Liberty Heights
Nursing Home Facility
12205 Gunstock Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
Located with commanding views of the magnificent Air Force Academy grounds, the foothills and majestic, snow-dusted Pikes Peak, you will find Liberty Heights' 26-acre campus, a continuum care retirement community where you can choose from a wide array of lifestyle options
Operated by Senior Lifestyle Corporation, which runs 88 communities in our directory.
Liberty Heights is licensed for 42 beds, about typical for the area, where senior care communities in Colorado Springs average about 50 beds.
Federal reporting puts occupancy at about 87% of its licensed beds.
Medicare rates this community 4 out of 5 stars overall, a score based on health inspections, staffing levels and quality measures. Communities in Colorado Springs average about 2.7 stars. The individual scores differ noticeably: 5 stars for staffing against 2 stars for health inspections, so it is worth reading both before deciding. Its most recent standard health inspection was in July 2025 and recorded 13 deficiencies.
Residents receive about 4.5 hours of nursing care per day on average, including 1.3 hours from a registered nurse. Communities in Colorado Springs average about 3.5 hours. Nursing staff turnover over the past year was about 23%.
The community is located in El Paso County, CO.
Inspection record
In its last three standard inspections and any complaint visits, federal inspectors cited 16 problems at Liberty Heights. 1 finding involved harm to a resident, including 1 that put residents in immediate danger. 3 came from investigating complaints by residents or families.
In the last three years Medicare fined this home once, a total of $25,373.
Findings from the most recent inspection cycle
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Put residents in immediate danger, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides food prepared in a form designed to meet individual needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Nutrition and Dietary
Procure food from sources approved or considered satisfactory and store, prepare, distribute and serve food in accordance with professional standards.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, widespread
Infection Control
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Resident Rights
Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, a pattern
Quality of Life and Care
Try different approaches before using a bed rail. If a bed rail is needed, the facility must (1) assess a resident for safety risk; (2) review these risks and benefits with the resident/representative; (3) get informed consent; and (4) Correctly install and maintain the bed rail.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Freedom from Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation
Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide activities to meet all resident's needs.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Quality of Life and Care
Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Pharmacy Service
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
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Could cause more than minimal harm, one or a few residents
Nutrition and Dietary
Ensure each resident receives and the facility provides drinks consistent with resident needs and preferences and sufficient to maintain resident hydration.
A citation on its own does not mean poor care, and most are corrected within weeks. What matters most is how serious the findings were and whether the same problems keep coming back. When you visit, it is fair to ask the administrator what inspectors found and what has changed since.
Liberty Heights offers assisted living, nursing home care, independent living, continuing care (CCRC), and senior living.
Facility details
- Organization type for-profit corporation
- Beds / units 42
- Occupancy 87%
- Nursing hours per resident/day 4.5
- Annual staff turnover 23%
- Last health inspection July 2025
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