MorningStar at Ridgegate

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

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Is MorningStar at Ridgegate in Lone Tree licensed by the State of Colorado?

Yes. MorningStar at Ridgegate holds an active Assisted Living Residence license from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Facility ID 23X760, for 135 resident beds at 10100 Commons Street, Lone Tree, CO 80124. 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 NH MM RidgeGate Tenant, 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 Ridgegate'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 Ridgegate's CDPHE inspection record show?

CDPHE's record for MorningStar at Ridgegate shows 7 inspections and 18 citations between 2023 and 2026. The most recent re-licensure inspection listed is dated Jul 23, 2026. Most of the visits were complaint inspections and revisits, which CDPHE makes after a complaint is filed and again to confirm fixes.

Most recent inspections in CDPHE's list:

• Jul 23, 2026: CHOW and Licensure (Re-licensure) (Combined) (inspection RLZT11)
• Dec 15, 2025: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection 18I812)
• Aug 14, 2025: Licensure Complaint (inspection 18I811)
• Aug 14, 2025: Revisit: CHOW and Licensure (Re-licensure) and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection 43H712)
• Feb 18, 2025: CHOW and Licensure (Re-licensure) and Licensure Complaint (Combined) (inspection 43H711)
• Apr 17, 2024: Revisit: Licensure Complaint (inspection WHCZ12)
• Jul 19, 2023: Licensure Complaint (inspection WHCZ11)

The list includes a change of ownership (CHOW) inspection. When a building changes hands, ask what changed in staffing, pricing and the care-level fee schedule, and whether existing residency agreements carried over.

What incidents has MorningStar at Ridgegate reported to CDPHE?

MorningStar at Ridgegate filed 25 occurrence reports with CDPHE between 2023 and 2026, about 19 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:

• Jun 16, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Jun 11, 2026: Physical Abuse
• May 18, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Apr 13, 2026: Physical Abuse
• Feb 28, 2026: Misappropriation of Property

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 Ridgegate compared with other assisted living in Lone Tree?

MorningStar at Ridgegate is licensed for 135 beds, more than 94% of the 421 active assisted living residences in the seven-county Denver metro, where the median is 12 beds. It is the largest of the 3 CDPHE-licensed ALRs with a Lone Tree address.

Douglas County has 47 active ALRs with 1,806 licensed beds in total. 1 of the 3 in Lone Tree 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 Ridgegate 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 Ridgegate accept Health First Colorado (Medicaid)?

Not according to CDPHE. MorningStar at Ridgegate 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.

The waiver pays for personal care in an ACF, not room and board. See how the HCBS-EBD waiver works.

Does MorningStar at Ridgegate offer memory care?

CDPHE's public data does not say whether MorningStar at Ridgegate 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 Ridgegate?

CDPHE does not publish prices, and we do not list a price for MorningStar at Ridgegate. 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 Lone Tree.

Which hospitals are closest to MorningStar at Ridgegate?

The closest acute-care hospital to MorningStar at Ridgegate is HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge in Lone Tree, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, using CDPHE's own facility locations.

• HCA HealthONE Sky Ridge, 10101 Ridgegate Pkwy, Lone Tree, CO 80124: 0.6 mi
• HCA HealthONE Centennial (part of HCA HealthONE Aurora), 14200 E Arapahoe Rd, Centennial, CO 80112: 5.4 mi
• AdventHealth Parker, 9395 Crown Crest Blvd, Parker, CO 80138: 6.1 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 Ridgegate?

There are 6 other CDPHE-licensed assisted living residences within three miles of MorningStar at Ridgegate. The nearest is The Reserve at Lone Tree, about 1.4 miles away, with 92 licensed beds.

• The Reserve at Lone Tree, Lone Tree: 92 beds, CDPHE ID 23R7CW, 1.4 mi
• Lincoln Meadows Senior Living, Parker: 90 beds, CDPHE ID 23D500, 1.6 mi
• The Haven Home, Lone Tree: 10 beds, CDPHE ID 23YTBV, 1.7 mi
• Almond Tree Senior Care - Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch: 9 beds, CDPHE ID 23O235, 2.1 mi
• Rocky Mountain Assisted Living at Chestnut Hill, Highlands Ranch: 16 beds, CDPHE ID 23D976, 2.2 mi
• Abbey Road Assisted Living-Newport, Centennial: 10 beds, CDPHE ID 2304AW, 2.9 mi

How should you evaluate MorningStar at Ridgegate before choosing it?

Start with the public record, then visit twice. For MorningStar at Ridgegate specifically, ask for the statement of deficiencies from its most-cited inspection and the plan of correction, and ask what changed after the ownership change.

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 MorningStar at Ridgegate?

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

• What changed in staffing, pricing or policies after the recent change of ownership?
• 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?
• 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?