Nursing home
Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation
1719 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909 · Map
For profit - Limited Liability company · Part of The Ensign Group (329 facilities) · 60 certified beds
Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation is a Medicare-certified nursing home in Colorado Springs, Colorado. CMS rates it 1 out of 5 stars overall (1/5 for staffing, 1/5 for health inspections). Nurse staffing is 3.24 hours per resident per day, below the Colorado average of 3.70. Its most recent inspection on Aug 15, 2024 cited 16 deficiencies.
- 4 fines totaling $86,723In CMS records: 4 total penalties.
CMS quality ratings
Ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), updated monthly. 5 stars is the highest quality.
How Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation compares
This facility vs. the Colorado and national averages, from CMS data. For staffing, higher is generally better; for turnover and deficiencies, lower is better.
| Metric | This facility | Colorado avg | National avg | Compared with the state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nurse staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 3.24 | 3.70 | 3.89 | below avg |
| RN staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 0.44 | 0.83 | 0.68 | below avg |
| Aide staffing (hrs/resident/day) | 1.82 | 2.20 | 2.34 | below avg |
| Nursing staff turnover | 63.1% | 48.6% | 46.4% | above avg |
| Deficiencies cited, last inspection | 16.0 | 8.8 | 9.5 | above avg |
Staffing
Hours per resident per day as reported to CMS. Higher numbers indicate more direct care time.
Staff turnover
Lower turnover typically indicates better working conditions and continuity of care. National average for nursing staff is 46.4%.
Recent health inspection
CMS inspects nursing facilities regularly. Deficiencies are categorized by severity.
Penalties in CMS records: 4 fines totaling $86,723, 4 total penalties.
What inspectors found at Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation
Specific deficiencies cited in recent CMS health inspections, most recent first. Severity follows the CMS scope/severity scale. Source: CMS Care Compare.
- Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Apr 22, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Immediate jeopardy
Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Feb 13, 2025 · Full report (PDF) - Actual harm
Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
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 locked compartments, separately locked, compartments for controlled drugs.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide care and assistance to perform activities of daily living for any resident who is unable.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Show all 12 deficiencies
- Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to organize and participate in resident/family groups in the facility.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Honor the resident's right to and the facility must promote and facilitate resident self-determination through support of resident choice.
Resident Rights Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
Infection Control Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide or obtain dental services for each resident.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Ensure that residents are free from significant medication errors.
Pharmacy Service Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF) - Potential for harm
Provide enough food/fluids to maintain a resident's health.
Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies · Aug 15, 2024 · Full report (PDF)
Read the full inspection reports on Medicare.gov Each inspection there has a “Read the full report” link with the inspectors’ written findings.
About this facility
- Address
- 1719 E Bijou St
Colorado Springs, CO 80909 - CMS certification #
- 065113
- Ownership
- For profit - Limited Liability company
- Certified beds
- 60
- Avg residents/day
- 57.0
- Provider type
- Medicare and Medicaid
- First certified
- 1970-09-21
- Chain
- The Ensign Group (329 facilities)
- Setting
- Urban
Part of The Ensign Group
The Ensign Group operates 329 nursing facilities across the United States. View all The Ensign Group facilities →
Not SLA enrolled. This facility hasn’t enrolled in resident survey verification. Learn about enrollment →
Location and nearby
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Other public records
- Website says Nurse 24 hours a day
- Staff pay 1 federal wage case with violations found, since 2017
Full public records, with dates and sources
Care and services
From the community’s website
What Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation says about itself, quoted from its own site. We have not checked these claims against licensing records. Ask about each one on a tour.
- Nurse on site: 24 hours a day.
We leave the critical decisions to those who know best: the Caregivers, Doctors, and Nurses who work with our patients 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
(page, checked Oct 15, 2026)
Staff pay and workplace safety
Federal records about how the employer here treats its staff.
Federal wage and hour cases
The Department of Labor checks that staff are paid minimum wage and overtime as the law requires.
- Findings for Dec 5, 2017 to Dec 4, 2019. Violations found: Fair Labor Standards Act (pay and hours). Employer as DOL recorded it: Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation (Bijou Healthcare, Inc). Case 1896822.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division enforcement data, loaded Oct 15, 2026. Concluded cases only. The dates are the period in which DOL found violations, not when the case opened or closed. Back wages are what the employer agreed to pay; penalties are what DOL assessed. DOL does not publish a page for each case, so search the dataset by case number.
Location and nearby care
- Nearest hospital with an emergency room
- Uch-Memorial Health System, Colorado Springs. 0.2 miles away, straight line. CMS overall hospital rating: 4 of 5 stars.
- Nearest Medicare nursing home
- Advanced Health Care of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs. 1.1 miles away, straight line.
- Nearest home health agency office
- Ahc Home Health & Hospice Of Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs. 0.9 miles away, straight line. Agencies travel to clients, so ask which ones serve this address.
- Nearest pharmacy
- UCHealth Springs Pharmacy - Memorial Hospital Central. 0.3 miles away, straight line. From OpenStreetMap, which does not list every pharmacy, so one may be closer.
- Area
- USDA classes ZIP code 80909 as metropolitan (metropolitan core).
- Dialysis within 15 miles
- 062564 Liberty Dialysis - Colorado Springs South (Fmc), Colorado Springs, 1.2 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
062566 Liberty Dialysis Colorado Springs Central (Fmc), Colorado Springs, 1.5 miles away, straight line (CMS rating 3 of 5 stars)
Davita Pikes Peak Dialysis Center, Colorado Springs, 1.5 miles away, straight line (has a shift starting after 5 pm; CMS rating 4 of 5 stars) - Hospice
- 16 Medicare hospices tell CMS they serve ZIP code 80909.
Ahc Home Health And Hospice Of Colorado Springs, office in Colorado Springs, 0.9 miles away, straight line
Mountain Ridge Hospice, LLC, office in Colorado Springs, 3.7 miles away, straight line
Enhabit Hospice, office in Colorado Springs, 5.1 miles away, straight line - Nearest geriatric medicine practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado, Woodland Park. 17.7 miles away, straight line. 1 geriatric medicine doctor listed there.
Distances are straight lines from the community, not driving distance. Hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors come from CMS provider data (CMS, hospital list updated Jul 22, 2026). Star ratings are CMS’s own.
Emergency and natural hazard risk
Public hazard maps for this location. Ask the community about its emergency plan, its generator and where residents would go in an evacuation.
- Flood zone
- Outside the high and moderate risk flood areas on FEMA's flood map (Zone X, minimal flood hazard, or not studied). (FEMA flood map)
- FEMA National Risk Index
- Overall: very low. By hazard: inland flooding relatively low, wildfire very low, tornado relatively moderate, heat wave very low, earthquake very low. These are FEMA’s ratings for the census tract, compared with tracts nationwide. (FEMA, December 2025)
A flood zone describes the map at this point, not the building's elevation. In an emergency, follow the local emergency management agency.
What we checked
Every public source we searched for this community. “Nothing on record” means we found no record that matched it. A record can be missed when a name or address differs.
| Source | Data as of | What we found |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Department of Labor wage and hour cases | Oct 15, 2026 | See above |
| OSHA workplace safety inspections since 2016 | Oct 15, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| FEMA flood map | See above | |
| USDA wildfire risk | Apr 15, 2026 | Not shown: FEMA rates wildfire risk here very low |
| FEMA National Risk Index | See above | |
| CMS hospitals, home health, dialysis, hospice and doctors; OpenStreetMap pharmacies | See above | |
| HUD Multifamily Properties - Assisted | Jul 6, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| State Veterans Homes (NASVH directory) | Sep 20, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Hospice - General Information | Aug 19, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| CMS Home Health Care Agencies | May 27, 2026 | Nothing on record |
| The community’s own website | See above |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation a good nursing home?
CMS gives Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars, including 1/5 for staffing and 1/5 for health inspections. These ratings come from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and are updated monthly.
How is Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation staffed?
Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation reports 3.24 total nurse hours per resident per day, compared with the Colorado average of 3.70.
Has Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation had inspection problems?
Its most recent CMS inspection cited 16 deficiencies.
How many beds does Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation have?
Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation is certified for 60 beds.