Memory Care in Aurora, CO: Costs and How to Choose

Four Aurora, CO, communities offer memory care, and their sizes differ a lot. Meadow Hills Memory Care has space for up to 14 residents, while Chelsea Place and Saddle Rock Memory Care are each licensed for 64. Chelsea Place posts a starting price of $4,315 a month, and Juniper Village at Aurora starts at $7,990. The University of Colorado's Alzheimer's and Cognition Center is in Aurora too, on the Anschutz Medical Campus.

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

Key Takeaways

A market stand, for memory care prices in Aurora, CO
Two Aurora, CO, memory care communities post a starting rate, $4,315 and $7,990, as published and checked Nov. 9, 2026.
Armchairs around a table, for memory care communities in Aurora, CO
Aurora, CO's four memory care communities range from a home for up to 14 residents to two communities licensed for 64.
A hospital building, for the CU Alzheimer's and Cognition Center in Aurora, CO
The University of Colorado's Alzheimer's and Cognition Center is based on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO.
A first aid case, for dementia care programs near Aurora, CO
The CU Medicine GUIDE program works with primary care or neurology teams to support people with dementia and their family caregivers.

Two Posted Memory Care Prices in Aurora, CO

A market stand, for memory care prices in Aurora, CO

Two of Aurora, CO's four memory care communities post a starting price. Chelsea Place Memory Care says its pricing starts at $4,315 a month. Juniper Village at Aurora lists a starting price of $7,990 for its studios. The page doesn't say per month.

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

No cost survey gives a memory care figure for the area. CareScout's 2025 survey has no memory care category at all. At communities with Denver, CO, addresses, posted starting rates run from $6,600 to $10,235 a month. That table is in the memory care article for Denver, CO.

Aurora, CO's Four Memory Care Communities

All four hold Colorado assisted living licenses. Each one cares for people living with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Any that runs a secure area has to explain it before move-in. The rest of Colorado's rules are in the memory care article for Denver, CO.

Memory Care in Aurora, CO

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Memory Care Communities in Aurora, CO

  • Chelsea Place Memory Care, 14055 E. Quincy Ave., 80015, Meadow Hills. A stand-alone memory care community, dedicated to people living with Alzheimer's and other dementias. Starting price: $4,315 a month. Colorado license: 64 beds.
  • Juniper Village at Aurora Memory Care, 11901 E. Mississippi Ave., 80012, Rangeview. Memory support through its Wellspring Memory Care program. Starting price: $7,990. Colorado license: 52 beds.
  • Meadow Hills Memory Care, 4056 S. Carson Way, 80014, Meadow Hills. A secure home for up to 14 residents, with meals, laundry and medication management. Colorado license: 16 beds, as Gardens Care Homes - Meadow Hills Memory Care.
  • Saddle Rock Memory Care, 7475 S. Shawnee St., 80016, Saddle Rock Golf Club South. Memory care with daily activities, an aviary on site and weekly live music. Colorado license: 64 beds, as Gardens Care Saddle Rock.

Home Care and the CU GUIDE Program in Aurora, CO

A first aid case and stethoscope, for help at home before memory care in Aurora, CO

Aurora, CO, has dozens of home care and home health agencies, and their addresses are in the assisted living article for Aurora, CO. Arapahoe County's free Light Housekeeping Homemakers program takes on chores for older adults who meet its income limits.

For your family member living with dementia at home, the CU Medicine GUIDE program works with their primary care or neurology team. Its goals are a better quality of life for the person and less strain on family caregivers.

Memory Care or Dementia Care?

In Aurora, CO, the two words often point to different places. Dementia care can mean medical care, like a memory evaluation at the CU Memory Disorders Clinic in Denver's Central Park neighborhood. It can also mean care planning through the GUIDE program. Memory care means a place to live, with staff who give daily care. Colorado's assisted living rule calls for at least four hours of dementia training for direct-care staff within 120 days of starting.

Aurora, CO's University Memory Center and Other Dementia Help

  • University of Colorado Alzheimer's and Cognition Center. It's on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, CO, with offices at 12469 E. 17th Place. It offers care, research, reading for families and support groups run with local groups.
  • CU Memory Disorders Clinic. The center's clinic is at UCHealth Central Park Medical Center, 3055 Roslyn St., in Denver. It accepts Medicare and Medicaid.
  • More dementia support. Caregiver groups and other help across the metro area are in the memory care article for Denver, CO.
  • DRCOG Aging and Disability Resource Center. It covers Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, and family caregivers can get help there at no cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Chelsea Place in Aurora, CO, posts memory care from $4,315 a month, and Juniper Village at Aurora posts $7,990, checked Nov. 9, 2026. At communities with Denver, CO, addresses, posted starting rates ran from $6,600 to $10,235.

In Aurora, CO, dementia care often means medical care. That can be a memory evaluation at the CU Memory Disorders Clinic or a care plan from the CU Medicine GUIDE program. Memory care means living in a licensed residence, with daily care from staff trained in dementia.

The University of Colorado's Memory Disorders Clinic sees patients at UCHealth Central Park Medical Center in Denver. It's part of the CU center on the Anschutz campus in Aurora, CO. Care starts with an appointment to check memory loss, and the clinic takes Medicare and Medicaid.

It varies a lot. Meadow Hills Memory Care has space for up to 14 residents. Juniper Village at Aurora is licensed for 52, and Chelsea Place and Saddle Rock Memory Care are each licensed for 64.

It can pay for the care part in assisted living residences it certifies, including some with secured areas. Outside Denver County, it pays $101.65 a day. The resident still pays $810 a month for room and board in 2026.

Sources

Checked Nov. 9, 2026.

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