Continuing Care Retirement Communities Communities in Highlands Ranch, CO

"Clermont Park was lovely, but they seemed to charge for everything. The accommodations were very comfortable; we met a lady and looked in her 1-bedroom, and it was lovely. It’s expense is over $5000, and it’s too much for us. "

"My mother-in-law has moved into MorningStar Senior Living of Parker. I like the amenities and the proximity to our home. The staff is very good and knowledgeable and do a great job. They will assist her with getting her meals, and they are good at getting her up and getting her moving around and walking every day. There are group activities for sewing, book clubs, and stuff like that. The facility is well taken care of and clean."

"Heather Gardens was pretty comparable to where I am. It is just in a different location. They got a golf course, activities, a library, and a little community center. It is pretty much the same thing. It is beautiful. It is very nice, very clean, and well kept. The staff was great. They are topnotch. It is open. There were different buildings, and it is centered around the golf course. It's really nice."

"I chose The Courtyards at Mountain View for my parents. The best thing I like is working with the individual that does all the coordination for new residents. He's a super individual. He has facilitated everything including helping with my contractor who is conducting the actual physical move of items from the house to the apartment, to making arrangements for them to get all their pre-qualification completed like medical screening, and coordination with my parents' medical team and all of those logistical things. We dined there and the food wasn't exceptional. But when you're used to eating in nice restaurants that can be expected. The staff was great though. The place was clean. I understand they have a lot of activities but when I was there, I didn't get a chance to witness any of the activities. I had an awareness of them, and they had a calendar up and so on. When I was there, it was a relaxed kind of sleepy environment where there wasn't a lot of noise being made. And if I compare the size of the rooms with some of the others, it's probably higher. We ended up with a two-bedroom for my parents, and we're very fortunate that we got a balcony, too, so that gives you a little more outdoor space."

"Residences at Franklin Park was a nice place. It fits my budget because they are on an income basis. The apartments had one bedroom, a bathroom, a kitchen, and a living room. The kitchen had a microwave, a stove, and a refrigerator, but no dishwasher. The staff was okay. It's a low-income housing senior citizen place. There was nothing fancy about it, and it didn't have special activities other than parties. You had to cook your own food."

"We saw the Covenant Village of Colorado in Westminster. We were very impressed with that. We even put a deposit down because we thought we might go in that direction. The entire place is approximately 40 years old. It's been very well-maintained and we were impressed with the lady who led our tour through the place. We liked the situation of the duplexes so we put a deposit down. We looked at their independent living. Along with our visit and experiences we have with relatives who have been in this home, I would say we're very impressed. We have one relative who's still staying in independent living and one who had also stayed there in the past. I think our relative was the most active salesman for the place. He's very positive about his stay and he has lived there for 40 years so he's been there since they opened it and he's now in his 90s. It is expensive. Of all the places we looked at, it was the most expensive so you would have to have a reasonable income or savings to be able to afford it. "

"I went to Sunny Acres (The Villas At Sunny Acres), which had all three levels of care. I only looked at The Villas section for the memory care, which was very clean, very nice, and very organized. The people were very nice and friendly, also. They are just so expensive for memory care and nursing care. Plus, they didn’t have an opening. It isn’t a locked facility. I was looking to see if the people were happy, and they were. I would recommend them. "

"My mother has moved into The Villas at Sunny Acres. We're very happy with her there. It's been good. They're taking good care of my mom. The people are very friendly. She's in memory care. The staff is very nice. I've never had a problem with them. Her room is nice. She shares it with another lady and everything's good. Everything's nice and clean. The dining room is nice. They have lots of tables with four people at each table, and it's set up kind of like a little restaurant. They have an activities director. I've never been there when they've been doing stuff, so I don't know anything about what their activities are. She's been there for two months now. They charge a lot, but she is getting good care and that's what we care about."