Affinity at Lafayette

Each of the three floor plans at Affinity at Lafayette, from the Cannon studio to the Simpson one-bedroom and the Gladstone two-bedroom, is offered in both a market-rate version and an income-restricted version. The community stands at 860 West Baseline Road in Lafayette, Colorado, and describes itself as active adult living for people who are 55 and older. It falls under independent living as a care category, although its own model leaves day-to-day services such as meals, laundry and housekeeping out of the arrangement, and the shape of each day rests with the residents themselves.

In place of care services, life at Affinity at Lafayette centers on an apartment and an all-inclusive monthly rate. That rate covers rent, all utilities, Wi-Fi, cable television, social events and access to the community amenities, along with maintenance-free living. The market-rate Simpson plan, with one bedroom and one bath, is published as starting at $2,453 per month, and the income-restricted Gladstone plan, with two bedrooms and one bath, as starting at $2,550 per month.

No rate is posted for the Cannon studio or the other versions, so current pricing for each plan is worth confirming with the community office. Themed parties, special events, game nights and clubs at Affinity at Lafayette all begin with the residents, who organize the social life of the building themselves. Happy hours come around each week, and resident-led gatherings take place on a daily basis as well.

Water aerobics, card games and mahjong are among the pastimes residents enjoy here. Indoors, residents have a card room, a billiards room, a game room, a crafts studio, a workshop and a movie theater, plus Dilly Dally's Pub and an internet café, both listed among the shared spaces at the community. Residents have access at any hour of the day to more than 30,000 square feet of shared living space at the community.

The amenity list also includes an indoor pool and spa and a fitness center alongside the rooms for games and crafts. The apartments are ADA compliant and include kitchens, walk-in showers and stacked laundry units inside the apartment itself. Outside, the property adds a barbecue area and a community garden to its landscaped grounds on West Baseline Road. Affinity at Lafayette suits adults 55 and older who run their own households and enjoy a social calendar that residents write for themselves.

The apartments come with their own kitchens and stacked laundry units for residents who cook and do their washing at home. Because meals, laundry, housekeeping and personal care are not provided here, families whose loved one needs daily help will want a community set up to deliver those services. The Lafayette Public Library on Baseline Road and a King Soopers sit right in front of the community in Boulder County, and Cellar West Artisan Ales is on West Baseline Road as well.

Historic Old Town Lafayette and the Lafayette Senior Center are among the nearby places the community points residents toward, along with Teocalli Cocina, Santiago's, Tutti, The Post and Cannon Mine Coffee. Sprouts Farmers Market, Walgreens, Kohl's and JAX Outdoor Gear are also on the community's list of nearby shops. For time outdoors, Waneka Lake Park and Trails, Rothman Open Space, Indian Peaks Golf Course and The Great Bark Dog Park are close by.

Good Samaritan Medical Center on Exempla Circle is the nearby hospital in Lafayette, and the Community Medical Center emergency room is on West South Boulder Road.