Acoya Cherry Creek

Last verified: October 2026 against CDPHE's registry and Find and Compare record.

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Is Acoya Cherry Creek in Denver licensed by the State of Colorado?

Yes. Acoya Cherry Creek holds an active Assisted Living Residence license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Facility ID 23U03F, for 167 resident beds at 301 S Harrison St, Denver, CO 80209. CDPHE's registry, last updated September 29, 2026, lists it as Active, with private pay as the payor source on record.

The licensee CDPHE has on file is CHERRY CREEK OPERATIONS, LLC. The licensee is the legal entity answerable to the state; it is often a property-level company, and the brand on the sign may be a separate management company.

Open Acoya Cherry Creek's record in CDPHE's Find and Compare tool. It shows the inspections, citations and occurrence reports summarized below; click any inspection to read the citation text and the facility's plan of correction.

What does Acoya Cherry Creek's CDPHE inspection record show?

CDPHE's record for Acoya Cherry Creek shows 6 inspections and 12 citations between 2023 and 2026. The most recent re-licensure inspection listed is dated Aug 25, 2026. Most of the visits were complaint inspections and revisits, which CDPHE makes after a complaint is filed and again to confirm fixes.

Recent inspections, newest first:

• Aug 25, 2026: Licensure (Re-licensure) (inspection WTCC11)
• Oct 22, 2025: Licensure Complaint (inspection 85GW11)
• Jun 16, 2025: Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection K89P12)
• Jun 16, 2025: Federal Complaint (inspection QLIX11)
• Dec 17, 2024: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection K89P11)
• Nov 13, 2023: Licensure (Re-licensure) (inspection ESSW11)

What incidents has Acoya Cherry Creek reported to CDPHE?

Acoya Cherry Creek filed 10 occurrence reports with CDPHE between 2024 and 2026, about 6 per 100 licensed beds. Occurrences are incidents a facility must report to the state itself, such as an abuse allegation or a resident going missing; a report is not a finding of fault.

Latest occurrence categories on the record:

• May 27, 2026: Misappropriation of Property
• Jan 9, 2026: Misappropriation of Property
• Nov 14, 2025: Verbal Abuse
• Oct 22, 2025: Sexual Abuse
• Oct 2, 2025: Neglect

That rate is below the median of 13 per 100 beds among the large metro communities we profile. Residences that serve more people with dementia tend to report more, and prompt reporting is itself required, so ask what the residence learned from recent reports rather than judging the count alone. Each report in CDPHE's tool opens a summary of what happened and what the facility did.

How large is Acoya Cherry Creek compared with other assisted living in Denver?

Acoya Cherry Creek is licensed for 167 beds, more than 97% of the 421 active assisted living residences in the seven-county Denver metro, where the median is 12 beds. It is the No. 5 by size of the 65 CDPHE-licensed ALRs with a Denver address.

Denver County has 45 active ALRs with 3,072 licensed beds in total. 33 of the 65 in Denver are small homes of 16 beds or fewer, usually a converted house with a few caregivers rather than a purpose-built community. Large buildings tend to have a dining room, an activity staff and more caregivers on each shift; small homes trade that for a household feel.

Does Acoya Cherry Creek accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid)?

Not according to CDPHE. Acoya Cherry Creek is licensed as an Assisted Living Residence without Alternative Care Facility certification, and the payor source on record is private pay. Families using Health First Colorado's HCBS-EBD waiver need one of the 148 ACF-certified residences in the metro.

Denver County's human services office takes Health First Colorado long-term care applications; here is how the HCBS-EBD waiver works.

Does Acoya Cherry Creek offer memory care?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether Acoya Cherry Creek runs a secure memory-care area, because Colorado licenses memory care under the same ALR license. Ask the residence directly, and if it does, request its written secure-environment disclosure under 6 CCR 1011-1, Chapter 7, Part 25.

Read the rule itself: Chapter 7, Part 25 (Secure Environment).

How much does assisted living cost near Acoya Cherry Creek?

CDPHE does not publish prices, and we do not list a price for Acoya Cherry Creek. Across the Denver metro in 2026, assisted living typically runs about $3,200 to $5,800 a month and secured memory care about $4,500 to $7,800, before care-level charges.

Ask for the base rent, the care-level fee schedule, the community fee and the last two years of rate increases in writing. Compare with assisted living costs in Denver.

Which hospitals are closest to Acoya Cherry Creek?

The closest acute-care hospital to Acoya Cherry Creek is HCA HealthONE Rose in Denver, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, using CDPHE's own facility locations.

• HCA HealthONE Rose, 4567 E 9th Ave, Denver, CO 80220: 1.4 mi
• National Jewish Health, 1400 Jackson St, Denver, CO 80206: 2.0 mi
• HCA HealthONE Presbyterian St. Luke's, 1719 E 19th Ave, Denver, CO 80218: 2.8 mi

Ask which hospital residents are usually taken to, and whether a visiting physician sees residents on site.

What other licensed assisted living is near Acoya Cherry Creek?

There are 18 other CDPHE-licensed assisted living residences within three miles of Acoya Cherry Creek. The nearest is Sunrise at Cherry Creek, about 0.1 miles away, with 126 licensed beds.

• Sunrise at Cherry Creek, Denver: 126 beds, CDPHE ID 2304OU, 0.1 mi
• Kavod Senior Life, Denver: 35 beds, CDPHE ID 230445, 0.5 mi
• Hilltop Reserve, Denver: 99 beds, CDPHE ID 23J981, 1.1 mi
• Rosemark at Mayfair Park, Denver: 98 beds, CDPHE ID 23E998, 1.7 mi
• Springbrooke Senior Living, Denver: 151 beds, CDPHE ID 2304I0, 1.8 mi
• Brookdale Parkplace, Denver: 93 beds, CDPHE ID 2304A2, 2.0 mi

How should you evaluate Acoya Cherry Creek before choosing it?

Start with the public record, then visit twice. For Acoya Cherry Creek specifically, ask for the statement of deficiencies from its most-cited inspection and the plan of correction.

Go once at lunch and once after 6 p.m. Notice how caregivers speak to residents, how long requests take, and whether the administrator knows residents by name. You can also call the Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman (303-862-3524) about any residence.

What should you ask on a tour of Acoya Cherry Creek?

Bring questions the CDPHE record can't answer: night staffing, how Acoya Cherry Creek decides a resident needs more care, and how the monthly fee changes when it does.

• Who passes medications — a nurse or a Qualified Medication Administration Person (QMAP) — and how are errors tracked?
• What happens to my parent's apartment and care plan during a hospital or rehab stay?
• How many caregivers are awake and on the floor overnight, and how does that change on weekends?
• How do you respond to a fall at 2 a.m. — who checks on the resident, and when is family called?
• Which entity holds the CDPHE license, and has ownership or management changed in the last two years?
• What care needs would require a move out of assisted living, and how much notice do you give?
• How do residents raise a concern, and how quickly is it answered?