Applewood Our House - North Arvada

Applewood Our House - North Arvada has 16 private rooms, each with its own half bathroom, in a residential memory care community at 6595 Garrison Street in Arvada, Colorado. More than half an acre of yard surrounds the house, and the mountain range is in view from the property, reaching from Pikes Peak all the way to Longs Peak. Sadie, the resident house dog, shares the household with people living with dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Two caregivers are present on each shift, day and night, and care staff remain awake through the overnight hours. A house manager and an assistant manager work alongside the caregivers, and in daytime hours a third team member concentrates on engagement and activities. Staff order, manage and administer medications, with residents covering the cost of the medications themselves, and they provide complete help with dressing, bathing and grooming.

Physical, speech and occupational therapy are available to residents of the house. Residents age in place here and do not have to leave as life draws to a close, and hospice services come from the provider the family chooses. Meals are home-cooked, three of them each day, and residents may have as many snacks as they wish, from protein-rich options to fruit and vegetables. The activity calendar lists daily activities alongside an exercise class and live music, and a bus takes residents away from the house to outside events and outings.

Laundry, housekeeping and personal grooming are planned together with residents as part of the rhythm of each day. From the bright interior, residents can step straight out into a courtyard, and the whole property sits within a yard of more than half an acre. A walking path offers a way to spend time in the sun, and the yard also holds outdoor activities set up for residents to enjoy. A typical room measures about 140 square feet, roughly 12 feet by 11 feet in size.

Applewood Our House - North Arvada suits a person living with dementia or Alzheimer's disease who is ready for memory care in a residential house of 16 private rooms. It is set up for residents whose needs center on memory support, personal care and help with medications, with therapy services available to them. Residents who enjoy time outside have the walking path and the surrounding yard close at hand.

Private rooms are listed starting at $7,800 a month, within a published range that reaches $8,800, so families should confirm the current rate for this house directly. A move-in fee, whose amount is not published, goes toward maintaining the room before and after each move-in. Beauty salon visits, medication co-pays, doctor co-pays and the foot care nurse are billed apart from the monthly rate, and a hairdresser and transportation are available at additional cost.

Costs can be covered through private funds, VA benefits or long-term care insurance. Garrison Street runs through north Arvada in Jefferson County, and the house sits about a mile and a half northwest of Olde Town Arvada in a straight line. As the walkable downtown of Arvada, Olde Town gathers shops, galleries, restaurants and breweries within a residential neighborhood of its own. Its restaurants include 12 Volt and Bread Winners Cafe on Grandview Avenue and Arvada Tavern on Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.

Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital, at 12911 West 40th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, is just under 4 miles from the house in a straight line.