Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation

    1719 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
    • Independent Living
    • Assisted Living
    • Memory Care
    • Skilled Nursing

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    Amenities

    Healthcare services

    • Activities of daily living assistance
    • Assistance with bathing
    • Assistance with dressing
    • Assistance with transfers
    • Medication management
    • Mental wellness program

    Healthcare staffing

    • 12-16 hour nursing
    • 24-hour call system
    • 24-hour supervision

    Meals and dining

    • Diabetes diet
    • Meal preparation and service
    • Restaurant-style dining
    • Special dietary restrictions

    Room

    • Air-conditioning
    • Cable
    • Fully furnished
    • Housekeeping and linen services
    • Kitchenettes
    • Private bathrooms
    • Telephone
    • Wifi

    Transportation

    • Community operated transportation
    • Transportation arrangement
    • Transportation arrangement (non-medical)
    • Transportation to doctors appointments

    Common areas

    • Beauty salon
    • Computer center
    • Dining room
    • Fitness room
    • Gaming room
    • Garden
    • Outdoor space
    • Small library
    • Wellness center

    Community services

    • Concierge services
    • Fitness programs
    • Move-in coordination

    Activities

    • Community-sponsored activities
    • Planned day trips
    • Resident-run activities
    • Scheduled daily activities

    Reviews

    3.44·(59)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
    3. 3
    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.6
    • Meals

      2.9
    • Amenities

      2.8
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate, welcoming staff and resident-centered interactions
    • Skilled nursing and therapy supporting mobility and recovery
    • Options spanning independent, assisted, and skilled care
    • Engaging activities, social programs, and outings
    • Dining assistance and meal choices praised by families
    • Attractive garden, library, and campus views
    • Compassionate hospice and end-of-life support
    • Pet accommodation and individualized resident arrangements
    • Flexible stay lengths and payment options

    Cons

    • Inconsistent clinical monitoring and escalation of changing health needs
    • Delays in call-button response and hands-on assistance
    • Medication oversight and consent-communication gaps
    • Variable staffing coverage, workload, and staff training
    • Inconsistent bathing, room cleaning, and common-area sanitation
    • Uneven meal quality, delivery, and feeding assistance
    • Aging rooms and building systems with slow repair response
    • After-hours access and shared-space safety concerns
    • Weak family communication and administrative follow-through
    • Variable service quality across staff and care areas

    Summary of reviews

    Experiences at Medallion are notably mixed and appear to vary by care area and time. Families describe positive rehabilitation outcomes, including improved mobility and a return to a less intensive level of care, and several praise attentive nursing, therapy, and personalized support. Other families, particularly those discussing skilled nursing, raise concerns about clinical monitoring, delays in assistance, and how changes in a resident’s condition were addressed. Individual accounts describe serious health deterioration followed by hospital care. One family also raised concerns that medication changes were not adequately discussed with the medical decision-maker and were associated, in their view, with pronounced sleepiness and reduced participation. These accounts warrant careful follow-up with the facility and review of current care practices.

    Staff feedback is similarly varied. Many families and residents describe employees as kind, professional, and willing to go beyond routine duties; hospice support and kindness toward families were also praised. Conversely, other accounts describe staff who appeared overextended, limited response to requests, inconsistent hands-on assistance, or insufficient preparation among some newer caregivers. Communication and service consistency are recurring concerns, including difficulty reaching staff or management and dissatisfaction with administrative follow-through.

    Dining experiences range from favorable to poor. Some residents and families praise the food, meal choices, dining-room assistance, and attention to preferences. Others describe inconsistent food quality and delivery, as well as concerns about timely help with meals. Activities are a relative strength in positive accounts: reviewers mention music, bingo, cooking classes, organized events, and outings, with staff encouraging residents to participate.

    The facility is often described as older, and comments about cleanliness and upkeep differ. Some visitors and residents found it clean and appealing, while others raised concerns about room and common-area cleaning, dated rooms, and delayed repairs. Independent-living feedback also mentions building access and maintenance issues. Management impressions vary: some praise approachable leadership and efficient operations, while others describe declining service or difficulty obtaining clear responses, including from the business office. Prospective residents and families may wish to assess the specific care unit, staffing responsiveness, meal support, current maintenance, and communication procedures during a visit.

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    Medicare Ratings

    1·/ 5
    • Overall

    • Health Inspection

    • Staffing

    • Quality Measures

    Ratings from the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Care Compare). View on Medicare.gov

    Location

    Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation is located at 1719 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO, 80909.

    About Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation

    Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation is a skilled nursing facility with 60 licensed beds, mainly offering post-acute care for adults recovering after injury or illness, and it's certified by Medicare and Medicaid. The place can be part of a Continuing Care Retirement Community, so folks can shift between independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing as their needs change, and they've got both short-term and long-term rehab programs, with physical therapy and speech pathology done by licensed professionals. The center has a range of healthcare staff including Certified Nursing Assistants, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Registered Nurses, and they offer things like medication help, daily activity assistance, and programs for mental wellness, along with in-house therapy that uses state-of-the-art and old-fashioned hands-on methods to help people regain strength and independence.

    The apartments come with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, WiFi, SeniorTV, and air-conditioning, and residents can join in activities from social outings and game nights to exercise programs and scheduled day trips, and there's a dining room with meals for all diets including diabetic needs, plus a beauty shop and common spaces like a library, fitness room, and garden. Transportation is available for medical appointments and other outings, and the place has 24-hour call systems, a security system, housekeeping, laundry, and help with personal care. The community says it focuses on making things feel safe and welcoming, with services meant to support people during rehabilitation, and they offer respite care for families needing a short break.

    At the same time, Medallion has had some real problems, including complaints about slow response times to nursing call lights, poor communication with the Certified Nursing Assistants, some staff rushing care or refusing to help residents who are considered difficult, and a few incidents where residents said they were left waiting too long for assistance or left soiled. There have been reports and investigations into issues like abuse, neglect, and staff intimidating residents by refusing help after complaints. Some residents have expressed they felt dehumanized or weren't treated properly, and the governing body has acknowledged not always documenting how investigations of complaints are handled. The facility's been cited for not always making sure residents are treated with dignity and aren't neglected. Residents or families can use a grievance process to file complaints when concerns come up.

    Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation offers modern and traditional support for folks needing rehab, with licensed nurses and therapists, and it's got amenities for both social life and care, but it's had its share of challenges when it comes to how some residents are treated, and it's had to answer to both authorities and families about these problems.

    People often ask...

    Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation offers independent living, assisted living, memory care, continuing care retirement community, and skilled nursing.

    There are 46 photos of Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation on Mirador.

    Yes, Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation allows residents to age in place and adjust their level of care as needed.

    The full address for this community is 1719 E Bijou St, Colorado Springs, CO 80909.

    No, Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Colorado, the Department of Public Health & Environment licenses assisted living residences, conducting inspections and investigating complaints.

    License number23R219
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Residence (alr/acf)
    Capacity44 residents
    View the official license record

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