Serenity House, S. Hoyt Street Lakewood, CO 2

My mother is in Serenity House. Overall, it's very good. The only issues are pretty much related to COVID. If it weren't for that, I think she'd be very content. They've never let us in because of COVID. All I've done is seen pictures, but it's a group home situation. She has her own room. There's only a maximum of ten residents. She gets a level of personalized care given the smaller size of it, but I've never been inside. We're on our way to visit her right now and we're gonna see her on the back patio. The have activities, but a lot of that's been curtailed. She plays bingo on Fridays and she gets her hair done from time to time. I'm not familiar with any other group activities because they're really not trying to get the group together. The price was a major part of our decision. They're not inexpensive, but I consider them to be a very good value.

I visited Serenity House. They have many homes in the metro area, I met with the director, and it's a different concept. They buy up homes in residential neighborhoods, and they fix them so that four or five seniors can live there. I was very impressed. The rooms were nice, definitely clean, some are smaller, some double, and some single. When I was there they were doing group exercises, and they have a physical therapist doing that. They have a TV room, and a common room for quiet activities with books and comfy chairs. The meals were different because the residents can help with like setting the table, and they're generally home-cooked meals. They have a super nice back patio that's fenced in, lovely, and sheltered from the sun.