With a cozy home-like environment, Florence Care Home located at 3rd St. in scenic Florence, CO, is an ideal senior living community providing assisted living services. Delivering care for 25+ years, the community began with seven bedrooms and was renovated to nine bedrooms to accommodate additional residents. With a dedicated team and skilled staff, Florence Care Home ensures the comfort and safety of its residents with top-tier care and support. This community values the preferences and independence of each individual resident, hence, providing them with assistance tailored to their specific needs. Florence Care Home serves healthy and delicious home-cooked meals during the day for its residents. Prepared at the beck and call of the seniors, the team delivers round-the-clock assistance to daily activities. This assisted living haven is truly a place where top-notch service is provided and meaningful relationships are built.
A smaller, more intimate setting that may offer a quieter environment and closer staff-resident interactions.
10Smaller home · May offer a more intimate, personalized care environment.
A longer operating history, which may indicate experience navigating regulations and delivering ongoing care. This is the number of years in operation under current management.
Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Florence Care Home is administered by Paula Padilla.
In Colorado, the Department of Public Health and Environment, Health Facilities Division is the regulatory body that performs unannounced surveys and publishes facility inspection findings.
This scorecard compares key inspection, deficiency, and complaint metrics at this facility against the Colorado state average. Metrics rated ≥15% worse than average are highlighted in red; those ≥15% better are highlighted in green.
Inspections
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Total inspections
Combined count of all inspections conducted at this facility.
| 4 | 5 | This facility has had 20% fewer total inspections than the Colorado average (4 vs. CO avg 5). More inspections can mean more regulatory scrutiny rather than worse care.↓ 20% fewer |
Minimum Age: 55
Pets Allowed
Building Type: Single story building
0.9 miles from city center
Estimated distance in miles from Florence's city center to Florence Care Home's address, calculated via Google Maps.
— 0.52 miles to nearest hospital (Florence Medical Center)
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Info below is compiled from the CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), senior community websites & trusted data sources such as Walk Score & BBB.
Communities are listed from highest-ranked to lowest-ranked based on our methodology.
Care Types in This Table
AL (Assisted Living):
Housing with help for daily activities like bathing, dressing, and medication, without 24-hour skilled nursing.
NH (Nursing Home):
24/7 skilled nursing care for residents with complex, ongoing medical needs.
SNF (Skilled Nursing Facility):
Round-the-clock nursing care, often for recovery after surgery, injury, or illness.
MC (Memory Care):
Secured, specialized care for people living with Alzheimer's or dementia.
RC (Respite Care):
Short-term temporary care that gives family caregivers a break.
IL (Independent Living):
Community living with dining, activities, and transportation for active seniors who need little personal care.
CCRC (Continuing Care Retirement Community):
A campus with multiple care levels so residents can age in place without moving.
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City and state of the facility. Used for mapping and state-average comparisons.
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Licensed bed capacity (maximum allowed). Not the same as how many beds are currently filled.
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Indicates whether residents are allowed to have pets in the facility.
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Third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100). Convenience/context metric, not a healthcare quality measure.
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Description of bed or unit types offered (e.g. assisted living, memory care), as reported in state or facility disclosures.
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Better Business Bureau grade for the operating company. Reflects complaint handling and business practices, not clinical care quality.
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A named contact for the facility. Hover the name to see their role — Administrator (state administrator of record or facility-provided administrator), Nursing Director, Medical Director, or Staff. The most authoritative available is shown.
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Name of the licensed owner, operator, or managing entity as filed with the state. Useful for grouping facilities under the same organization.
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Payment methods or payer types accepted (e.g. private pay, Medicaid), as reported in state or survey data.
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| Harvard Square by Cogir | AL IL MC | Denver (Southeast) | 155 | Yes | 78 | Studio / 1 Bed / 2 Bed | C+ | Phyllis Delaricheliere | Cref3 Harvard Square Lessee, LLC | Private pay |
| Springbrooke Retirement | AL IL MC RC | Denver (East) | 151 | Yes | 84 | 1 Bed / 2 Bed | A+ | Fanny Rouse | Springfield Group LLC | Private pay |
| Sunny Vista Living Center | AL IL MC NH SNF | Colorado Springs | 116
Facility
116
CO AVG
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#56 / 233 | Yes |
95
Facility
95
CO AVG
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#4 / 256 | - | A+ | Stephen Downs | Sunny Vista Living Center | - |
| Brookdale Greenwood Village | AL CCRC IL MC NH SNF | Greenwood Village | 90
Facility
90
CO AVG
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#115 / 233 | Yes |
71
Facility
71
CO AVG
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#89 / 256 | Studio / 1 Bed / Semi-Private / Private | B- | Tabetha Houston | Arc Greenwood Village, Inc | Private pay, Medicare |
| Florence Care Home | AL | Florence | 10 | Yes | 12 | - | - | Paula Padilla | Gnpr, LLC | Private pay, Medicaid |
Rank badges are statewide: each community is ranked against every CO community we track that reports that metric, not just the 5 on this page. See how we rank facilities
Florence Care Home is legally operated by Gnpr, LLC, and administered by Paula Padilla.
Florence Care Home has a walk score of 12. Car-dependent. Most errands require a car, with limited nearby walkable options.
Florence Care Home has been operating for approximately 30 years, based on available licensing and registration records.
Yes, Florence Care Home allows residents to bring their pets.
Paula Padilla is the administrator of Florence Care Home.
Florence Care Home has 10 beds.
Yes — there are 7 photos of Florence Care Home in the photo gallery on this page.
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