San Marino Retirement Community

Red tile roof accents, stucco exteriors and arches give San Marino Retirement Community a Mediterranean look across its 10-acre campus at 5000 West 75th Avenue in Westminster, Colorado. The grounds hold four kinds of residences: the Estates apartments, the Independent Retirement Villas, 19 patio homes in The Village at San Marino, and The Arbors, the assisted living building. Independent living, assisted living and memory care are all offered on the campus, with independent living open to adults aged 55 and older.

In The Arbors, staff help residents with bathing, dressing, personal care and managing medications, and the assisted living building has 111 beds. Assisted living staff are available around the clock, and the team meets regularly with each resident's care manager to review that person's needs. Health monitoring at the community includes blood pressure checks along with audiology care. Memory care for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia is built on the Today's Memories program, drawing on music therapy, art therapy and horticulture therapy along with life skills stations and secured outdoor patios.

Memory care staff are also on hand at any hour of the day or night. Three meals a day come from a kitchen staff that plans seasonal menus around fresh, local ingredients and adjusts dishes for dietary needs and restrictions. On the fitness side, the calendar carries balance and strength programs, chair exercise, group exercise classes, walking clubs, hiking and biking, and residents can also work with a personal trainer.

Church services, Bible study, meditation groups and yoga appear on the schedule as well, alongside separate history and computer classes. Apartments in the Estates come in one- and two-bedroom layouts with full kitchens and modern appliances, while the Villas range from studios to two-bedroom plans with kitchens, balconies, extra storage and large bedrooms. The Village at San Marino groups its 19 patio homes around a landscaped courtyard.

In The Arbors, studio and one-bedroom apartments have kitchenettes, bathrooms, closet space and natural light. Elsewhere on the grounds, courtyards hold raised garden beds, koi ponds and waterfalls, and walking paths run beneath mature trees. Independent living includes weekly housekeeping, transportation to medical appointments and other destinations, utilities, 24-hour staff and an emergency call system.

Monthly rates start at $3,130 for the Estates, $3,200 for the Villas and $5,140 for a patio home, while assisted living starts at $3,995 and memory care at $8,000. Memory care costs are added to the monthly rent based on an assessment of each resident's needs, and current rates are worth confirming directly with the community before a visit. The campus suits adults 55 and older who want an apartment, villa or patio home of their own, with assisted living and memory care offered on the same grounds.

Residents pay for their housing and care privately, and Medicaid is not accepted at San Marino Retirement Community. Before any move, the Pampered Stay gives a prospective resident a few days on campus to share meals, join activities and get to know other residents. Residents who later need more help with daily routines, or memory support, can find assisted living and the Today's Memories program on the same campus.

The community sits in south Westminster near 75th Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and close to Old Town Westminster, a short drive from Denver's cultural attractions. Sakana, Starbucks and Jim's Burger Haven are along the nearby stretch of Sheridan Boulevard, and Walmart Supercenter, King Soopers and Valente's Deli, Bakery Italian Market are each within a mile. Kennedy Park and Wolff Run Park are less than half a mile away, Hidden Lake Reservoir and Westminster Hills Park are under a mile, and the Westminster Public Library on Irving Street is about a mile and a quarter away.

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge in Thornton is about 4 miles from the campus, with UCHealth Broomfield Hospital about 6 miles away.