Is it Time to Stop Driving?

From time to time, there have been serious accidents involving elderly drivers that reach the nation’s attention and reopens the debate regarding the age that elderly adults should stop driving.  While some states have implemented stricter rules for seniors renewing their driver’s license, many states have met resistance or have had a hard time coming to a consensus. It is hard to assess a senior’s fitness for driving as each person is different and health problems vary immensely.  One good thing is that many seniors start to self-regulate their driving habits once they notice problems.

Experts say if you have become concerned over your parent’s fitness to drive, you need to start a conversation with them.  If you think they can still handle limited driving with some restrictions, talk to them about setting up rules such as avoiding major highways and rush hour, driving only in daylight and during good weather.  Remind them that this will help keep them safe as well as others who share the road with them. If they have had fender benders and are having trouble following traffic signals, it may be time for them to stop driving altogether before they hurt themselves or others.  However, if this is the case, be sure to have some plans in place for alternative transportation. 

MorningStar of Boulder offers senior retirement living and provides residents all of the services and amenities required for their comfort, wellbeing and safety.  This includes scheduled transportation to doctor visits as well as shopping trips to area stores. We also take field trips to local culture events, museums, parks, and more. Please visit our website to learn more about our community, and while you are there, use our links to set up a tour and to ask about availability and pricing. 

MorningStar of Boulder offers the very best in senior retirement living with our distinct mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.”  Our foundation is built upon honoring God, valuing all seniors, and investing in staff with a felt calling to serve. Dedicated to creating a real home for residents within a beautiful setting, we encourage you to see for yourself our exceptional community.

Working to Make a Beautiful Difference

At Denver’s gorgeous MorningStar senior living communities, we are building a team of service professionals who feel connected, empowered and called to serve, and willingly invest in resident-families as well as fellow team members.  Our culture is designed to encourage each of them to explore their unique talents in order to reach their full potential and to thrive not only professionally but personally. 

We also recognize our entire team is essential to the smooth operation of our homes and instrumental in delivering the service excellence our residents deserve.  So regardless of whether you are working in one of our housekeeping jobs or as an Executive Director or Chef, you are part of the team!  Right now we are seeking loving individuals to fill a variety of openings.       

All of our assisted living jobs are great careers, and offer competitive wages and vacation, sick time, and holiday pay as well as the opportunity for advancement as we commonly promote from within.  In addition we offer comprehensive healthcare plans, which include medical; dental; vision; employee assistance program; telemedicine benefits; a 401(k) plan, and more.

MorningStar’s beautiful Denver communities offer independent living, assisted living, and memory care and include MorningStar of Arvada; MorningStar at Jordan; MorningStar of Littleton; MorningStar at RidgeGate; MorningStar of Wheat Ridge; and Parker Senior Living by MorningStar.  Openings are posted on our website and include: care managers, concierges, bus drivers, business office managers, dining room servers, housekeepers, and medication care managers/QMAP.  As our homes operate 24/7, positions may be weekend, evening or night-time shifts and full or part-time.    

Please visit our website to learn more or stop by one of our communities to apply to an open position.  At MorningStar, our priorities are clear, it’s about honoring God; and our mission begins with authenticity and integrity as we value all seniors as gifted and contributing individuals.

At MorningStar Senior Living, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities.  We are committed to a foundation built upon honoring God and valuing all seniors, and are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve seniors.  For a rewarding career, visit MorningStar’s Career page for information on caregiver and housekeeping jobs in Denver.

MorningStar at Jordan Offers All-inclusive, Compassionate Memory Care

At MorningStar at Jordan, we understand the devastation families feel when they get a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.  We know the path going forward is unplanned for, and we consider it our privilege – our calling to walk alongside the memory-impaired and their family on their unexpected journey.  MorningStar at Jordan offers assisted living as well as experienced, compassionate memory care for those in the early onset of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia right through to the most advanced stages. 

Our Reflections Neighborhood consists of 29 secure suites for memory care.  The area is specifically designed to allow residents the freedom to move safely about their spacious surroundings.  Also given the nature of dementia, residents pay one price for their suite and their care regardless of the level of memory loss. 

As dementia care experts, our unique approach and philosophy to caring for those afflicted with the disease is called “Lavender Sky.”  We know the essence of the person remains despite the level of memory loss, and our job is to nurture and support the individual by finding ways to calm or stimulate as the situation demands.  Lavender Sky provides the path for us to enter, embrace, and explore the “purple world” of memory loss, and to cross over the physical, emotional, and relational boundaries that would otherwise separate us.   

Every aspect of our home is designed to provide the comfort, wellness and safety our special residents require including mealtime.  We know those suffering from memory loss can sometimes have compromised abilities at the table.  We address this by providing a selection of finger foods, texture-modified diets (mechanical soft and puréed, thickened liquids), and easy-to-recognize balanced meals that taste as good as they look.  

MorningStar at Jordan invites area families to contact us for more information, availability and pricing.  To see firsthand our loving care, we encourage you to set up a tour of the finest assisted living home in Centennial, CO. 

MorningStar at Jordan’s mission statement “to honor, to serve, to invest” sets us apart from other senior living options. We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing our seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve. Set in a warm, loving atmosphere with beautiful surroundings and resort-style amenities, we offer our residents the best assisted living home in the area.

Eating Mushrooms May Protect Brain Health

Research is being done around the world to try and determine the cause of Alzheimer’s disease as well as discover more effective treatments.  Thanks to that research, we already know there are several things we can do to enhance the aging process, and may even help to delay or decrease our risk of developing Alzheimer’s.  These include staying socially active, avoiding smoking, moderating alcohol consumption, routinely exercising, and eating a healthy diet.

In addition, over the last few decades, scientists have touted the benefits of several “Superfoods” that may help to protect brain health.  Some of the foods include dark chocolate (with at least 85% cocoa), turmeric, dark leafy greens, acai and other berries, walnuts, omega-3 fatty acids, red wine and green tea. 

Now a study from the National University of Singapore (NUS) suggests that including mushrooms into our diets (even consumed in small portions) appears to lower the risk of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).  This can be important as MCI often precedes Alzheimer's disease.

Many people think mushrooms are a vegetable but they are actually fungi and are rich in antioxidants, which are known to protect cell health.  The study authors explain that, “Edible mushrooms — both cultivated and wild species — contain a high amount of dietary fiber, antioxidants, and protein, as well as vitamins and minerals.” 

If you are looking for senior living residences in the Centennial, CO area, we invite you to take a look at MorningStar at Jordan. We believe in providing residents a holistic approach to wellness that includes a wide range of care services, routine physical exercise tailored to seniors, and nutritional, tasty meals.  Our meals include recipes made with ingredients known to support brain health and have high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. 

MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care at Jordan represents the very best in senior living residences with our distinct mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We are dedicated to providing a true home for residents amidst a beautiful, serene setting by creating a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve. Please contact us to set up a tour to see firsthand our exceptional community.

Source: medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324710.php

Senior Living Communities Known for Compassionate Care & Professionalism

At the Denver area MorningStar senior living communities, we recognize the balance between our mission and running a successful, growing company.  By starting with core values of Love, Respect, Honesty, Fairness, Goodness, and Kindness, we have intentionally built a culture that fosters these values and honors God in all of our business practices and relationships. 

Also we believe you won’t find but a few senior living companies that have made it a part of their mission to invest so generously in seeking and retaining staff with servant’s hearts to aid in their success and growth. At MorningStar communities, we recognize that when we recruit people with traits such as character, kindness and selflessness, our residents will receive the very best service. 

Six of our Denver area communities are seeking extraordinary individuals to fill a variety of assisted living jobs.  They include MorningStar of Arvada in Arvada; MorningStar at Jordan in Centennial; MorningStar of Littleton in Littleton; MorningStar at RidgeGate in Lone Tree; MorningStar of Wheat Ridge in Wheat Ridge; and Parker Senior Living by MorningStar in Parker. While experience is preferred, most importantly we are looking for people with big hearts who would love the opportunity to have a rewarding career serving seniors. 

To learn more about our assisted living jobs, please visit our website’s Career page and follow the link to “Assisted Living Jobs - Denver.”  Here you will see our full list of job opportunities such as: care managers, medication care managers/QMAPs, concierges, cooks, dining room servers, maintenance assistants and housekeeping jobs at Denver’s senior living communities.  

From the moment you walk through the door of one of our communities, you will feel the warmth and love that emanates from within.  Our unique culture sets us apart, and our remarkable seniors will help teach you to better understand love.  Please contact us or use or online application to apply to one of our excellent job opportunities. 

At MorningStar Senior Living, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities.  We are committed to a foundation built upon honoring God and valuing all seniors, and are currently recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve seniors.  Please visit MorningStar’s website for details on a variety of fulfilling careers including housekeeping jobs in Denver.

Learn More About MorningStar at Jordan

At MorningStar at Jordan we have a lot of inquiries from area seniors and their family members looking for senior living residences.  FAQs include how our pricing is structured as well as availability.  In assisted living, fees are based on the level of care a resident requires.  For memory care residents, we offer all-inclusive pricing, which means suite rental and care, whatever the level of need, is one price. 

To calculate your level of need in assisted living, you and your family will meet with our Wellness Director and go over your medical history and personal preferences to create an individualized care plan.  This sets the basis of your Care Level (we have five) and your monthly fee accounts for the costs and time to provide the needed services.  These can include help with daily personal care activities (grooming, bathing, toileting, etc.) and medical assistance.

If you are concerned the cost of assisted living may be too high for your means, we want to remind you that senior housing can be very cost-effective as there are many things you will no longer pay for out-of-pocket.  This includes the costs of your monthly utilities.  At MorningStar your monthly fee includes cable TV & utilities, laundry facilities, and three daily meals prepared under the direction of our Executive Chef.  In addition, we have scheduled transportation every week for rides to medical appointments as well as transportation to organized activities and cultural events. 

Assisted living residents also have access to a full-time Licensed Nurse and our loving 24-hour care staff.  Our wellness programs and activities engage and support our residents’ mental, physical, spiritual and social connections and allow the opportunity to continue to learn and grow.   

At MorningStar at Jordan, the care, comfort and wellbeing of our residents are the foremost considerations for everything we do.  Our dedicated team, the heartbeat of our community, delivers service that represents the mission and philosophy of MorningStar Senior Living - honoring God and valuing seniors as gifted and contributing individuals.

MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care at Jordan represents the very best in senior living residences with our distinct mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.” We are dedicated to providing a true home for residents amidst a beautiful, serene setting by creating a foundation built on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve. Please contact us to set up a tour to see firsthand our exceptional community.

The Rewards of Working with Seniors are Endless!

If you have not yet had the privilege of serving seniors, you may be surprised to discover that it is a lot more fun than you thought – at least when it’s with our fun-loving Denver MorningStar senior living residents.  Just one look at our website and you will see an abundance of heartfelt hugs and special moments between our residents and staff. 

In addition to having the chance to impact the lives of our beloved seniors and help give them a better quality of life, they in turn, teach us much about humility, loyalty, discipline, honor and character.  They also have some fascinating stories to tell if we take the time to listen; and while some may sound like fiction, when you look into their eyes, you know it is all true. 

If asked, many of our team members will explain that early influencers in their lives were their grandparents or older family friends or neighbors who took the time to teach them life lessons and guide their early years with love and acceptance.  Also many of our dedicated team members are drawn to the idea of working for MorningStar as they share our mission, vision and core values.    

Right now the greater Denver area’s MorningStar of Arvada; MorningStar at Jordan; MorningStar of Littleton; MorningStar at RidgeGate; MorningStar of Wheat Ridge; and Parker Senior Living of MorningStar are seeking individuals with a felt calling to serve to fill a variety of assisted living jobs.  The skill set and experience of each position is diverse and includes care managers, medication care managers/QMAPs, concierges, chefs, dining room servers, and housekeeping jobs. 

If you have a “Great Heart” and the desire to serve, we invite you  join a workplace that will feel like home, where you will be so welcomed, so cared for, so appreciated…it is sure to take  you by surprise.  Please visit our website for more information regarding assisted living jobs.

At MorningStar Senior Living, our unique mission statement: “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities.  With a foundation built upon honoring God and valuing all seniors, we are recruiting staff with a felt calling to serve seniors.  We invite you to visit MorningStar’s Career page for more information on rewarding Denver area assisted living jobs.