Amira Choice

Amira Choice Arvada occupies a four-floor building at 6260 McIntyre Street in Arvada, where the outlook takes in North Table Mountain and the Denver foothills. The community offers independent living, assisted living with an enhanced level for residents who need the most individual help, and a memory care neighborhood, all in private studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The grounds include a landscaped outdoor plaza and community decks, and walking paths are within easy reach.

Care comes from full-time licensed nurses and from personal care assistants who are on hand 24 hours a day for all residents receiving care. In assisted living, that help covers bathing, dressing and the management of medications, and the enhanced level is set aside for residents whose needs call for the greatest amount of individual assistance. Through Medicare-certified partner providers, residents can also receive speech, occupational and physical therapy as well as hospice, social work and covered nursing services.

Memory care at Amira Choice Arvada has a neighborhood of its own, one that is smaller in scale and simpler for residents to find their way around, giving them a greater measure of independence. The Westwood, a studio of 350 square feet, is the floor plan listed for this neighborhood. Chefs prepare three meals a day for the restaurant-style dining room, and the community also has a cafe for residents.

The activity calendar runs from fitness classes and lifelong learning to clubs, social events, guest entertainment and group outings. Faith has a place in community life too, with non-denominational church services open to residents of every background and Catholic Communion offered on a regular schedule. Floor plans for independent and assisted living begin with the Arapahoe, a one-bedroom apartment that ranges from 550 to 820 square feet.

At the larger end are two plans of 1,140 square feet each: the Leyden, with two bedrooms and a den, and the Hyatt, with two bedrooms and two baths. Enhanced care is offered in the Wyndham, a studio plan that measures between 350 and 550 square feet. Amira Choice Arvada suits older adults who want an independent apartment and days centered on family, friends, hobbies and passions. It also suits those who need daily help through assisted living or its enhanced level, and those whose memory loss calls for a place in the memory care neighborhood.

The community is pet friendly as well, so residents who plan to bring a pet along can make it part of their apartment life within the community pet limits. King Soopers anchors Westwoods Shopping Center on West 64th Avenue, a few minutes from McIntyre Street, and a Sprouts Farmers Market is also minutes away. Golden's historic downtown, roughly 15 minutes to the southwest, offers museums, parks, craft breweries, shops and restaurants.

West Woods Golf Club, one of several golf clubs nearby, gives its members dining and a social life alongside golf. Within Arvada itself, Long Lake Regional Park is home to the Fairmount Trail, which stretches a little over four miles. Highway 72 and Interstate 70 are both close at hand for trips to see family and friends or to reach appointments, and Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge lies about 3 miles away in a straight line, and PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Golden is about six miles from the community.