Planet View Assisted Living

Fourteen residents, at most, share Planet View Assisted Living at any given time, and the pace inside matches that number — quiet, familiar, and closer to a household than an institution. Staff prepare meals on site and everyone eats together at one table, with caregivers positioned nearby throughout the day rather than answering calls from a distant station. Bedrooms sit near the shared living space, so nobody has to walk far to reach a caregiver or another resident.

Assisted living is the single service this house provides, and the caregiving team focuses on the everyday tasks that become harder with age: help getting dressed, bathing, managing medication schedules, and moving around safely. Because so few residents live here, staff pick up on shifts in a person's condition without much delay, and care plans get updated to match. Regular check-ins keep those plans current as abilities change.

What Planet View does not provide matters just as much to a family's planning. There is no memory care unit, no independent living option, and no skilled nursing on site; this house handles assisted living exclusively. Anyone weighing those additional service lines for a parent's future needs will want to account for that limitation now rather than later. The shared spaces set aside for meals and downtime remain the spots where residents and staff naturally cross paths each day.

Cost here runs on a private-pay model, with assisted living starting around $5,500 a month; the house does not bill Medicaid, so that coverage isn't an option for offsetting the rate. Pets aren't allowed in the house, which matters for anyone hoping to bring a resident's companion animal along. Monthly costs tend to hold fairly steady unless a resident's care needs shift. The house sits in Aurora's Tollgate Crossing neighborhood, in Arapahoe County, within reach of Cherry Creek State Park, Aurora Reservoir, and Del Mar Park — all spots for a slow walk or time outdoors when the weather allows it.

Aurora Medical Center covers the area for emergency and specialized care, so hospital access isn't far off. Day-to-day errands mostly happen close to the neighborhood, which keeps trips short for both staff and visiting family. Ownership and daily management stay with the same local team; Planet View isn't part of a national or regional senior-living company, and the people running the house are on hand each morning and night.

That keeps choices about meals, staffing, and routines in the hands of people who already know the residents. For families comparing assisted living options around Aurora, Planet View offers a small, consistently staffed alternative to bigger communities.