Colorado runs five Veterans Community Living Centers offering long-term skilled nursing care, short-term Medicare-certified rehabilitation after a hospital stay, memory care in secure units at Fitzsimons, Florence, Rifle and Walsenburg, short-term respite care at Florence, Homelake, Rifle and Walsenburg, assisted living in 48 renovated cottages at Homelake, and end-of-life and hospice care at all five. The homes are at Fitzsimons in Aurora, Bruce McCandless in Florence, Homelake in Monte Vista, Rifle, and Spanish Peaks in Walsenburg.
Download the admission forms for the home you want from the Admission Forms for Individual Facilities tab on the Veterans Community Living Centers website, then contact that home directly. Fitzsimons is 720-857-6400, Florence is 719-784-6331 or 800-283-2668, Homelake is 719-852-5118 or 888-838-2687, Rifle is 970-625-0842 or 800-828-4580, and Walsenburg is 719-738-5000 or 800-645-8387.
The veteran’s DD214 showing an honorable discharge, medical documentation of the care you need, and for a family member, proof of your relationship to the veteran.
