Senior Living in Aurora: What It Costs and How to Choose
Senior living in Aurora runs a little under Denver pricing, with the widest spread of any city we cover. Assisted living, memory care, and rehab beds all sit within a few miles of the Anschutz Medical Campus. Our advisors tour with you, compare quotes, and charge families nothing.
What does senior living cost in Aurora?
These are the reviewed Colorado monthly ranges from our cost benchmarks, with what we actually see quoted in Aurora next to each one.
Aurora is usually the best value inside the metro. Buildings east of Chambers Road and along Iliff and Mississippi often quote several hundred dollars a month below a comparable Cherry Creek or Greenwood Village address, and Aurora has more Medicaid waiver assisted living beds than any other city in the metro.
| Level of care | Colorado monthly range | What we see in Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| Assisted living | $4,500 to $7,500 a month | Expect the middle of the statewide range in central Aurora, and the low end near Buckley and Green Valley Ranch. |
| Memory care | $5,800 to $9,500 a month | Secured neighborhoods near Anschutz price at or slightly below the state midpoint, and openings turn over faster here than in Denver proper. |
| Independent living | $2,500 to $4,800 a month | Southeast Aurora around Southlands has the newest independent apartments, and the highest Aurora rents. |
| Skilled nursing and rehab | $8,500 to $13,000 a month | Rehab beds cluster around Anschutz and The Medical Center of Aurora, and most are billed by the day rather than the month. |
| Respite care | $200 to $400 a month | Short stays are easiest to arrange in the larger Aurora assisted living buildings. |
Ranges come from the same reviewed data behind our Colorado senior living cost guide. To put your own numbers in, use the cost estimator or read how families pay for care.
What should Aurora families know before they tour?
Aurora sits in Arapahoe and Adams counties, and a few local realities shape every search we run here.
Aurora is where hospital timelines and senior living meet. With UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus and The Medical Center of Aurora both here, a large share of the families who call us are three days into a discharge plan rather than months into a search.
The city is also the most linguistically diverse place we work. Several Aurora buildings staff bilingual caregivers, and a few residential care homes are run by families from the same community as the resident. When language matters, say so on the first call and we will start there.
Aurora spans two counties, which changes benefits paperwork. Arapahoe County and Adams County run separate human services offices, and the Medicaid and EBD waiver caseworker your parent gets depends on which side of the line the address sits on.
Aurora rewards families who look at more than one price point. Two buildings four miles apart can quote a thousand dollars apart for the same level of care, and the cheaper one is sometimes the better staffed of the two.
Which Aurora areas do we tour in?
Each area below reads differently on price, building size, and how fast rooms open up.
Anschutz and Fitzsimons
Rehab and memory care within minutes of the hospital campus.
Central Aurora and Del Mar
Older, lower priced assisted living and residential care homes.
Southlands and Tallyn's Reach
The newest independent and assisted living apartments in the city.
Hampden and Village East
Mid priced assisted living close to the I-225 corridor.
Buckley and Murphy Creek
Value assisted living, popular with veteran families.
Green Valley Ranch line
Lower cost options and Medicaid waiver beds on the Denver border.
For the wider Aurora picture, including local aging offices and the towns next door, read the Aurora senior placement guide or see every Colorado city we cover.
Which Aurora hospitals and discharge teams do we work with?
When a hospital sets the clock, we work straight with the case manager so nothing waits on a callback.
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (Anschutz)
- The Medical Center of Aurora
- Children's Hospital Colorado campus rehab partners
- UCHealth Aurora South rehab units
Discharge already scheduled? See what we can do in 48 hours, or start with the hospital discharge checklist.
How do we start your Aurora search?
Tell us the city, the timeline, and the budget you are working with. A founder reads every Aurora request and replies within one business day.
Prefer to talk it through now? Call (720) 677-5580. Not sure which level of care fits yet? Take the care level finder.
Frequently asked questions
Not sure where to start? Call us.
It is free, and there is no pressure. We will tell you what we would do if this were our own parent in Aurora.