My 88-year-old father lived at Peakview for about one year. Prior to his move, we had toured about…read more5 other assisted living facilities and thought Peakview would be a good choice. From the beginning, we experienced issues where services and ADL care tasks were not being performed by Peakview staff. The tasks detailed in his care plan such as laundry, changing of bed linens, shower assistance, and grooming were simply not being completed. As family members, we were constantly following up to why these services were not being done. Every time we visited my father, we wondered what issue we would have to deal with. When we contacted Peakview management regarding these issues, we were always politely told that they would be addressed. Unfortunately, nothing ever changed. We also experienced issues with Peakview's medical management process and medication chain-of-custody. At one point, we considered contacting the State of Colorado to file a complaint. During his residency, we experienced multiple occasions where medications were lost and/or incorrectly dosed. We also had issues where Peakview didn't perform timely updates to their medication database. Lastly, we had times when my father was being incorrectly billed for medications what were never administered. At one of our final care meetings, I can still remember the Executive Director saying, 'Let us (Peakview) handle the day-to-day activities of daily living, so you can enjoy quality time with your loved one.' Our experience with Peakview was nothing like that. At the end of my father's residency, we were paying close to $9000 a month and Peakview was still not consistently performing tasks documented in his care plan. After our 3rd formal care meeting, we decided it was hopeless and made the difficult decision to move my father. Peakview is a modern facility and some of the staff members are very nice. Don't be fooled. If you want your loved one actually cared for, don't choose Peakview.

Absolutely run in the opposite direction, Do Not Enter this facility. I would NOT recommend…read morePeakview to anyone who cares about the care given to their loved one. My mother was with Peakview for almost 3 years and the beginning was great. within 6 months the level of care dropped drastically. COVID can not be blamed for everything, that is not an acceptable reason. In one year alone there were "3" executive directors, three head nurses and periods where no one was there to supervise the nursing staff. The staffing changed weekly with no consistency of care. I was there visiting and checking on my mother every other day for the time she was a resident. The most basic care needs were not being met, including basic hygiene, weekly housekeeping and trash removal. Complaining fell on deaf ears. Care reviews were made very 6 months without notifying the family and level of care charges increased with ZERO communication till the next month billing. The services being charged for were not being provided and no refunds were every made even when the level of care was reduced. I received an email from the E/R the day she was admitted for the E/R room for her copay charges. That is how I was notified she had been taken to the hospital. Her care was non existent, she ended up in the hospital with a highly contagious intestinal disease because she sat in her own dirty pull ups. Needless to say....She never returned to live there after that. That experience completely ruined her health. I could continue but have said enough......RUN for the hills ! !

I found myself needing some expert guidance when my Mom started to decline due to dementia. It's a…read morescary and confusing world out there for anyone who has tried to figure out the assisted living system and the worry of finding a safe, comfortable and caring facility. The home care service I was using at the time referred me to Phil Hotaling and what a blessing that was! Phil helped me understand so many issues when it came to being in assisted living and what was and what was not provided. He arranged visits with different homes and together we toured each one. He guided me through the questions and issues pertinent to each home. I selected a wonderful place for Mom! The assisted living home has room for 8 residents and is run by a fantastic couple who live there with their two children. Mom is happy there and I'm happy she is well taken care of by loving caring people. I would never have found this place on my own without Phil's help. Thank you Phil for your help, your guidance and just your wonderful heart and caring about your clients and their family. I would never have made it through this last year with Mom and then Dad needing care all on top of two knee replacement surgeries! Getting Mom and Dad together again at Leawood before he died means more than you'll ever truly know.

Not being from Denver, I was not familiar with Assisted Living places in Denver when I needed to…read moremove my sister to one. My sister's doctor's office recommended Phil Hotaling to me. He has been a God Send! He is very familiar with Assisted Living facilities and their strengthens and weaknesses. Phil helped guide me through the process of finding the best place for my sister to continue the next phase of her life. Thank You Phil!

My mother's HVAC system has been nonfunctional for seven weeks, and communication from Management…read moreduring this time has been both inadequate and completely lacking in compassion for her situation. While we've been fortunate that the weather has been mild, that's no excuse for such an extended delay. We were repeatedly told that repairs were "imminent," but those assurances proved false, and Management eventually admitted there was no clear repair plan in place. Temporary cooling and heating units were offered, but expecting residents with dementia or cognitive decline to safely use space heaters is a serious safety concern. To make matters worse, they even suggested that my 90-year-old mother move to another apartment -- an unreasonable and insensitive solution. Yet despite all this, they had no problem cashing her $8,000 rent check within 24 hours, with no offer of credit or adjustment for the ongoing lack of essential services.

We did not have a good experience here. My Mother's HVAC was inoperable from May until we moved out…read morein August. Communication was abysmal from Management. We were told so many times that the HVAC would be fixed within a week, or soon, until they finally admitted they had no idea when it would be fixed and the problem seemed to be spreading throughout the facility. They did offer temp a/c and space heaters. I do not see a scenario where people suffering from dementia and other cognitive decline issues with space heaters would be safe.

Morningstar at Jordan is a beautiful facility. It is clean and well taken care of. The staff is…read morewarm, kind, and very caring. My father has had wonderful nurses and caregivers. He really enjoys the staff. As his daughter I can also say, the staff is what makes this facility rise above the rest!! This staff bends over backwards to help our father as well as our family!! Thank you so much!!

You always worry about giving up the care of your family to strangers. It cannot he helped. Their…read morehealth, wellness, and daily activities are forever changed, and you have to hope that you haven't chosen a terrible place for their final years. After having experienced two grandparents in the general retirement area, and one of those grandparents later in memory care, I can say with confidence that the family chose well with Morning Star. Yes. There are always difficulties in communication, insurance, billing, and everything else that you might expect from dealing with any sort of business entity at all. This simply comes with the territory. But what makes me happy with how my grandparents lived out their time at Morning Star is the respect, dignity, and help that they got from a great staff. If my grandfather was feeling ill, the staff would bring soup to his room. If he needed help with medicine, there were services to assist in managing his pills. Finally when he died, the staff was helpful to the family in planning for my grandmother. In memory care, my grandmother was taken to every meal, she was brought to the daily activity session, and was never just left in her room to fade away. Her defiance was met with patience, and the staff always let us know about anything she might need (socks, pants, etc.) The last few years of someone's life is an uncomfortable topic. Death is an uncomfortable topic. But I'm so happy that Morning Star made my grandparents last days more bearable. If you have any questions about Morning Star from a family perspective please let me know!

Hired by the families to give support to their seniors, I have gotten to know not just the…read moreresidence of Lincoln Meadows but also the staff . Having both my parents in assistant living in AZ and now working with other families I have seen many . But I wanted to take the time to write a quick review about Lincoln meadows as I honestly can say they are up there on the scale of my favorite places to work and had I known this years ago would of moved my folks there. Staff is amazing and love their compassion for their residence, very clean, price I hear is comparable ,food is better than most and location is even better. Keep up the great work guys hope to see you soon!

This is by far, the best community in the area. The staff here are so caring and they smile and…read moregreet you as you pass them in the hallways. Somebody from management is always available to address any concerns that I might have about my parents. I believe my parents are receiving the best care available. My dad requires a lot more care than my mother does and moving them. Here took a lot of stress and pressure off of my mother, and she is thriving as she no longer has to worry about caring for my father as much. My dad is thriving too, and has been working with the therapy people that are in this place. The food is wonderful and I try to eat here every weekend with my folks.

Not enough caregivers or QMAPs. Food is not always that good. Maintenance is slow, corporate…read moreprioritizes profits over people.

Like other reviews mention - HighPointe is a beautiful community. We toured over twenty memory care…read morecommunities for our loved one. This review is based off of the tour of memory care and not assisted living. The sales lady was fairly new to HighPointe. We had a pretty good meeting in a common area by the main entry. I explained my relative was diagnosed in 2011 with Alzheimer's related dementia but was (and still is) in great health otherwise. She explained they have 5 levels of care (the most number of care levels out of any place we toured). The top level being $2500.00 a month in addition to the monthly room/board rate. She said based off of what I told her - my relative would probably need HighPointe's top care level at $2500.00 a month? I thought - what? Number one - you're not a nurse and number two - you haven't even done an assessment?? Finally got to tour memory care. So you have to have someone access the 3rd floor via the elevators both going to and leaving memory care - they will not give family members the code (another story related to that later). Memory care is very nice - entire floor U shaped with central dining and activity areas and a nice outdoor patio. The sales lady did not acknowledge any care givers or residents by name. There are only 4 care givers for 30 residents (a low ratio of care givers). The smallest studios are TINY - maybe 180 sq feet. It was depressing to look at. Yes they have larger studios/rooms but the $ amount per month goes up per square footage. Note to HighPointe family - when building additional new communities - design all memory care suites the same size . Your five room choice pricing with additional five care level of pricing is ridiculous. Have your architect spend a week in a memory care community. I inquired with sales lady L - so how do four care givers know what level of care all 30 residents are needing and paying for? Her reply was "they just do". Really? Care givers don't get paid much no matter where they work - so do they honestly know that Bob is a 3, Pat is a 5, Larry is a 1, etc etc? Ok so doing the math - a mid size studio along with level 5 care (which sales person said my relative would need) would put us at over $7000 a month? So we found a community within a mile of HighPointe; -has all inclusive pricing - no care levels and under $6k a month. -all rooms are exact same size in memory care -there are 4 care givers for twenty residents (much better ratio) Recently met the daughter of a resident who said she did her "due diligence " and had selected HighPointe for her mom who probably is at stage 6 with Alzheimer's. She said her mom became so severely dehydrated due to lack of care at HighPointe that she ended up in the hospital for over a week. She moved her to where we are and is so much happier with the care. Met a Director of Nursing for another community who said he had to do an assessment of a HighPointe resident for his community and he had to wait 15 minutes for elevator access to leave the memory care secured area. HighPointe you are a beautiful community but as previous reviews on Yelp and other websites point out - your memory care structure and set up needs some help. When I visited - three of your four care givers were just standing (one was seated) around. I thought to myself "where are the 25 residents and what are they doing".

At one of the most difficult times in my mom's life, Carillon made it easy. My mom was one of…read morethose that was NEVER going to leave her house but fate had different plans. Upon breaking her hip, we realized that home was no longer the safest place so we looked around at quite a few independent/assisted living places. Once I walked in Carillon, I KNEW this was the place. It looks like the Four Seasons! You don't feel like you are in any kind of home for older people and it honestly has such a wonderful, welcoming charm. Owners are from here and plan on staying here and will respond at ANY time and are remarkable and their staff is so amazing. Fast forward several month, my mom said she doesn't even miss her house!!!! We never thought she'd ever feel that way but Carillon made it so!!!

My MIL moved here just before Thanksgiving. We looked at several other places and this one was…read morehands down the best. Tracy and all the staff are so welcoming. I love the concept of this place! It is so clean. The units and common areas are beautiful! They recently helped us plan a birthday party for 23 people for my husband in the private dining room. A big shot out to Tracy (yet again), Alberto, Kayleigh, Heath and many others for making this event so special. Everyone commented on how fantastic the food was - even better than most of the highly rated restaurants close by for a fraction of the price. I would not hesitate to to move my own parents here. In fact, they raved about how great this place is and commented on how fantastic my MIL looks. They loved seeing her have a sense of humor that they have never witnessed before. This is place is simply the start of a new chapter in someone's life. I am so grateful!

Unfortunately, the food is awful, most of the options for lunch and dinner are either fried or…read moreloaded with heavy creams and/or sugar and over cooked. If you have any digestive issues there are not many options. Very few menu selections for healthy light meals. If you have a pescatarian diet forget it. Perhaps it's better for those residents who like high calorie over cooked mush, but for people who view their food as a form of medicine, who prefer good tasting fresh nutritious options, this is not the place. If you are considering this facility , I recommend eating a few meals first before you decide. I give the staff a five star rating but it is clearly evident that this for profit facility values cost savings over the quality of the food it provides.

They will make lots of promises and don't follow through...but they are happy to take your money!read more

They killed my Dad within two weeks of his being admitted. Gave him Haldol, a medicine you should…read morenever give a Parkinson's patient. He was walking on his own when he went there. Came out on a wheelchair one week later, and passed away a few days later at home. The nurses are heartless. They just want patients totally compliant or they will make you complaint by whatever means necessary. They deserve negative 100 rating. The one star us only because it won't let you post without a star.

The management at Summit responded to my complaint and they wanted my contact information to…read morediscuss my experience at their facility. It's been several weeks since I sent him my phone number that he already had and he has not contacted me yet. another scam to make everybody believe that they care. Another problem with the facility. The Wing that I stayed in only had one shower for all patients to use. When I got ready to leave, I asked for all my prescribed medication's and pain pills and it took them three trips to bring me all my medication. They really wanted to keep my 1.5 month supply of medication.