Golden Pond

On a seven-acre campus at 1270 North Ford Street in Golden, Colorado, Golden Pond brings independent living, assisted living and memory care together across 130 apartments, and the community has been active in Golden since 2004. Thirty-nine of those apartments are set aside for independent living, 76 for assisted living and the remaining 15 for memory care. Assisted living at Golden Pond centers on help with medication management, bathing, dressing and mobility, with care staff on duty around the clock and wellness checks made three times a day.

The assisted living services also bring three meals a day, weekly housekeeping and linen service, planned activities and scheduled transportation, along with an emergency response system. Memory care takes place in The Meadows at Golden Pond, a secure neighborhood with badge-operated access. Routines there are kept predictable, the shared spaces are set up to be inviting, and each resident follows an individualized one-on-one program alongside cognitive engagement that happens daily.

Outside, the neighborhood has a secure patio with a shaded pergola. The Golden Pond kitchen makes its soups from scratch each day and rotates its specials and vegetarian options weekly. Restaurant-style dining here includes a la carte choices and private dining options, and diabetic menu options are available on request. Dining at the community also brings a bistro, a resident food committee, a happy hour on Wednesday afternoons from 3 to 4 o'clock, and a weekly wine night.

Away from the table, the activity calendar takes in art classes with an annual Summer Craft Show, resident-led groups, live music, scenic drives and local outings, and each level of care keeps a calendar of its own. Shared indoor spaces at Golden Pond include an on-site theater and fireside lounges. Apartment styles at Golden Pond range from studios in three different layouts to one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments.

Independent living homes come in one- and two-bedroom plans with full kitchens, while the assisted living apartments have kitchenettes and assisted living residents have chapel access. Outdoors, the grounds hold ponds, fountains, garden sculptures and walking paths, the campus has panoramic mountain views, and hiking trails lie nearby. Golden Pond is set up for several kinds of needs: residents who want a full kitchen in an independent living apartment, residents who need help with medications, bathing, dressing or mobility in assisted living, and residents living with memory loss who need a secure neighborhood with predictable routines.

Its pet-friendly policy also suits residents who plan to move in with an animal of their own. The campus sits about 15 miles west of Denver in the foothills, close to Downtown Golden and convenient to Highway 93 toward Boulder and I-70 toward the mountains, with shopping, medical services and churches in the area. Historic Downtown Golden has its own dining and shopping, with the Golden Welcome Center at 1010 Washington Avenue, and the town is also home to Clear Creek and the Colorado School of Mines.

North Table Mountain Park covers 1,998 acres with 17.2 miles of trails, and its West Trailhead sits at 4788 Highway 93 in Golden. A Safeway with a pharmacy stands at 1701 Jackson Street in Golden, and Lutheran Hospital, a Level II trauma center with 226 beds at 12911 West 40th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, lies a little more than four and a half miles away in a straight line.