is not proof that the same underlying problem remained uncorrected.
Survey history
- January 2025 — Health: 2 cited deficiencies
- May 2024 — Health: 4 cited deficiencies
- January 2023 — Health: 4 cited deficiencies
- November 2021 — Health: 3 cited deficiencies
Scope and severity distribution
- Scope/severity D: 6 citations
- Scope/severity E: 3 citations
- Scope/severity F: 2 citations
- Scope/severity G: 2 citations
2 available citations were coded at G or above, indicating actual harm or immediate jeopardy; 0 were coded J or above.
Top Deficiency Citations
- F0880 — Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (2 citations)
- F0689 — Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (2 citations)
- F0695 — Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (1 citation)
- F0883 — Develop and implement policies and procedures for flu and pneumonia vaccinations. (1 citation)
- F0760 — Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors. (1 citation)
Deficiency categories
- Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies: 6 citations
- Infection Control Deficiencies: 3 citations
- Resident Rights Deficiencies: 2 citations
- Pharmacy Service Deficiencies: 2 citations
Official CMS Five-Star context
- Overall: 4 of 5 stars
- Health inspection: 4 of 5 stars
- Staffing: 4 of 5 stars
- Quality measure: 4 of 5 stars
CMS reports 3.26 total nurse staffing hours per resident day.
Five-Star values above are official CMS fields. POCDesk does not calculate or predict the official CMS rating.
Enforcement and penalties
The available CMS enforcement dataset contains 1 penalty action, most recently dated January 2025. Monetary fines in these records total $6,614.
Sources, freshness, and limitations
Source: official CMS datasets, including Provider Information, Health Deficiencies, and Penalties. View the CMS data source. The available rating record has a CMS processing date of August 2026. POCDesk last refreshed that rating record on September 2026.
POCDesk groups citations by survey date, counts recurring F-Tags across the available history, and summarizes CMS scope/severity codes. Those summaries are POCDesk organization and interpretation of public records, not official ratings or survey findings of our own. Read the governing 42 CFR Part 483 and our editorial standards and methodology.
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