MorningStar at Applewood

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

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Is MorningStar at Applewood in Lakewood licensed by the State of Colorado?

Yes. MorningStar at Applewood holds an active Assisted Living Residence license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Facility ID 23D467, for 133 resident beds at 2800 Youngfield St, Lakewood, CO 80215. 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 YOUNGFIELD SENIOR CARE 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 MorningStar at Applewood'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 MorningStar at Applewood's CDPHE inspection record show?

CDPHE's record for MorningStar at Applewood shows 15 inspections and 29 citations between 2023 and 2026. Most of the visits were complaint inspections and revisits, which CDPHE makes after a complaint is filed and again to confirm fixes.

The latest entries on the state record:

• Sep 1, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection T1JQ11)
• May 5, 2026: Licensure Complaint (inspection LOHZ11)
• Dec 30, 2024: Licensure Complaint (inspection J4S011)
• Dec 30, 2024: Revisit: Licensure and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection TM6012)
• Mar 6, 2024: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection H7CU12)
• Oct 19, 2023: Licensure Complaint (inspection H7CU11)
• Aug 31, 2023: General Inspection (inspection S08212)
• Aug 21, 2023: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection B4HU13)

For context, the median among the 38 large metro communities we profile is 16 citations over the same window, so MorningStar at Applewood's count is on the high side. Read the citation text: one complaint visit can produce several citations about a single incident, and the plan of correction shows what the residence committed to change.

What incidents has MorningStar at Applewood reported to CDPHE?

MorningStar at Applewood filed 49 occurrence reports with CDPHE between 2023 and 2026, about 37 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:

• Jul 1, 2026: Missing Person
• Jun 22, 2026: Neglect
• Jun 21, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Jun 20, 2026: Neglect
• May 17, 2026: Physical Abuse

That rate is above 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 MorningStar at Applewood compared with other assisted living in Lakewood?

MorningStar at Applewood is licensed for 133 beds, more than 93% of the 421 active assisted living residences in the seven-county Denver metro, where the median is 12 beds. It is the No. 4 by size of the 43 CDPHE-licensed ALRs with a Lakewood address.

Jefferson County has 130 active ALRs with 4,080 licensed beds in total. 32 of the 43 in Lakewood are small homes of 16 beds or fewer, usually a converted house with a few caregivers rather than a purpose-built community. A community the size of MorningStar at Applewood usually has more on-site services and a fuller activity calendar; a small home usually offers more one-on-one attention and a quieter setting.

Does MorningStar at Applewood accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid)?

Not according to CDPHE. MorningStar at Applewood 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.

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

Does MorningStar at Applewood offer memory care?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether MorningStar at Applewood 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.

Compare residences the registry identifies as memory care in the Denver memory care directory.

How much does assisted living cost near MorningStar at Applewood?

CDPHE does not publish prices, and we do not list a price for MorningStar at Applewood. 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 Lakewood.

Which hospitals are closest to MorningStar at Applewood?

The closest acute-care hospital to MorningStar at Applewood is Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, about 1.0 miles away in a straight line, using CDPHE's own facility locations.

• Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, 12911 W 40th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO 80401: 1.0 mi
• OrthoColorado Hospital at St. Anthony Medical Campus, 11650 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228: 2.8 mi
• St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W 2nd Pl, Lakewood, CO 80228: 2.8 mi

Paramedics choose the destination in an emergency, but planned care follows your parent's doctors, so check which system they belong to.

What other licensed assisted living is near MorningStar at Applewood?

There are 16 other CDPHE-licensed assisted living residences within three miles of MorningStar at Applewood. The nearest is Assured Senior Living 30, about 0.7 miles away, with 8 licensed beds.

• Assured Senior Living 30, Lakewood: 8 beds, CDPHE ID 23D971, 0.7 mi
• Divine Care Homes, Lakewood: 10 beds, CDPHE ID 23J545, 0.8 mi
• Applewood Our House Assisted Living, Golden: 14 beds, CDPHE ID 23D173, 1.3 mi
• Flourish Supportive Living at Owens, Lakewood: 9 beds, CDPHE ID 23C879, 1.3 mi
• Flourish Supportive Living at Owens, Lakewood: ? beds, CDPHE ID 23E988, 1.3 mi
• The Gardens Care Homes - Applewood Village, Wheat Ridge: 16 beds, CDPHE ID 23SWME, 1.4 mi

How should you evaluate MorningStar at Applewood before choosing it?

Start with the public record, then visit twice. For MorningStar at Applewood specifically, ask for the statement of deficiencies from its most-cited inspection and the plan of correction, and ask how it supervises residents at risk of wandering or falls.

Visit at different times of day. Ask to see the care-plan review schedule, and talk with a resident's family member in the lobby if you can. You can also call the Colorado Long-Term Care Ombudsman (303-862-3524) about any residence.

What should you ask on a tour of MorningStar at Applewood?

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

• Do you operate a secure environment for dementia, and may I have your written disclosure for it?
• Can I read your most recent CDPHE inspection report, including any statement of deficiencies and your plan of correction?
• How is the monthly fee calculated, what triggers a higher care level, and how often did rates rise in the last two years?
• Can family visit unannounced, including evenings?
• 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?