These guides explain senior living in Colorado in plain language: what each level of care does, what it costs, how families pay for it, what to look for on a tour, and how to make a move go smoothly. They are written by former community administrators, a licensed nurse, and certified dementia practitioners.
You are helping a parent or a spouse. Start with the topic that matches the question you have right now.
You are planning for yourself. We wrote a page just for you, with no talk of anybody's parents.
Six topics, each with a set of guides that build on one another.
Choosing care starts with one plain question.
Money is the question families ask second and worry about first.
A senior placement advisor is a guide, not a salesperson, and the difference shows up in the first ten minutes of a call.
Dementia changes the questions.
A tour is a sales visit unless you make it something else.
The decision is not the hard part.
Moving and Transitions
Move your parent first, then clear and sell the house. That order keeps the move calm and lets you stage an empty home. Expect four to eight weeks to sort and...
Cory Strauch · 6 min read
Choosing Care
Independent living in Colorado usually runs about 2,500 to 5,000 dollars a month for an apartment, meals, activities, and maintenance. It fits older adults who...
Cory Strauch · 7 min read
Choosing Care
A CCRC is one campus offering independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing, so a resident can change levels without leaving. Entry fee...
Cory Strauch · 12 min read
Dementia and Memory Care
Good memory care engagement fits ability, not a calendar. Look for small groups, purposeful tasks like folding or gardening, music tied to personal history, mo...
Cory Strauch · 8 min read
Touring and Evaluating
Talk to caregivers, not just the sales director. Ask how long they have worked there, how many residents they cover, how they handle a resident who refuses car...
Cory Strauch · 9 min read
Dementia and Memory Care
Care needs shift when wandering, night waking, aggression, weight loss, falls, or refusal of help start showing up. Those signals mean supervision and staffing...
Cory Strauch · 6 min read
Paying for Care
Colorado Medicaid can help pay for assisted living and memory care through the elderly, blind, and disabled waiver once income and asset limits are met. Not ev...
Cory Strauch · 8 min read
Dementia and Memory Care
Early dementia often shows up as repeated questions, missed bills, misplaced items, trouble with familiar routes, word finding pauses, poor judgment, and withd...
Cory Strauch · 10 min read
Touring and Evaluating
Watch for call lights ringing unanswered, strong odors, residents left alone in rooms, vague answers about staffing or turnover, pricing that will not be put i...
Cory Strauch · 8 min read
Dementia and Memory Care
In early dementia, most people stay home with reminders and supervision. In the middle stage, help with bathing, dressing, and safety grows daily, and memory c...
Cory Strauch · 10 min read
Choosing Care
Watch for falls, weight loss, missed medications, unpaid bills, poor hygiene, driving worries, isolation, caregiver burnout, unsafe cooking, and repeat hospita...
Cory Strauch · 8 min read
Choosing Care
In-home care works when needs are a few hours a day and the house is safe. Assisted living works when supervision, meals, medications, and social contact are n...
Cory Strauch · 4 min read
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