Assisted Living in Highlands Ranch, CO
Highlands Ranch has 9 state-licensed assisted living communities: 3 larger communities and 6 small residential homes (16 or fewer residents). The median cost of assisted living in Colorado is $6,584 a month (CareScout 2025), against $6,200 nationally.
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Choosing Assisted Living
A practical guide for families, with checklists to take on your tours.
- What assisted living costs and the ways to pay
- Signs it may be time
- Tour checklists to print and take with you
- What residents and families told us matters most
Two kinds of assisted living in Highlands Ranch
Both are licensed by Colorado as assisted living. Larger communities suit people who want social life and on-site services; small homes suit people who do better with quiet, familiar routines, including many people with dementia. Colorado words these licenses as “Assisted Living Residence (ALR ONLY)” (6), “Assisted Living Residence (ALR/BISL)” (2), “Assisted Living Residence (ALR/ACF)” (1).
All 9 licensed assisted living communities in Highlands Ranch
Every assisted living community Colorado licenses in Highlands Ranch, from state records. Being listed is not a rating: Lilisity scores only communities with verified interviews (the Top Communities). Communities with verified testimonials are listed first, then by size.
9 shown
| Community | Size | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Continuing Care at Wind Crest (Independent Living and Assisted Living and Continuing Care)3420 Mill Vista Rd | Large272 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Brookdale Highlands Ranch9160 S University Blvd | Large81 residents | from $6,465/mo |
| Vi at Highlands Ranch Assisted Living9085 Ranch River Cir | Mid-size48 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Rocky Mountain Assisted Living at Chestnut Hill6824 Chestnut Hill St | Small home16 residents | $4,100 to $6,600/moLilisity estimate |
| Almond Tree Senior Care - Highlands Ranch9896 Keenan St | Small home9 residents | $4,550 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Soul Haven Homes, S. Clairton2951 S. Clairton | Small home9 residents | $4,550 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Soul Haven Homes, S. Forest Dr8788 S. Forest Dr | Small home9 residents | $4,550 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Rmcc2262 Terraridge Dr | Small home8 residents | $4,550 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
| Summit Supportive Communities2570 Pemberly Ave | Small home8 residents | $4,550 to $7,300/moLilisity estimate |
How much does assisted living cost in Highlands Ranch?
The median cost of assisted living in Colorado is $6,584 a month ($79,008 a year), above the national median of $6,200. That’s CareScout’s 2025 survey, collected July to November 2025. If more care is needed: nursing home costs in Colorado, with CareScout medians and the private-pay rates nursing homes publish. Small residential homes often cost less than larger communities, though care needs, room type and services move the price more than the building does.
Medicare does not pay for assisted living. People pay from savings and income, long-term care insurance, or VA Aid and Attendance (up to $29,093 a year for a veteran in 2026), and some qualify for Medicaid help with care costs at communities that accept it. Who actually pays for long-term care.
Free tools: how long will the money last? · home care or assisted living? · VA Aid and Attendance estimator
Three questions to ask on every Highlands Ranch tour
From about 23,000 concerns residents and families raised in Senior Living Alliance phone interviews, the most common are about dining, housekeeping and hearing back from management.
- Can I come back and eat a meal here, unannounced?Dining was 23% of all concerns: quality that changes day to day.
- How is laundry labeled and tracked, and what happens when something goes missing?Housekeeping was 17%.
- Who is my main contact, and how often will I hear from them?Communication with management was 15%.
All 8 tour questions, with a free printable tour card (PDF).
Check a Highlands Ranch community’s license
Colorado publishes licensing records, and in most cases inspection or complaint reports, for every community on this page. Look up any community on the state’s site: data-cdphe.opendata.arcgis.com. Ask the community for its most recent inspection report too; they have to keep it.
Highlands Ranch assisted living questions
Colorado licenses 9 assisted living communities in Highlands Ranch as of November 2026: 3 larger communities and 6 small residential homes of 16 or fewer residents, with about 460 licensed spots in all.
The median cost of assisted living in Colorado is $6,584 a month (CareScout 2025), compared with $6,200 nationally. Prices vary with the room, the level of care and the community, so ask each one for its current rate sheet. The table on this page shows each community's published price or a Lilisity estimate where we have one, and our free guide lists the questions to ask about cost.
Medicaid doesn't pay rent or meals in assisted living. Most states offer a Medicaid waiver or program that can pay for care services at participating communities for people who qualify; not every community takes it, so ask each one. Colorado's Medicaid agency or your local Area Agency on Aging can tell you what's available.
Colorado publishes its licensing records at data-cdphe.opendata.arcgis.com. You can also ask any community for its most recent state inspection report.