Memory Care in Aurora, Colorado

I am so extremely satisfied with Juniper Village @ Aurora! My father is very happy to be there dealing with his Alzheimers! The staff and caretakers are very attentive and cater to his every need! This is a very scary time for my Dad but Juniper makes him feel safe and content. He loves the food and especially that he is welcome to have his beloved cat with him. Juniper has also been wonderful with me! Jennifer and Tom and the entire staff have my sincere gratitude!! Highly recommend Juniper if you have a loved one dealing with Memory issues. (read less)

Belleview Heights is a community specifically designed for people with dementia. They can wander and look at interesting things and be safe. My dad moved in there and it looks like they have a lot of singing and music activities. They are also invited to cooking, arts, and painting classes. The residents are quite happy. The facilities are clean, well appointed, very attractive, and spacious. It’s impeccable. The staff has been friendly, accommodating, caring, and seem capable. It is an excellent value for the money. It’s very, very comparable to everything for what you’re getting. (read less)

I visited Cadence Aurora, and we talked to the person who coordinated things there. She was very informative and determined what my father-in-law’s needs were. She helped direct us to other facilities that possibly would be able to help us, so I appreciated that. The room was gorgeous. It was perfect and a good size. The bathroom was ADA compliant, and it had an open-view window, so that will let a lot of light in. It was a very, very nice room. I don’t think they get too much into activities, but I know they had more one-on-one interaction with the residents. She talked with us about the memory care as far as the security goes and what they offered, and they gave us a tour of the building to show us where the lunch room was and just the place overall. (read less)

I visited Ashley Manor Memory Care in Aurora. They said they did not really go by level of care. They went to assess my mom, and that’s when they got the call that she had COVID. We had to put everything on hold for a week. They only do memory care. They specialize in that, and that’s why I chose them for her. The staff was very friendly. The one resident I met was very friendly, too. I just considered my mom getting along with everyone there. The rooms are on the smaller side, but the home was big. The living area, the kitchen, and the dining area were big. Although it seemed small, the room was cozy. It looked like a newer home. The courtyard in the back is well fenced-in, and it’s a big yard. The staff was very nice. I really only met one person; the one that gave me the tour. I like the living area and the large TV because my mother is very used to a large TV and a large couch. (read less)

Situated in one of Denver’s most lively neighborhoods is the Brookdale Lowry senior living facility. This exclusive community offers access to restaurants, banking facilities, physician’s offices and shopping for a convenient, independent lifestyle. The library, VA hospital and a major grocery store are all within walking distance. The community features a fitness center, theater, beauty salon, arts and crafts studio, its own café and Wi-Fi access throughout the community. Planned daily activities include Wii bowling, Happy Hour and art classes. Residents are treated to lunch outings, shopping trips, movie night and local summer concerts in the park. (read less)

Harvard Square Retirement and Senior Living did not have that many amenities. As far as memory care goes, it would probably be for somebody that was a little bit more self-sufficient. The staff did an excellent job and was attentive. We came after lunch, so we got a little snack that they were having, and it was good. They have courtyard spaces. (read less)

Brookdale Meridian Englewood is very good and they are nice. But their doctors are a little too laid back; they’re a little too relaxed. The doctor decided all of a sudden that my husband needed therapy, and I’m not happy about that. My husband has been in the memory care there for over a month, and now that I want to move him, the doctor decides that he needs therapy. So he finally just started rehab today. They do exercise, they have music for them, they have a few games, they paint, and they do all kinds of stuff. The staff is very good. Not that I asked for it, but they gave me soup, and it tasted very good. They have music, and they do all kinds of paintings. I was impressed with how good they are. The value for the money is a little high. (read less)

My mother-in-law is in Brookdale Greenwood Village. So far, they seem to be doing a good job. It’s a little dated. It could be a little spruced up, but I think their care is fine. Currently, she’s in memory care. The reason that we chose them was because they have skilled nursing as well; we don’t have to move her again. Most of the staff members are very friendly. She’s participated in a few activities. They do chair exercises every morning. I know the other day they were doing manicures, and she got her nails done. The food is not the best; they could upgrade. They serve mashed potatoes, gravy, and rice on the same plate for lunch and dinner every day. (read less)

Brookdale Parkplace is located in the heart of Denver, Colorado. The high-rise building consists of a mix of assisted care rooms including memory care and independent living apartments with views of the mountains to the west and south. Some residents have compared Brookdale Parkplace to a high-end hotel thanks to cozy amenities such as a gym, hot tub and restaurant. Guests and residents praise the clean and spacious rooms with hardwood floors and the beautiful garden with patio. Guests have also noted that staff members are friendly, considerate and attentive toward residents. (read less)

Springbrooke Retirement & Assisted Living is located in Denver, Colorado, minutes from the Cherry Creek shopping district. Residents of this serene facility enjoy a view of the state’s mountains, as well as nearby downtown Denver. A variety of amenities and living arrangements, including planned and individual recreation and accessible studio and 1-2 bedroom floor plans, provide residents with numerous options for both their convenience and their leisure. In addition to these features, Springbrooke Retirement & Assisted Living is staffed by highly trained attendants and is conveniently situated near several medical centers. (read less)

I visited Atria for my spouse who has Alzheimer’s Disease. This is a difficult decision on the family and the staff at Atria made us feel there are others out there to help us and support us through this difficult journey. We are so thankful to have found them! (read less)

My mom is in Serenity House Assisted Living. They also do memory care, which is what my mom is receiving. I like the one-on-one care that she gets. She broke her back at another facility and they just weren’t caring for her. In here, they were very careful to make sure that they attended to her, with that back and her walker. What I really like is that they were pretty adamant about the medications, and they had to clarify everything with her doctor to make sure that the doses were correct, because even that wasn’t taken care of previously at another facility; I really like that, I like that they really took that into consideration. Everything is on track now with her, with her diabetes, and her warfarin for her heart, and everything else. When I first got her in there, they really wanted to look at her medications, make sure that the doses were correct with her physician first, and set up a plan. That was really important, that the medications were done carefully, and the one-on-one care that they give her. She has three meals a day. They know that she’s diabetic, so they’re not giving her all these carb and fruit juices that they gave her without a really careful diet. I noticed that they give her a good diet of fruits and vegetables and proteins. I really am pretty satisfied with the care that she’s getting there. I looked at their website when I initially was thinking about them, and they’ve gotten a lot of awards, and it was very impressive. I have to agree that they take really good care of the patients. My mom got a little out of hand, I think it was just the change in environment. She got a little combative, which is unusual for her. The director of operations really tried to help me find a way, because Kaiser is so complicated to get any help, because it’s so hard to get a phone call from anybody and get through the lines. She advised me to go to homebound care so that the Kaiser doctors can go there to see her, which is really, really a better idea. I couldn’t get any results from her regular doctor, so I changed doctors, and we got her on some kind of medication that’s calming her down. I got some good reports that it did calm her down. She really likes it there. She’s told me that she really likes being there, so that’s a plus in itself right there. It’s all in one and it’s a house. It’s a whole different philosophy of assisted living. It’s a house, and they only have eight individuals in the house. They have two to three workers or caregivers in the house, and they attend to eight people, which is really, really a much better ratio, I think. In these big corporations, the way I see it, I had some of the big corporations call me back when my name was sent out, and to me, I think my mom would have gotten lost in there because that’s where she came from. She was at another facility, and it’s so big that they just don’t pay attention. When my mom broke her back, they just put her in the bed and they didn’t even go around to check on her. She had to go potty and she’d get out of bed with that broken back and fall down again. Here, you’re actually watched constantly. They also keep them as a group, and they all get to know each other and do activities together. I went to go see her, and we went out to sit on the beautiful patio that they have. She said, "Oh, they had this beautiful barbecue for us out here on the patio, and they cooked out here, and we got to play games," and she was really happy. I also feel like she’s improved so much just from the activities and the care that they give them. They keep them clean, you don’t smell urine. It’s an all-ladies facility and you don’t smell anything other than good home-cooking that they cook for them. They cook them right there in the kitchen. It’s a different philosophy of how they handle it. I don’t know how many of these are out there. I know that this gentleman, Mike, has seventeen of these homes out there. He’s got them in different areas of the metropolitan area. I kind of like that philosophy because it’s one-on-one care. It is so much better and they really do keep an eye on them all. They even have hospice care there, so it’s all-in-one right there. I think that the staff is really caring. They call me when they need to, like to let me know when my mom was combative, and everything else. They were concerned. I got really stressed with that because I thought that they were going to kick her out, but that’s not what their intention was. They just wanted to let me know that she was hard to handle and they wanted me to maybe get in touch with her doctor. They don’t believe in sedatives but she really needed something to calm her down; not a very high dose of it. She likes to be busy, even with dementia she used to love the garden and do a lot of that stuff. We’ve talked about how she likes to do things in the house, so she asked to help with the dishes and they said, "Sure!" It makes her happy, so that’s a good thing, too. The director of operations is very articulate and a little assertive. She’s on the ball, she understands things, and she knows what works. I wasn’t really happy with her initially, but now I understand where she’s coming from. My mom’s room was very clean. Her bathroom was very clean. My mom even mentioned the fact that they constantly clean in there, and they spray down everything to make sure there are no germs and stuff. They keep her clean as well, her bed is made, her clothes are well-organized in her closet and her drawers, because I checked all of her drawers and everything. The living room is very clean. The kitchen is very clean. They put a lot of dishes in their dishwasher to make sure that everything is disinfected. All the other areas are very, very clean. They have a TV room and another room where you can relax and just put the chair back. Every piece of that house, I think, is very clean and well dusted. They’ve got a big, long table where they all eat, and it’s very nice. This place is a lot cheaper than the last place I had my mom, which was a bigger corporation type, and they charged me an arm and a leg. For what they’re charging me here, I’m getting a heck of a deal, a lot better than what I got at the other place. (read less)

My mother is in Serenity House. It’s a home in a regular residential neighborhood, which was modified to meet state requirements for physical safety, like sprinkler systems, alarm systems, etc. They have a tight staff to resident ratio. They never had more than a dozen residents, and it’s full-time care. It’s quite homey with good care. The staff is well monitored by the business owners. It’s physically comfortable and the food quality is good. It’s easy for visiting doctors, physician’s assistants, visiting nurses, therapists of all kind, and activity directors to come in and do what they need to do. It’s tightly controlled physically preventing a resident, who tends to wander, from being able to get out of the house. It’s well run, and the staff is very good, caring, consistent, and attentive. The food is nutritious, but because of a limited time available to make it, they have a greater reliance on pre-made food. The place is well set up, and it’s got all the safety features that I would want. The bathrooms are well designed and work well. It’s good value for money. They provide everything; you don’t have to bring in any furniture at all. (read less)