Ivory Assisted Living

On a residential cul-de-sac in Aurora's Sable Ridge neighborhood, Ivory Assisted Living sits inside a ranch-style house that looks like any other home on Ivory Circle. Nothing about the exterior signals a care community — it matches the single-family houses lining the street. Eleven residents fill the home at full census, a fraction of the size of a typical assisted living building, and that scale sets the tone for how the place runs.

Care here covers assisted living: staff help residents with bathing, getting dressed, and staying on top of medications, along with the other daily tasks that come up in a household. The license doesn't extend to skilled nursing or independent living, so assisted living remains the ceiling of what's offered. When a resident needs more support than they did on move-in day, the caregiving team adjusts rather than holding to one fixed routine.

Families can also arrange respite stays here — a short window of care for someone recovering from a hospital stay or for a family caregiver who needs a break. Ivory Circle sits in a quiet stretch of Aurora, Colorado, part of the Sable Ridge area. Cherry Creek State Park is close enough for visiting relatives to combine a walk or picnic with their trip to see a resident, and the Aurora Reservoir isn't far either when the weather's good.

Del Mar Park is a smaller green space just minutes away for a shorter stop. If a medical need comes up, the Medical Center of Aurora is near enough to reach without a long drive. Because only eleven residents live here, staff learn each person's habits and preferences quickly — the kind of familiarity that's harder to build in a much larger building. Meals and shared living space anchor the day-to-day rhythm.

On the payment side, Ivory Assisted Living accepts Medicaid in addition to private pay, which opens up an option some families won't find at every community they tour. Families should know what this home doesn't offer: skilled nursing and independent living aren't part of the program, so a resident whose medical needs outgrow assisted living would eventually need a different setting. Pets aren't allowed in the house either, which matters for anyone whose parent has a dog or cat that's been part of daily life.

Weighing those boundaries against a household's long-term needs is worth doing early. Ivory Assisted Living is independently owned — no national chain sits behind it — and its staffing and daily schedule are built around the eleven residents who live there. For a family weighing a small, home-style setting against Medicaid acceptance and the option of respite care, this combination isn't common among nearby communities. Reaching out for details on staffing ratios, room layouts, and how admissions works is a reasonable next step.