MorningStar Senior Living of Longmont

Since first opening in 2020 on South Hover Street in south Longmont, MorningStar Senior Living of Longmont has brought independent living, assisted living and memory care together in one Boulder County building. Its 68 apartments serve independent and assisted living residents, its 32 secure suites are set aside for memory care, and the community counts 160 beds in all. Independent living and assisted living share the same 68 apartments, so both levels of care sit under one roof at 1850 South Hover Street.

Residents who choose independent living and those who want help with the routines of daily life live in the same building, close to the grocery stores and restaurants that line this stretch of south Longmont. Both groups share an address with the secure memory care suites, so all three levels of care offered here are found in a single building in Boulder County. Memory care at MorningStar Senior Living of Longmont takes place in 32 secure suites, where the Lavender Sky approach to dementia care guides how the team supports each resident.

Days here center on patience, dignity and companionship, and caregivers take a few extra moments for a warm smile, a gentle touch or a shared laugh that brightens a resident's afternoon. Families of memory care residents find real reassurance in that steady kindness from the people who care for their loved ones. Kellaway Lamb has served as executive director since 2021, the year after the building first opened its doors to residents.

The nurses and care techs bring kindness and encouragement to residents and their families alike. Two hospitals are close by for appointments and medical needs. UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital on East Ken Pratt Boulevard is about a mile away in a straight line, and Longmont United Hospital on Mountain View Avenue sits about three miles from the community. Both hospitals are in Longmont, which keeps medical care within the same city as the community for residents and the families who visit them.

The neighborhood around the building is a commercial corridor along South Hover Street near Ken Pratt Boulevard, with plenty within about a mile. Sinister Bakers Cafe on Miller Drive is less than a quarter mile away, Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Solids is about a fifth of a mile up South Hover, and Texas Roadhouse on Clover Basin Drive is a little under half a mile off. For errands, Whole Foods Market and Kohl's are each a little over half a mile away, Sprouts Farmers Market is about two thirds of a mile away and King Soopers sits just under a mile up the same street.

Green space is close at hand as well, which suits residents and visiting family who enjoy time outdoors. Left Hand Creek Park lies about half a mile from the building, Affolter Park is roughly three quarters of a mile away, and the Clover Basin Trail is a little over a mile from the building. MorningStar Senior Living of Longmont suits older adults who want independent living or assisted living in a building that opened in 2020, close to everyday shopping on South Hover Street.

It also suits people living with dementia who need a secure memory care suite and a team guided by the Lavender Sky approach, along with families who want a hospital about a mile from their loved one.