Xanadu Assisted Living Residence

Families looking for assisted living inside an actual house, rather than a busy multi-story complex, often land on Xanadu Assisted Living Residence in Aurora. The home holds 8 residents at full capacity, a fraction of the population you'd find in a conventional community. That smaller scale often draws people who find long hallways, crowded dining rooms, or frequent staff changes at bigger buildings unsettling.

Inside, the home carries the feel of a real house rather than an institutional building, with common areas scaled for a handful of residents instead of a crowd. Bedrooms and shared living space sit close together, so residents don't have far to travel during the day. From the street, the property blends into its Aurora neighborhood like any other home on the block. Assisted living is the single service line here — there's no locked memory-care unit and no nursing floor on-site, so every resident gets the same consistent standard of care for as long as they stay.

Short-term respite stays aren't available, so the home works best for residents planning to settle in longer-term. Day-to-day support includes help with dressing, tracking medication schedules, and personal care, delivered by a caregiver team that works exclusively within this 8-resident household. When a resident's health changes, staff can shift routines on short notice, without the extra scheduling steps larger buildings often require.

Xanadu sits in Aurora's Hampden South neighborhood, an area built around quiet residential streets. Southlands shopping district is close by for retail trips, and Stanley Marketplace, a food hall built inside a converted aircraft hangar, gives families another nearby stop. The Town Center at Aurora rounds out the retail options in the area. For hospital care, UCHealth's University of Colorado academic hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus is the nearest major facility.

Meals are cooked on-site and served to the small group living in the house, giving mealtimes more of a family-kitchen feel than a catered dining hall. With fewer residents to look after, staff naturally spend more one-on-one time with each person than they might in a larger building. Activities stay modest in scope, shaped around whatever the current residents enjoy. Xanadu is owned and run independently — it isn't part of a larger regional or national operator — which keeps decisions about daily care close to the people actually living there.

Monthly fees begin around $5,500, with pricing set individually based on each resident's care needs. Medicaid isn't accepted, so families typically cover costs through private funds, long-term care insurance, or other personal resources. The home doesn't allow live-in pets, worth knowing early if a loved one currently has a dog or cat.