Learn More About Dementia

Dementia may still be one of the most misunderstood medical conditions of today.  From believing dementia is an inevitable part of aging to thinking any sign of forgetfulness is evidence of dementia, many people hold inaccurate views regarding the term.  The Alzheimer’s Association defines dementia as not being a specific disease. Rather they say, “It's an overall term that describes a group of symptoms associated with a decline in memory or other thinking skills severe enough to reduce a person's ability to perform everyday activities.” 

Also, it can complicate the matter as the term dementia covers a range of conditions with the most common one being Alzheimer’s disease.  Other forms of dementia include vascular dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and other disorders.  

To determine if your or a loved one’s memory loss is a symptom of dementia, you need to be evaluated by a health care professional.  Simply being forgetful is not enough for a doctor to make the diagnosis of dementia but rather he or she will run a series of tests to determine if there is other evidence of cognition problems.   Other signs of dementia involve a person having difficulty completing sentences or finding the right word to say, difficulty completing tasks, and difficulty recognizing items or people.   

In some cases the person may exhibit signs of poor judgement and have trouble performing common household chores, paying bills, or preparing food.  They may have problems with organizing thoughts, and repeatedly ask the same questions or relate the same stories. A person with dementia can lose their way even in a familiar environment as well as become more agitated and irritable. 
MorningStar of Boulder’s senior retirement living includes 46 secure suites devoted to the individualized care of those with memory impairment from Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related conditions along with 48 assisted living suites. Please visit our website to learn more about our holistic approach to memory care.  

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 learn more about the best assisted living and memory care in Boulder.

A Job that Fits All of Your Needs!

If you have felt like you have not found the right career for yourself, you may be looking in all the wrong places.  Perhaps you are already in the service industry but still have not found the perfect fit.  Is so, may we recommend taking a look at a job in senior living?  

Today’s vibrant senior living communities require people with a diverse range of talents, experience and in some cases particular educational backgrounds; and MorningStar’s gorgeous Denver area residential homes are some of the best.  Our communities are situated in beautiful, convenient locations that include Arvada, Centennial, Littleton, Lone Tree, Wheat Ridge and Parker. 

In many of our positions, you will have the opportunity to directly interact with our remarkable residents and help to make their day a better one.  Whether you are a care manager assisting residents with daily activities such as grooming, bathing and more, a medication care manager who ensures residents properly receive daily medications, or a food server dishing out meals and smiles, your help contributes to the wellbeing of our residents.  In fact every role in our homes is important for a smooth operation. 

So if you have worked as a wait staff and are tired of feeling under-appreciated, why not consider becoming a food server at one of our loving communities.  Or if cooking is your thing, there are no more appreciative diners than those at a MorningStar home.  The same goes for any of our other assisted living jobs. Current openings include care managers, medication care managers, dining room servers, cooks, maintenance assistances, and various housekeeping jobs.  

While MorningStar was founded on Judeo-Christian traditions, we welcome all faiths and seek loving, compassionate people to come join our team.  Visit our website’s Career page and follow the link to Assisted Living Jobs - Denver, CO for an updated list of career 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.  For more information, see MorningStar’s Career page for open positions including our housekeeping jobs in Denver, CO.

MorningStar at Jordan Delivers Care with Respect and Love

MorningStar at Jordan’s mission is to provide the best assisted living and memory care possible.  To ensure we meet our standard of service excellence, each of MorningStar’s team members from caregivers to dining servers or housekeepers go through our proprietary service excellence “Radiance” training.  In addition, its precepts are reiterated during our daily “Huddle.”  Radiance celebrates an attitude of selflessness, which issues from a deep and sincere place as does a beam of light, and is the framework that guides the way we deliver service – with warmth, sincerity and depth.         

As one team member from a MorningStar community writes, “Radiance training is absolutely phenomenal!”  She says she appreciates the fact that it helps team members to be their best at work as well as in their personal lives and creates an environment where residents are treated with the utmost care.  Another team member shares: “People always ask me why I love my job so much. For me it’s not always about money, but the difference you can make in someone’s life. MorningStar has done so much for me in the short time I have been here. Not only am I changing residents’ lives but they are changing mine.”

We believe Radiance is the evidence of our resolve to be a place that is not only distinguished by compassion and care, but by service professionalism as its presence and influence is felt throughout our assisted living home.  Under its teachings, residents are treated as family members, and as such, our priority is to respond to their expressed and unexpressed needs and wishes.

Please contact us for more information about our assisted living and memory care as well as all of the services, amenities and programs we offer residents. 

The unique mission statement of MorningStar at Jordan, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. 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 learn more about the finest assisted living home in Centennial, CO.

Cold Weather Can be Especially Hard on Seniors

Many seniors are especially susceptible to the cold and end up feeling chilly all winter long.  There are several reasons why cold weather can be hard on the elderly including complications from common diseases and health conditions. 

The American Heart Association explains that seniors with cardiovascular conditions can experience increased side effects from the cold as lower temperatures and cold winds reduce body heat and cause blood vessels to constrict.  This makes it more difficult for oxygen to reach the entire body, and someone with heart disease can have difficulty breathing.  Other health conditions common to the elderly include hypothyroidism (a low thyroid gland output), which can cause the sensation of cold feet and hands.  Also a sedentary lifestyle, problems with circulation from diabetes, and losing weight can cause seniors to be more affected by the cold.    

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) cautions that if an elderly person becomes very chilled, it can be dangerous and result in a condition known as hypothermia and may happen before a person is aware of the problem.  Even residing in a very cold house may result in a body temperature of 95°F or lower, which “can cause many health problems, such as a heart attack, kidney problems, liver damage, or worse.”

Tips to help the elderly stay warm and regulate their body temperatures include eating a nutrient-rich diet and participating in age-appropriate exercises.  The NIA advises seniors not to try and save money by skimping on heating their homes but to keep the temperature at least 68–70°F.  To cut heating costs, close off unused rooms, shuts blinds and make sure your house if well-insulated.  Also wear layers throughout the day and use a small throw to place over your legs or shoulders if you do feel a chill.  Furthermore, at night, wear long underwear under your pajamas and socks as well as a knit cap if you are still cold. 

At MorningStar at Jordan, we specialize in providing seniors with a lifestyle of comfort, wellness and community.  We offer 55 suites for assisted living and 29 secure suites devoted to the specialized care of residents with memory impairment.  Our spacious senior living residences are available in a variety of well-designed floor plans and have details reflective of those found throughout our beautifully appointed community.

MorningStar Assisted Living & Memory Care at Jordan represents the very best in senior living 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 one of the area’s finest senior living residences.

Source: nia.nih.gov/health/cold-weather-safety-older-adults

Area’s Top Senior Living Homes Seek Food Servers, Cooks, and Housekeepers

Do you long to be part of something inspirational, profound, and rewarding?  Would you love to work among others with the same principled standards as you?  Or are you tired of working for a company that sees you as just another employee?  

Now that 2020 is here, and it’s not only a new year but a new decade, perhaps it is time to make a real change in the direction your career is going.  If you live in or around the Denver area, our six MorningStar senior living communities have open positions requiring a diverse range of skills and/or education and experience.  These include housekeeping jobs as well as full and part-time positions for care managers, medication care managers/QMAPs, food servers, cooks and more. 

As one of our MorningStar cooks, you will love serving residents a wide variety of freshly prepared, delicious meals.  Our food service team members work cooperatively with other staff and departments as they create their daily culinary delights.   MorningStar food servers provide residents with an upscale restaurant experience in a sociable and friendly environment.  They are also encouraged to build caring relationships with residents, their families and fellow team members in order to create a loving, family environment.  

However regardless of the position you hold, you will be considered a vital member of our team and encouraged to explore your unique talents; after all our homes could not run smoothly without a team effort.  Career advancement is common as whenever possible, we promote internally, and with MorningStar’s rapid growth, it happens now more than ever. 

All team members receive competitive wages as well as comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental, vision, and more.  We also offer vacation, sick time and holiday pay as well as a 401(K) plan.   Visit MorningStar’s Career page and follow the link to “Assisted Living Jobs – Denver, CO” for a full description of our various positions and the community where they are needed.

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 Career page and follow our link to Assisted Living Jobs – Denver, CO.

Now that the Assisted Living Decision Has Been Made

Now that the hard decision is over and you or a parent has decided that moving into an assisted living home makes the most sense for your/their needs, you may need to downsize a houseful of furniture and decades of belongings.  While this can seem like an overwhelming task, take a deep breath, try to relax and read some tips from organizing experts.   

Organizing your approach to the task should be your first step and begin by cataloging a list of your furniture and possessions.  Now create lists for the things you want to keep, items you want to give to family or friends, and items to sell.  Anything left over should go on a list to donate. 

Before you get too far ahead of yourself, you will also need to remember that your apartment in the assisted living community may be smaller than your present home.  This means you will not need a whole household full of furniture! 

It may be helpful to measure the size of the suite and create a floor plan to give yourself a realistic idea of how your furnishings will fit in your new place.  If the unit is a studio or a smaller, one bedroom, you do not want to be so crowded you cannot safely move around.  You may even want to buy a smaller couch or coffee table that is better suited to the size of your new home.  Also bins and shelving help keep items organized and easy to get to. 

Furthermore, keep in mind that your new life at a senior living community will be much easier as you will no longer be responsible for preparing meals and maintaining a home.  At MorningStar at Jordan, we cook and serve the meals as well as provide light housekeeping, daily trash removal, and laundry and linen services.

MorningStar at Jordan provides residents with a home that is both beautiful and accommodating. We offer 55 assisted living suites in a variety of configurations including spacious studio, one bedroom, and two bedrooms floor plans.  The Reflections Neighborhood has 29 secure suites devoted to the individualized care of residents with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia.

The unique mission statement of MorningStar at Jordan, “to honor, to serve, to invest,” sets us apart from other senior living communities. 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 learn more about the finest assisted living home in Centennial, CO.

Explore Your Opportunities with a Fulfilling Career in Senior Living!

MorningStar’s Denver area senior living communities are vibrant, loving homes that provide the finest independent living, assisted living and memory care.  To ensure the best care for each of our residents, we have assembled a team of compassionate, dedicated individuals with a felt calling to serve.  Currently we seek like-minded men and women to fill a variety of assisted living jobs within our MorningStar of Arvada; MorningStar at Jordan; MorningStar of Littleton; MorningStar at RidgeGate; MorningStar of Wheat Ridge; and Parker Senior Living by MorningStar communities.    

Our openings vary from care managers and medication care managers/QMAPs to housekeepers, cooks, food servers and more.  Regardless of your role within our communities, you will enjoy working together as a team with a common goal – to enhance the lives of our cherished residents.  Moreover our “people first” philosophy includes residents, their families, fellow team members, and the wider community.  

Also we want you to know that MorningStar is not a company with typical values.  For one thing, we know that being nice is rarely a job requirement but we think it should be as we know that one act of “kindness” can generate many more.  Our hiring process starts by identifying virtues such as kindness, character, and selflessness as they are the building blocks in creating a culture distinguished by benevolence, empowerment and collaboration.

When you accept a position with us, you will discover the rewards of serving seniors are endless; and while you strive to make a difference in their lives, you will most likely find your own life changing for the better.  For rewarding career opportunities, we invite you to visit the MorningStar website for the complete list of assisted living jobs in Denver, Co.  Be part of something special and join our MorningStar family!

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.  Please visit MorningStar’s Career page for more information on rewarding assisted living jobs in Denver, CO.