Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation

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

    Caring staff, excellent therapy, welcoming

    I'm very pleased with my experience here - the staff, nurses and CNAs are caring, professional and went above and beyond. Therapy/rehab was excellent, meals are good, and the building is clean and well kept. Daily activities (bingo, cooking classes, music, outings) keep residents engaged, and the grounds are lovely and welcoming. Move-in support and family communication were helpful; I highly recommend this community.

    Current/former resident
    Jul 2026

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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

    3.48·(58)

    Overall rating

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

      3.4
    • Staff

      3.7
    • Meals

      3.1
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      2.7

    Pros

    • Compassionate and attentive nursing and CNA staff
    • Skilled rehabilitation and therapy services
    • Clean and well-kept resident rooms
    • Engaging activity program with daily outings
    • Varied and generally well-regarded meal options
    • Supportive end-of-life and palliative attention
    • Helpful and informative admissions and tour staff
    • Pet-friendly policy and welcoming social environment
    • Convenient on-site continuum from rehab to independent living
    • Scenic location and pleasant outdoor spaces
    • Flexible payment and financing options
    • Strong team leadership and collaborative clinical teams
    • Successful short-term rehab outcomes and transitions
    • Regular social programming (bingo, cooking classes, music)

    Cons

    • Inconsistent staffing levels and high turnover
    • Variable staff competency and training gaps
    • Delays in clinical responsiveness and medication processes
    • Inconsistent housekeeping and sanitation in common areas
    • Pest-control concerns in some building areas
    • Maintenance backlogs and aging facility infrastructure
    • Unreliable laundry and linen service operations
    • Gaps in management-to-family communication and transparency
    • Inconsistent kitchen leadership and meal-service continuity
    • Billing, refund, and financial-administration issues
    • Safety and security procedure weaknesses (after-hours)
    • Marketing and admissions materials that may not reflect current conditions

    Summary of reviews

    Feedback for Medallion Post Acute Rehabilitation is strongly polarized: many families and residents describe highly positive clinical and social experiences, while others report significant operational and clinical concerns. The facility offers strong rehabilitation services and several reviewers praised therapy continuity, rapid functional gains, and successful transitions to assisted or independent living. Numerous comments highlight compassionate, dedicated nurses and CNAs, attentive end-of-life support, and helpful admissions staff. The activity program is a recurring strength, with organized daily outings, social events, and therapeutic group activities. Dining is often described positively with varied menus and an overall good dining experience, although consistency is an issue in some accounts.

    Care quality and staffing present the clearest pattern of mixed experience. Positive accounts emphasize skilled nursing care, attentive bedside staff, and collaborative leadership. Contrasting accounts focus on staffing shortages, frequent turnover, and training gaps that manifest as delayed responses, medication-processing delays, and uneven nursing oversight. These operational staffing dynamics appear to correlate with declining quality in certain time periods or units, according to reviewers. Several families also reported serious clinical events that resulted in hospital transfers or prolonged hospitalizations; these are described with concern about timeliness of response and clinical communication.

    Dining and activities are frequently cited as strengths but not uniformly so. Many reviewers praised meals, a pleasant dining experience, and active social programming (bingo, music, cooking classes, outings). At the same time, others raised concerns about inconsistent meal service, delayed meal assistance, and a perceived need for stronger kitchen leadership to maintain menu consistency and service reliability.

    Facility condition and operations are another area of mixed feedback. Positive comments reference clean, well-maintained resident rooms, attractive outdoor spaces, and planned renovations. Negative observations point to sanitation and maintenance issues in some common areas (stairways, elevators), pest-control concerns, laundry-service failures, and delayed repairs. These operational weaknesses contribute to perceptions of an aging facility in need of more consistent upkeep.

    Management and administrative practices show variability. Some reviewers praised strong, supportive leadership and efficient operations; others described communication gaps with families, leadership turnover, marketing materials that did not reflect current conditions, and billing or refund disputes. Safety and security procedures also drew attention, including after-hours access concerns and isolated safety-related incidents; these suggest a need to clarify policies and incident follow-up.

    Notable patterns: the reviews indicate a bifurcated experience—many positive accounts of therapy outcomes, compassionate caregivers, and rich social programming coexist with reports of inconsistent staffing, maintenance and sanitation lapses, and administrative shortcomings. Prospective residents and families should request recent staffing ratios, inquire about current leadership and turnover, review medication-management and emergency-transfer protocols, and inspect laundry and common-area maintenance practices during a tour. Specific questions about billing, refund policies, and pest-control protocols are also warranted given the pattern of concerns.

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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

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    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 41 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
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