Springwood Retirement Campus - Arvada, CO

Robert

I went to visit Springwood. At that point, I was between meals, so I didn't taste the food. The place was very clean. The staff was a little sparse, but that's because they were back in the areas where the people were at. I think it was the time when they were trying to get the residents up, dressed, and out of their room. We looked at a few of the rooms. It was fine. There was nothing to complain about, and nothing that stood out as exceptional; nothing that stood out as bad. We started with assisted living. Then we did a quick tour through the memory care. The memory care was very, very similar to the assisted living. I didn't notice the residents having pendants on or any other fall device, so I don't know whether they had those or not. The staff was very friendly. The residents that I spoke with were happy with it, but they weren't ecstatic with it. The facilities were a bit older, but immaculate.

Barbara

I highly recommend Springwood because of its homey atmosphere, and it's very clean. People who live there seem to really like it. I've had my mother and my aunt there, they were both very happy there, and the meals were excellent. It's close to everything. They take you on trips, they take you shopping, and they take you for doctors' appointments. The grounds are very well taken care of, it's just a nice place, and it's right in the middle of our radar, you might say. The rooms are very clean and had a very nice colorization. They're average, they're not really small, but they're not really big. The one-bedroom is ample, and not crowded. The studios are like a big living room with a twin bed on the other side of the room. They have little kitchens, and they have meals there. They do not have a pool, and they mainly take people on trips. They have a library, they have meals, they have games, and they plan things every week. Outside speakers or outside individuals come in sometimes, and there's performances or talks; they try to keep people engaged. The staff is very courteous, and very compassionate. They clean the apartment well, and the servers in the cafeteria are very nice. I have no complaints, and the people that I know that are there have no complaints. They have a beautiful area to walk around, they have a lake where you can walk around, and like I said, it's close to the shopping area. You can have your car, and you can have a small pet. They try to have meetings for the residents to voice their opinions, and improve on things, I think that's very nice. They have a chef on duty that's been there for years, he does his best to make the meals wonderful, and gives you choices. Once a week, you get a list of meals that are offered, and you can choose from the options. If you don't like what's on the menu, there are other options. They do everything to please their residents, and they also are family owned. They're not a big corporation, which is nice.

Eva

I was hoping so much that I liked the inside of Springwood in Arvada because the grounds were really nice. They have a pond next to it, walking trails, and the exterior was very nice. The inside was very dark and tired though. They need to revamp it because everything is just old. The staff, on the other hand, was very helpful and nice.

J.L.

I live in Springwood now and I am at the part where they call The Cottages, but I call them patio homes. It's their independent living houses, but the main thing I have against it are the really long halls with the apartments on each side. To me, it seems kind of claustrophobic. I like it here and I like all my neighbors. I'm in a little cul-de-sac, so I'm not over in the big building, but it's pretty and decorated very nice. Some of the apartments are really, really pretty, depending on what they have. They have lots and lots of activities. They do cards, bingo, and everything you want to do, like movies, crafts, three kinds of exercise classes, and then you can walk in the paths around here. It's a nice place. I don't deal with the staff because I live up here by myself, but they have maintenance, and they are very good about coming out if you have to call them to shovel the snow or take the trash from the curb. They also have a huge dining room. Over here in the cottages we get two free meals a week, and it's usually very good, otherwise we cook our own. They have two buses and some SUVs that they use for transportation when they go out for lunch in various places, go and visit the Arvada center for the Arts, or see The Rockets games. They do that if they want to, and I think they charge a small fee of $5 for that.

K Young

My mother has put her deposit down on Springwood. They are working on the elevators and it hasn't all come together yet. We chose it because she has friends there. The rooms were very nice and spacious. They provide two meals a day, lunch and dinner, and numerous activities. The property is in a nice location and the staff that I met was nice, friendly, and accommodating. We're very excited about it.

Peggy

I liked Springwood. The staff was really nice, answered the questions I asked, and gave a lot of good information as to what kinds of things I should ask when I'm looking at different places. The place was very clean and welcoming. The lady who did the tour was very helpful. My overall impression was very good. They have programs and activities that you can join. Everything was very pleasant and it didn't have a nursing home feel. It just had a nice apartment feel. It was a nice experience for me.

Sue

Springwood had apartments, condos, and small homes, plus a library and a restaurant. The staff is very knowledgeable and helpful. They had games nights. The grounds were beautiful, and it's a neighborhood setting so it's very nice. You feel like you're part of a community.

Steve

My father has been in Springwood for about 4 years now. It's excellent and they are doing a wonderful job, I would recommend it to anyone. He's in a 1 bedroom with a spare room and a living room. Before he moved in, they completely remodeled it with new cabinets, paint, and carpeting. It's in a very good location and the grounds are very well kept. They have a lot of outside facilities to stroll in, sit outside, read a book, or whatever.

Visitor887208

Springwood's rooms were nice and clean but also dated and small. There were shopping trips, bingo, game nights, card-making, and periodic trips to Black Hawk for those who liked to gamble. There was also transportation to local medical doctors. Residents could hire private help if they needed a day of respite care or something like that. The dining area was very nice and clean. The facility had an older setting, but there was nothing wrong with that. The residents were more high-maintenance because of the area we were in. The place was nice enough, though, and I would consider living there.

Sandra670483

Springwood Retirement Campus was excellent. Everybody was very helpful and I'm pleased with what I finally ended up with for my mother-in-law. She's doing well, and they're taking good care of her there. It's a care center where they have independent living, assisted living, and memory care. My mother-in-law is helped with her medications, and they make sure she gets three meals a day and gets to activities. There's always a nurse available.

Sally076643

Springwood is near my home and my family, of which there are five of us. It’s convenient because it’s close to where we are located, so we can visit our parents. They had a very nice staff; a gal named Margaret showed us around the place, what the apartments would look like for our parents, the amenities that we were looking for, and the assistance needed. It looked like a fairly safe campus, so residents could go out and walk around the property and come back in. They have different activities, like they’ll take people shopping. They do have meals, but typically only lunch and dinner are served, so that leaves them breakfast. They also have a little breakfast bar to get a burrito or a coffee or whatever they need if they don’t feel like making something in their rooms.

Provider Response

Visitor6

I got a wonderful impression of Springwood, but they have a year-long waiting list that requires a down payment just to get on the list. I only met a couple of people, but I was impressed with them.

Jill and John

When we were there, Springwood had everything that we may need, and you can also cook your own lunches or breakfasts or you can have choices. And they do have registered nurses, which was our main problem with some of the others because my husband has had four heart attacks. They have the medical care that we need, and that's the only thing that we found some of them did not have. They were very well-staffed. They have total nursing care and qualified people on staff if there was an emergency. They were the best ones, we thought. Besides that, they are close to home. I think they do not give you breakfast, but you have a kitchenette in your room, and you can make your own breakfast. They don't serve a full breakfast, so that is on your own, but they have things available. You could go down to where they eat and order coffee and maybe fruit or toast or something like that. We belong to the Glory of God Lutheran Church -- which is very close to there -- and that's another thing we like. And the people that we know that are there are very happy with it.

Caring101556850

My parents are at Springwood Retirement Community. It is a very pleasant environment. For the cost, they have a lot of amenities. They have their meals, linens, housekeeping, transportation, entertainment, and workout areas. The areas around the complex are easy walking for them. They’re close to Safeway and King Soopers and restaurants if they need to get out. It is something that works to their lifestyle. The rooms are small; it’s adequate for them. They were downsizing big time which was difficult. There’s no storage at all, but we manage to make their life pretty simple. They liked the food; the staff was exceptional. The people are extremely friendly, extremely helpful, and very understanding. I feel like they’re really safe there.

jeanne8451

The apartment in Springwood was all one big room; there is a living room, dining room, and den in different parts. There is no wall between the living room and dining room. They had a van, and they take them out for scenic drives into the mountains. They had gone to the butterfly pavilion not too long ago.

Lyle2

I visited Springwood Retirement Community. It was nice facility. They staff were accommodating. They have two wings of common room and each wing had their own dining room where they can order food off of their menu.

Nancy64772650

Springwood Retirement Community seemed to have nice variety of activities for every kind of mental state of the clients living there. Everything was very clean. I really like the units; they are nice and got a lot of storage space. I really like the location because it's just walking distance to the grocery store. The staff are great. You can tell that they enjoy their work.

Caring4008

My children know somebody who's in that area and they thought highly of this facility. That's how I got a reference to Springwood Retirement Community. It is a retirement campus. It has three levels: they have fountain apartments for senior living and you can take advantage of their grounds and activities, there's the springwood apartment that is for assisted living, then they have a third apartment for people who need medical help. It's a very nice place. Their fees seem to be normal and affordable. They also have small, duplex-like cottages that they also rent out. There's a restaurant that serves two meals a day, lunch and evening meal. A meal a week free is given, while the evening costs $5 which is dirt cheap and it's more like a lunch and the menu is impressive. They also have transportation if you want to go to a doctor. They also take groups of people if they don't have transportation to places like Wal-Mart, mall or something like that. They have all kinds of activities like bingo, bridge, etc. If you really want to know why I chose this place it's because first, I like the place; second, I have two children living near the area and the location was convenient for me; and third, it is within three blocks of two grocery stores. I think for me, it's about as good of a choice as I could make.

AnonSW

Springwood offers assisted living, memory care, independent living, duplexes, and apartments. It's a huge campus, with different buildings on the campus. I know it both from professional tours and a personal tour I took for a family member. Pros: - Park-like feel, with lots of trees and walking paths in an older, established community. - Easily accessible, with good parking. - Well-established activities program - Facility has a homey feel - Direct care staff is good, attentive, with low turnover - Ratio of care staff to residents is adequate Cons: - The facility is older, outdated. - The rooms are average in size and not recently renovated. - The campus can be hard to navigate; it's hard for visitors to figure out where to go. - Food is average. - The residents who don't go to activities tend to isolate in their rooms (there's not a lot of 1:1 time).