Assisted Living in Denver, CO: Costs and Communities

Just For Seniors Living Center I, in West Colfax, is licensed for eight residents. Dayspring Villa, in what it calls the tree-lined Highlands neighborhood, is devoted to assisted living for about 70 residents. At Marycrest's Serenity Residence, for adults 55 and older, assisted living starts at $3,475 a month. Under Colorado's rule, assisted living is a home for three or more adults. It gives them a room, meals, personal care and supervision around the clock, but not regular 24-hour nursing care.

Senior Living & Care in Denver, CO. AI interpretation of Denver, CO, with approximate buildings and layout
Last Updated: November 2026
10-minute read| Author: Seth Burney
Published: November 2026
10-minute read | Author: Seth Burney | Date Published: November 2026 | Last Updated: November 2026

Key Takeaways

A market stand, for assisted living prices in Denver, CO
Sixteen communities with Denver, CO, addresses post a starting rate for assisted living, from $3,475 to $7,554 a month. The middle rate is $5,175, as published and checked Nov. 9, 2026.
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Of the 62 licensed assisted living residences with a Denver, CO, address, 16 post a price.
Hands holding a heart, for PACE programs in Denver, CO
Colorado PACE and InnovAge Colorado PACE both list Denver, CO, ZIP codes, and InnovAge lists all of them.
Hands holding a heart, for help paying for assisted living in Colorado
In Denver County, Health First Colorado pays $107.13 a day for assisted living care, more than it pays outside the county. Residents pay $810 a month for room and board in 2026.

What Is the Average Cost of Assisted Living in Denver, CO?

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Sixteen communities with Denver, CO, addresses post a starting rate for assisted living. A starting rate is the lowest price a community lists, usually for its smallest apartment. Here's what each one shows.

As published by each community, checked Nov. 9, 2026.

The middle of those 16 rates is $5,175 a month. That's well under CareScout's Denver-area median. A starting rate is often base rent, and care costs extra. HighPointe Senior Living is one example of how that adds up. Its assisted living care costs $500 per level, from Level 1 to Level 5. Help with medicines is $150 per level. Its community fee equals the first month's rent, up to $5,000. So the real monthly cost is the total for the care you or your family member needs now, plus any one-time community fee.

CareScout's 2025 survey gives the wider Denver-area view, with care at home and nursing homes beside assisted living.

  • Assisted living, monthly median: $7,508 in the Denver area, $6,584 in Colorado and $6,200 in the U.S.
  • Caregiver at home, hourly: $42 in the Denver area, $42 in Colorado and $35 in the U.S.
  • Caregiver at home, 44 hours a week, monthly: $8,008 in the Denver area, $7,913 in Colorado and $6,673 in the U.S.
  • Nursing home, shared room, monthly: $10,813 in the Denver area, $10,159 in Colorado and $9,581 in the U.S.
  • Nursing home, private room, monthly: $12,775 in the Denver area, $12,182 in Colorado and $10,798 in the U.S.
  • Adult day health care, monthly: not reported in the Denver area, $2,275 in Colorado and $2,058 in the U.S.

Source: CareScout Cost of Care Survey 2025, data collected July to November 2025. Adult day: CareScout reports one Colorado figure for all regions.

Prices swing across Colorado's regions in the same survey: Boulder's assisted living median was $9,050 a month, and Pueblo's was $4,003.

The Denver Area, City by City

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CareScout calls its region "Denver Area" (Denver-Aurora-Centennial), and it returns that record for ZIP codes in all five cities here. The federal Denver-Aurora-Centennial metro area has 10 counties: Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Elbert, Gilpin, Jefferson and Park. Boulder and Greeley are their own metro areas. Of the five cities in this table, Denver, CO, has the most licensed assisted living, 62 residences. Aurora, CO, has 42, and 33 of them are licensed for 16 or fewer residents.

  • Denver, CO, Denver County, with some Denver addresses in Arapahoe, Adams and Jefferson counties: 62 licensed assisted living residences; 16 starting rates, from $3,475 to $7,554.
  • Centennial, CO, Arapahoe County: 45 licensed assisted living residences; 3 starting rates, from $5,975 to $7,650.
  • Aurora, CO, Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties: 42 licensed assisted living residences; none posted.
  • Wheat Ridge, CO, Jefferson County: 13 licensed assisted living residences; 1 starting rate, $7,050.
  • Golden, CO, Jefferson County: 5 licensed assisted living residences; none posted.

Licensed residences from the state's facility data, dated Sept. 29, 2026, counted by the city in their mailing address. Posted rates as published by each community, checked Nov. 9, 2026.

Many of those small homes have no website of their own, so no Aurora, CO, rates show here. The price comes from each home directly.

Assisted Living Communities in Denver, CO

Profile card, with the community's own photo, for Clermont Park Senior Living assisted living in University Hills: serving older adults since 1972, a nonprofit life plan campus, licensed for 40 residents, from $5,440 for a companion suite with a $2,800 community fee
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Clermont Park Senior Living

Clermont Park Senior Living has served older adults in the Denver area since 1972. It's a nonprofit, faith-based life plan community in University Hills, run by Christian Living Communities. A life plan community has several kinds of care on one campus. Here that means independent living, assisted living and memory care, along with skilled nursing, rehab and adult day services. Assisted living apartments come as studios, companion suites and one-bedroom homes. They come with three chef-planned meals a day and weekly housekeeping and laundry. Residents also have a full-time chaplain and a health clinic on campus. Colorado licenses its assisted living for 40 residents.

Dayspring Villa

Dayspring Villa is devoted to assisted living. It sits in what it calls the tree-lined Highlands neighborhood of northwest Denver, CO. It's a nonprofit and part of Christian Living Communities. About 70 residents live there, with staff on hand around the clock. Residents choose from five private apartment floor plans. A community van takes them shopping and on cultural outings. Dayspring Villa says it accepts private pay, veterans benefits and Medicaid.

Profile card, with the community's own photo, for The Pines of Dayton Place assisted living on South Dayton Street: three meals included, an on-site therapy gym, an indoor pool, from $3,800 a month base rent with level-of-care charges added

The Pines of Dayton Place

The Pines of Dayton Place offers independent living, assisted living and memory care on one campus with a Denver, CO, address on South Dayton Street. Its assisted living program is called Elevate. Three meals, weekly housekeeping, linen service and free transportation are included. A rehab gym on site has speech, physical and occupational therapy. The clubhouse for its cottages has an indoor pool. Sinceri Senior Living runs the community. Colorado licenses it for 122 residents.

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The Other Communities, by Part of Town

Denver, CO, has 78 official neighborhoods, and you'll find assisted living in most parts of the city. A few communities with Denver, CO, addresses are just outside city limits. They're in Holly Hills or Four Square Mile in Arapahoe County, or in Aurora, CO. The groups below go by the city's neighborhood names.

Assisted Living in Denver, CO

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Assisted Living Communities in Denver, CO, by Part of Town

  • Brookdale Parkplace, 111 Emerson St., 80218, Speer. Independent living, assisted living and memory care. Starting price: $4,200 a month. Colorado license: 93 beds.
  • Balfour Riverfront Park, 1500 Little Raven St., 80202, Union Station, in a restored historic train depot. Independent living, assisted living and memory care. Starting price: $7,554 a month. Colorado license: 100 beds.
  • The Argyle, 4115 W. 38th Ave., 80212, Berkeley. Independent living and assisted living. Colorado license: 140 beds.
  • The Gardens at St. Elizabeth, 2835 W. 32nd Ave., 80211, Highland. Independent living, assisted living and memory care, with spiritual, social and cultural programs. Colorado license: 105 beds.
  • Just For Seniors Living Center I, 1395 Vrain St., 80204, West Colfax. Assisted living home. Colorado license: 8 beds.
  • Marycrest Assisted Living, 2850 Columbine Road, 80221, Chaffee Park. Assisted living in studio apartments; Serenity Residence serves adults 55 and older. Starting price: $3,475 a month. Colorado license: 138 beds.
  • Acoya Cherry Creek, 301 S. Harrison St., 80209, Belcaro. Independent living and assisted living; every apartment licensed for assisted living. Colorado license: 167 beds.
  • Assisted Living of Denver, 3545 Leyden St., 80207, Northeast Park Hill. Assisted living home. Colorado license: 16 beds.
  • Balfour Central Park, 2979 Uinta St., 80238, Central Park. Assisted living and memory care. Starting price: $6,332 a month. Colorado license: 85 beds.
  • Ciel of Lowry, 150 Quebec St., 80230, Lowry Field. Assisted living and memory care. Starting price: $4,250. Colorado license: 172 beds.
  • Hilltop Reserve Senior Living, 525 S. Holly St., 80246, Washington Virginia Vale. Independent living, assisted living, memory care and respite stays. Starting price: $5,350. Colorado license: 99 beds.
  • Kavod Senior Life, 22 S. Adams St., 80209, Cherry Creek. Assisted living, with services that reflect Jewish tradition. Starting price: $3,800. Colorado license: 35 beds.
  • Rosemark at Mayfair Park, 833 Jersey St., 80220, Montclair. Assisted living, memory care and respite stays. Starting price: $5,700. Colorado license: 98 beds.
  • Springbrooke Senior Living, 6800 Leetsdale Drive, 80224, Washington Virginia Vale. Independent living, assisted living and memory care, run by 12 Oaks Senior Living. Colorado license: 151 beds.
  • Sunrise at Cherry Creek, 251 S. Colorado Blvd., 80246, Cherry Creek. Assisted living, memory care and short stays. Starting price: $4,500 a month. Colorado license: 126 beds.
  • Brookdale University Park, 2020 S. Monroe St., 80210, University Park. Independent living and assisted living. Starting price: $5,305 a month. Colorado license: 40 beds.
  • MorningStar at Observatory Park, 2100 S. Josephine St., 80210, University Park. Independent living, assisted living and memory care. Starting price: $6,225 a month. Colorado license: 103 beds.
  • Sunrise at Pinehurst, 5195 W. Quincy Ave., 80236, Fort Logan. Assisted living, memory care and short stays. Starting price: $3,700 a month. Colorado license: 108 beds.
  • Carillon at Belleview Station, 4855 S. Niagara St., 80237, Southmoor Park. Independent living, assisted living and memory care in a six-story building. Starting price: $5,045. Colorado license: 207 beds.
  • Eastern Star Retirement Campus, 2445 S. Quebec St., 80231, Goldsmith. Patio homes, assisted living and memory care on 19 acres. Colorado license: 111 beds.
  • Harvard Square by Cogir, 10200 E. Harvard Ave., 80231, Hampden. Independent living, assisted living and memory care. Colorado license: 195 beds.
  • HighPointe Senior Living, 6383 E. Girard Place, 80222, Hampden. Assisted living and memory care. Colorado license: 100 beds.
  • The Ivy Mountain View, 8101 E. Mississippi Ave., 80247, Windsor. Independent living, assisted living and memory care. Colorado license: 178 beds.

Home Care Options in Denver, CO

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Thirteen of the home care agencies below have offices on just two streets: seven on South Colorado Boulevard and six on South Parker Road. Ten of them, including all six on South Parker Road, have Denver, CO, mailing addresses but sit in Arapahoe, Adams or Jefferson County. Colorado licenses two kinds of home care agencies. Class A agencies give skilled health care. Class B agencies give personal care only, like help with bathing and dressing.

Medicare's home health benefit covers part-time skilled care for someone who's homebound, usually up to 28 hours a week of nursing and aide visits combined. It doesn't cover care around the clock, or help with bathing and dressing when that's the only help you need. Non-medical agencies fill that gap. CareScout's 2025 Denver-area median for a caregiver at home was $42 an hour, or $8,008 a month at 44 hours a week. That's about $500 more than the area's assisted living median.

Home Care Agencies in Denver, CO

How Colorado Licenses and Inspects Assisted Living

Who licenses it. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment licenses every assisted living residence. In its Sept. 29, 2026, data, 62 active licenses have a Denver, CO, address. They range from six-bed homes to buildings licensed for more than 200 residents.

Three years of inspections. The department's Find and Compare Facilities tool shows inspection results from the last three years. Each one lists any citations, the rule the residence missed and its plan of correction, which is how it will fix the problem. You can also see occurrence reports from the same three years.

Complaints. Anyone can file a complaint with the department, including family members. It takes complaints without a name, too. It sorts them by the harm done to residents, or the harm that could have been done.

An advocate for residents. The long-term care ombudsman program speaks up for residents of licensed assisted living, free and in confidence. In Denver, CO, the Denver Regional Council of Governments' Area Agency on Aging hosts the regional program. Every licensed residence has to post its ombudsman's name and contact details.

Questions to ask on a tour in Denver, CO:

  • If you bill by care level, as HighPointe Senior Living does at $500 a level, what does my level add to the base rent?
  • Is the community fee refundable? Clermont Park lists $2,800 with its companion suite, and HighPointe's equals the first month's rent, up to $5,000.
  • What did the last three years of state inspections find, and what changed after?
  • How much notice comes before a rate goes up?
  • Are you certified as an Alternative Care Facility, and do you have a Health First Colorado opening?

How Families Pay for Assisted Living in Denver, CO

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Private pay first. The Pines of Dayton Place says it works with families to look at life insurance conversion, short-term loans or lines of credit, and home sales. Income and savings are the other private sources. If you or your family member has a long-term care insurance policy, the policy spells out what it pays toward assisted living.

Health First Colorado, the state's Medicaid program. It pays for assisted living care, but not rent and meals, in residences it certifies as Alternative Care Facilities. That help comes through the Elderly, Blind, and Disabled waiver, a Medicaid program that pays for care outside a nursing home. The waiver is for people 65 and older, people who are blind and adults 18 to 64 with a physical disability. They must need the level of care a nursing home gives. As of July 2026, the income limit is $2,982 a month. That's three times the federal Supplemental Security Income amount. A single person's countable resources, such as savings, must be under $2,000. Waivers sometimes have waiting lists. Someone who's already a member starts with the local Case Management Agency.

Denver County's own rate. Since July 1, 2026, Health First Colorado pays these residences $107.13 a day for a resident in Denver County. Outside Denver County, including Aurora, Centennial, Wheat Ridge and Golden, the rate is $101.65 a day. Both rates went down 2% that day.

Room and board stays with the resident. The resident pays the state's room and board amount from their own income. For 2026 that's $810 a month. A residence can't charge a Health First Colorado member more. The amount covers meals, basic furniture, linens, utilities and basic toiletries. It's set again each Jan. 1. Any residence can tell you whether it's certified and has an opening.

Veterans benefits. VA Aid and Attendance, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), adds a monthly amount to a VA pension. It's for veterans and survivors who need help with daily activities like bathing, feeding and dressing. Dayspring Villa, in the Highlands, says it accepts veterans benefits.

PACE. Colorado PACE and InnovAge Colorado PACE both list Denver, CO, ZIP codes. InnovAge lists all of them. PACE, the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, is open to people 55 and older who live in the program's service area. They must need the level of care a nursing home gives. With Medicaid, there's no monthly charge for PACE. Each program checks the address to confirm it serves you.

Medicare. Medicare doesn't pay for long-term care, and that includes assisted living.

DRCOG and Other Help for Older Adults in the Denver Area

  • Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Area Agency on Aging. It has served Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Douglas, Gilpin and Jefferson counties for more than 50 years.
  • DRCOG Aging and Disability Resource Center. It helps adults 60 and older and adults with disabilities find long-term services and support. Family members, caregivers and friends can reach out too, at no cost.
  • Aging and Disability Resources for Colorado. The state network offers options counseling, a one-on-one talk about the choices that fit you.
  • Colorado State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program. The same free advocates serve nursing home residents too.

Frequently Asked Questions

CareScout's 2025 Cost of Care Survey put the Denver area's median at $7,508 a month for a private one-bedroom when the resident pays for it. Starting rates posted by 16 communities with Denver, CO, addresses ran from $3,475 to $7,554 a month on Nov. 9, 2026. The middle rate was $5,175. Care can add to that: at HighPointe Senior Living, it costs $500 per level.

In Denver, CO, the state program that can help is Health First Colorado, Colorado's Medicaid program. It pays for care in certified assisted living residences. The resident pays $810 a month for room and board in 2026. Dayspring Villa says it accepts Medicaid. Eastern Star's Robert Russell building offers assisted living at lower prices for people facing money trouble.

In Denver, CO, the price you see first often isn't the price you pay. Several posted starting rates are base rent, and care is added to it. At HighPointe Senior Living, care costs $500 per level, from Level 1 to Level 5, and the community fee equals the first month's rent, up to $5,000. Assisted living also doesn't give regular 24-hour nursing care, so it isn't the place for someone who needs that.

Assisted living cost less in the Denver area in 2025. CareScout's medians were $7,508 a month for assisted living and $10,813 for a shared nursing home room. That's a gap of $3,305 a month. A private nursing home room was $12,775. Nursing homes give 24-hour nursing care, and assisted living doesn't.

Private money comes first in Denver, CO: income, savings, a home sale or a long-term care insurance policy. Veterans and surviving spouses may add VA Aid and Attendance. When savings run low, Health First Colorado can pay for the care part in certified residences, at $107.13 a day in Denver County. The resident pays $810 a month for room and board.

Sixty-two licensed assisted living residences have Denver, CO, addresses, from six-bed homes to buildings licensed for more than 200 residents. So the best one is the one whose size, care and price fit you or your family member now. Colorado's Find and Compare Facilities tool shows three years of inspection results for each, and the full monthly cost at your care level shows the rest.

Sources

Checked Nov. 9, 2026.

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