Page 2 of Best Independent Living in Aurora, CO

Other senior care options in Aurora:

V-Espirit

5240 S Shalom Park Cir, Aurora, CO 80015
Overview of V-Espirit

Experience the best of your independence at V-Esprit, a blissful 55+ community in Aurora, CO, offering independent living. Purposely built and spacious one- and two-bedroom floor plans are set in the community’s 14 acres of scenic and serene setting. Here, residents have maintenance-free living with the community helping with housekeeping and maintenance.

Fun programs and exciting events are conducted, encouraging residents to live actively and make new friends. Residents gain easy access to thriving local amenities, especially with transportation services. Amenities include a pool, a fitness center, an in-house theater, a gym, and a library, creating the perfect setting for residents’ recreation and wellness.

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Overview of Renew Saddle Rock Aurora

Renew Saddle Rock Aurora is on the southeast edge of the Denver metro, in Aurora’s Saddle Rock – Bay Hill neighborhood, about 3.2 miles from AdventHealth Parker and 16.8 miles from the city center. The address is 7475 S Shawnee St. It’s a car-dependent area, with a Walk Score of 29, so transportation access matters here. The community offers transportation services on-site.

The facility covers assisted living, independent living, and memory care under one roof, with a minimum age of 55. That three-level range is worth noting: it means residents who enter at an independent living level can move into assisted or memory care on the same campus if their needs shift, rather than having to relocate entirely. For families planning ahead, that continuity has practical value.

The community has been running for 12 years. That’s a meaningful track record, not a brand-new operation, but not a decades-old institution either.

What’s confirmed is the care type range, the location, the operating history, and transportation access; it’s a mid-tenure, multi-level care campus in a car-dependent suburban pocket of southeast Aurora.

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Heather Gardens

2888 S Heather Gardens Way, Aurora, CO 80014
Overview of Heather Gardens

Ideally situated near Cherry Creek State Park in Aurora, CO, Heather Gardens is an idyllic community that offers independent living. Residents can find the right accommodation according to their preferences with the community’s variety of beautifully furnished and cozy accommodations. The community strives to maintain residents’ independence without the busy work, with its dedicated services.

Here, residents will not run out of things to do with a carefully curated calendar of fun recreational activities and enriching programs. The community also features Rendezvous Restaurant, providing delightful and healthy meals that cater to residents’ dietary needs and preferences. With plenty of indoor and outdoor amenities, including a library, an auditorium, an arts and crafts room, a woodshop, a ping-pong room, an exercise room, a pool, a pickleball court, and a picnic pavilion, residents enjoy an active and vibrant lifestyle.

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Rankings on this page follow the same method as page 1: see how we rank these communities.

Independent Living in Aurora at a glance

Avg Walk Score: 46/ 100The average Walk Score across facilities in Aurora, CO. A third-party neighborhood walkability score (0–100) measuring convenience and context, not healthcare quality. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 50/ 100
Avg No. of Beds: 61The average licensed bed capacity across facilities in Aurora, CO. Individual facilities can vary widely from this average.
National Average: 90