Enriched Assisted Living at Princeton Way

Walk down Princeton Way on the east side of Colorado Springs and Enriched Assisted Living at Princeton Way looks like every other house on the block, which is close to the point, since it's licensed to house eight assisted living residents inside what was built as an ordinary single-family residence. Getting bathed and dressed, keeping track of medication, and navigating the hallway without a fall make up the daily list of tasks caregivers handle for the eight people living here, and the same small team works full shifts with this one group rather than rotating between separate wings.

Support ramps up quickly whenever a resident requires more of it, since a household this size can adjust without routing the decision through a lengthy internal process. There is no memory care program and no independent living option at this address, so the focus narrows entirely to assisted living. The kitchen does its work quietly in the background, and residents eat as a group rather than filing through a large dining hall in shifts.

Because only eight people live in the house, caregivers can spend real time with each resident individually across a workday, something that gets far harder once a staff member answers to a much longer resident list. The pace stays calm and predictable, organized around this same small group day after day. No Medicaid contract backs Enriched Assisted Living at Princeton Way, so the monthly cost is drawn entirely from a family's own resources.

Households drawn to a setting like this typically want a caregiver who already knows a parent well, paired with a willingness to plan around private payment. Those hoping for memory care, independent living apartments, or a long activities calendar will find this home keeps its scope smaller and more focused than that. Princeton Way sits on the east side of Colorado Springs, close enough to St. Francis Medical Center that a resident needing more than caregivers can offer isn't far from help.

Union Boulevard covers everyday errands too, a quick stop for family on their way to visit. Enriched Assisted Living at Princeton Way answers to no outside company; it's simply a house, run as its own operation, built around eight residents and caregivers who never lose track of who needs what.