Denver’s MorningStar Assisted Living Jobs Offer Opportunities for Advancement!

The MorningStar senior living communities offer fulfilling careers that provide a path to professional and personal growth.  As one of our VPs explains, “MorningStar has propelled me into the career I love. Starting as a caregiver, I’ve had the opportunity to grow through eight different positions and manage three different communities, including opening a brand new home. Not only do I get to do what I’m so passionate about every day, but I’m also able to contribute to a company who has a Vision, Mission and Values that align with my own.”

We routinely promote from within the company whenever possible, and with the growth that MorningStar senior living communities have experienced over the last few years, it now happens more than ever.  To prepare each new hire for success, we provide meaningful training and mentoring.  This training includes Radiance, our proprietary service initiative that teaches new hires about a unique culture that guides the way we deliver service – with warmth, depth of purpose and sincerity.   In addition as we also provide memory care, training includes helping team members better understand memory loss diseases and giving them more effective ways to help care for our most tender residents.

We know that a better prepared workforce makes it easier for us to deliver the kind of exceptional service our brand is built on.  Along with giving our staff the tools they need  to excel, we offer competitive wages, comprehensive benefits including medical, vision, and dental as well as vacation, sick and holiday pay.  

As a company of servant-minded, purpose-driven individuals, we are committed to making a difference in the lives of seniors as well as throughout the world.  If you wish to learn more about our assisted living jobs in Denver, CO, we invite you to visit our website or give us a call.  Our communities are located in Arvada, Centennial, Littleton, Lone Tree, Parker, and Wheat Ridge. 

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 our Career page for information on assisted living jobs including housekeeping jobs in Denver, CO.

MorningStar at Jordan’s Approach to Memory Care

At MorningStar at Jordan, we not only provide assisted living but are also an experienced memory care facility.  Our Reflections Neighborhood has 29 secure suites dedicated to residents with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.   MorningStar’s compassionate team expertly provides the care your loved one requires for their utmost comfort, wellness and safety. 

Our holistic approach to memory care is done through our program we call “Lavender Sky.”  By utilizing our extensive understanding of dementia, it provides the tools to empower and equip our team to advance our vision and mission of providing a more insightful way to support the memory-impaired and their families. 

All of our employees receive training in the program as we understand knowledge provides greater wisdom and insight into interacting with our most tender residents.  The eight hours of training includes the pathology behind the disease as well as communication techniques, and holistic solutions to dining, safety and challenging behaviors. 

Through Lavender Sky, our caregivers thoughtfully enter, embrace and explore the “purple world” of dementia as they crossover the physical and emotional boundaries that would otherwise separate us. By exploring each of our residents’ life stories including their history and preferences, we create an individualized care plan. We also involve and engage family members in how to follow our lead.

Please visit our website for more information regarding our experienced, compassionate memory care.  While many senior communities may offer memory care, we consider it our calling to care for our very special residents.  At MorningStar at Jordan, we do not consider serving our memory care residents to be depressing but rather offer hope to families as we strive to find ways to elevate and celebrate each resident’s life. 

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 and memory care facility in the area.

Having a Purpose Contributes to Wellness

There are several studies that suggest a purposeful life is associated with better physical and mental health and an overall improvement in quality of life.  Seniors age 65 years and older who report having a purpose in life and tangible goals appear to have an increased life span, lower risk of disease, better sleep and healthier outcomes for stroke incidence, post-stroke quality of life, depression and diabetes.

Evidence comes from several long-term studies including The Health and Retirement Study (HRS), which collected data, including information from U.S. adults age 51 to 61 regarding life purpose and other psychological well-being constructs for almost 30 years.  The recently published conclusion and relevance report states “a stronger purpose in life was associated with decreased mortality and that purposeful living may have health benefits.”  Researchers suggest future studies focus on evaluating the association of life purpose interventions with health outcomes, including mortality, to seek more knowledge on how life purpose influences health outcomes.

Another national study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed the functioning grip strength and walking speed in participants age 50 years and older.   Study participants that reported a higher sense of purpose in life were found to have better walking speeds even after researchers controlled for preexisting health conditions, depression and health behaviors.  Authors of the study report their findings suggest that “sense of purpose, a modifiable factor, may play an important role in maintaining physical function among older adults.”   

At MorningStar at Jordan, we recognize the importance of our residents living meaningful lives.  Our wellness programs focus on mental, physical, spiritual and social connections and give our residents something to look forward to each day.  In fact, we take any excuse to have a good time, be it celebrating a holiday or a birthday as residents and team members love having a good time.  Please visit our website to learn more about our exceptional assisted living and memory care facility.

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 and memory care facility in Centennial, CO.

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Our Medication Care Managers Love Their Jobs!

The MorningStar Senior Living communities in the Denver, CO area seek Medication Care Managers/QMAP to fill several openings.  These positions provide an essential service to our cherished residents, as they see to it that residents take their medications on time and in the proper dosage.  In addition as a med care manager, you will be encouraged to build relationships with both our wonderful residents and fellow team members. 

Along with safely dispensing meds, your responsibilities will include recording vital signs prior to the administration of medications, and observing and reporting to our Licensed Nurse any reactions and side effects a resident may experience due to the medications.  Medication Care Managers dispense PRN meds per physician’s orders and then document the administration of these medications.  Duties also include assisting residents who receive oxygen by seeing to it the person has the correct liter flow, and that portable and large liquid tanks are filled and turned off when not in use. 

Prescribed medications are administered and documented per the Medication Administration Record, and our med managers observe the five rights for safely administering medications per the resident’s physicians’ orders.  Other duties include ordering and reordering meds from the pharmacy as prescribed and as requested by our Wellness Director to ensure residents always have the proper medications available.  You will also keep the medication cart clean, stocked and locked with the medication administration book inside. 

Please see our website for the full job description of Medication Care Managers/QMAP duties and our other assisted living jobs at our Denver, CO communities.  These include MorningStar at 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.  Not only will you help change our residents’ lives, but most likely your own will change for the better!

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 details regarding assisted living jobs in Denver, CO.

MorningStar at Jordan’s Wellness Programs & Activities

MorningStar at Jordan’s Life Enrichment Team is always busy providing our residents with a whole range of engaging, entertaining wellness programs and daily activities.  To get a feel for a day in the life of a resident at our beautiful community, please take a look at our monthly calendar posted on our website. 

For example, during a day in February, our residents had a choice of morning activities that included Town Hall, Daily Devotions, and a Spelling Bee.  The afternoon offered Jewelry Making with Rita, Bodies in Motion, Historical Interactions with Brad and Flower Arranging.  The evening Netflix movie began at 6pm.  During the month, residents played Bocce Ball, enjoyed a Line Dancing Class, and had fun at Milk Shake Socials in the Bistro. Other activities that go on around MorningStar are games, trivia, and a range of physical exercises perfected for our residents.

In addition, February’s special events at MorningStar at Jordan included a Super Bowl Party, Mardi Gras Entertainment and Valentine’s Day Trivia.  So, whether you are a knitter or want to learn, would love a visit from local preschoolers, or want to join an exercise group, and much more, we either have it on the calendar or encourage our residents to go ahead and start a club. 

MorningStar at Jordan is a step above other assisted living facilities and offers everything seniors need to ensure their comfort, wellness and safety.  We have 55 bright suites for assisted living and another 29 secure suites devoted to caring for those with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.  Please visit our website for pricing and availability. 

MorningStar Assisted Living and Memory Care at Jordan represents the very best in assisted living facilities 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.

Are You a Caregiver? Do it at the Area’s Finest Assisted Living Communities

If you have the heart of a caregiver and love the idea of working for an assisted living community that values both its residents as well as employees, you will be pleased to know MorningStar Senior Living is committed to doing just that.  We recognize that especially those in caregiver positions are the very heartbeat of our homes, and are the reason why we are proud to provide them with an atmosphere where they can flourish.     

Right now our recruitment efforts are focused on filling a variety of assisted living jobs in the Denver area including care managers.  These are rewarding careers requiring dedicated, hard-working individuals who understand it is a privilege to provide compassionate care to our remarkable residents. Thus we seek men and women that instinctively know seniors are gifted and contributing individuals who deserve to be treated with the utmost respect.

Our open positions include full-time, reduced full-time, and part-time, and as our communities are true homes and offer residents 24/7 care, jobs include evening, night and weekend shifts.  MorningStar’s Denver area communities 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.

As MorningStar care managers assist residents with their daily personal care activities, you will be encouraged to build strong relationships with them; and while you are at it, probably be surprised by how much they can offer you.  In addition you will be working alongside like-minded team members who also enjoy building our MorningStar family. 

Please visit our website to read the full description of a care manager’s duties as well as to learn more about other available assisted living jobs including medication care managers/QMAPS and more.  We invite you to be part of something inspirational, profound and rewarding!

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.  If you wish to thrive personally and professionally, visit MorningStar’s Career page for more information on rewarding assisted living jobs in Denver, CO.

MorningStar Raises Funds for Senior Focused Organizations

At MorningStar of Boulder our goal is to provide one of the best senior retirement homes in the area. We offer 48 bright, private assisted living suites in a variety of floor plans to meet our residents’ preferences and needs.  In our Reflections Neighborhood, we provide another 46 secure suites devoted to the individualized care of those with Alzheimer’s and other dementia-related diseases.

We consider serving seniors our calling, and as we have seen firsthand the traumatizing effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, we join our parent company, MorningStar Senior Living in their efforts to end Alzheimer’s.   Other charitable activities will also involve senior-focused, not-for-profit organizations. 

Throughout the year, our community will participate in events that help to raise funds as well as awareness for Alzheimer’s disease, and it is our honor to partner with the Alzheimer’s Association as MorningStar does in every market we serve.  Some of these activities will include getting a team together to participate in the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” event, which takes every Fall. Participants will include staff members, residents, and family members and friends who will join the fun as walkers, runners, exhibitors, and sponsors.  The 5K walk is the world's largest event and raises funds for Alzheimer's care, support and research. Each year our collective MorningStar communities have helped raise funds toward a cure. 

MorningStar of Boulder also participants in the uplifting “The Longest Day” celebration, which takes place each year in June on the Summer Solstice.  It too is an effort to raise funds and awareness of Alzheimer’s along with a way to honor those suffering from the disease. The day-long event is sure to be filled with fun and entertainment as we share a message of hope and compassion. 

At MorningStar of Boulder, we represent the very best in senior retirement homes with a unique mission statement of “to honor, to serve, to invest.”  We have built a foundation on honoring God, valuing all seniors and selecting staff with a felt calling to serve to create a true “home” for residents.  Please schedule a visit to experience firsthand our beautiful assisted living and memory care community.