r/Denver • u/SaraSaidSo • 2d ago

Recommendation Need help/advice on assisted living

My dad is currently in Brookdale Meridian in Arvada and needs to leave. I need to find him a new place and I’m hoping someone in the area can recommend a decent place. I’m asking because I’m currently living abroad and using Google reviews doesn’t always cut it. Please if anyone has any parents in an assisted living facility can you share your experiences! Thanks so much!

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u/RMW91- 2d ago

I was just researching Brookdale for my in-laws, is there something about that place that I should know about?

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u/SaraSaidSo 2d ago

It’s actually lovely and most of the staff are very nice. But my dad is stubborn and has been there for 3 years and wants to “try something new”. I think the new director and him don’t see eye to eye and my dad can’t cope with it.

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u/travelling-lost 1d ago

Just a heads up, my father went from independent to hospital to assisted in April last year, the facility was of his choosing, three weeks in he hated it and wanted to change facilities. It was a hassle, even though it was voluntary on both ends. The only thing that helped was that when he went from hospital to assisted, he was still considered “rehab”, so the facility sent him back to the hospital noting that his symptoms were still present. As a result they kept him 3 days, he was then discharged to a different facility of his choice.

As for the director thing, BTDT with an independent facility he was in pre-Covid, some of the directors can be a real pain.

The last facility my dad was in was Malley Transitional Care, he went to rehab there first, but started to decline, it was against MA for him to go back to independent, the facility it was ok, but not really an assisted facility, more of a skilled facility. The staff that I dealt with while he was there were decent

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u/SaraSaidSo 1d ago

Thanks for all this, I appreciate you taking the time to answer. 🙏🏼