The tour experience at Arbor View Senior Living was very good. We happened to be there on a day when there was an upper-level management person there who handles many different facilities from their parent company, so we got a lot of questions answered. She was a very sweet lady. It was a great experience, so we're leaning toward this one right now. They're in the middle of a remodel. It's a small facility. On the independent living side, there are only 50 occupancies, with a maximum of 55. None of them were available in the size we wanted, which was a one-bedroom. We saw a studio that was half the size, and it was way too small. We saw that they were building a movie theater. We saw their exercise room. We heard about what activities they have, and we were able to take a monthly calendar with us. They had a community garden or a garden club. We got to see how it's coming together, and it was probably the most impressive part of it.

Arbor View Senior Living felt very homey. The facility and grounds were lovely. The staff members that we met were nice and not pushy at all. We like the amenities, like the game room, dining area, and laundry facilities. It's close to my house, which is wonderful. The rooms were small, but they seemed adequate for my mom's needs and for the things that she would like to have with her to keep her comfortable in this transition. The new dining area is beautiful, with a nice view of the grounds of the Rocky Mountains. We saw some of their menus, and they looked delicious. All of the independent living apartments have a sliding glass door with a little patio. It's got some really lovely front and back lawns. They have a play area for great-grandchildren to come to play. They're doing some extensive remodeling, so we were not able to see everything in its finished state.

I moved into Arbor View Senior Living two months ago, and I'm quite happy. I like the general atmosphere of the place. The people are friendly and the staff. It just feels very homelike. I look out my window and my patio door, and it's like a park. I have huge, huge blue spruce trees. I have a 3-foot square little garden outside my door, and it turns out to be a miniature allium (which I've watched all spring), and I can see a little patch of mountain through the window. The grounds are lovely. The food is good. They are very concerned. It was Memorial Day weekend and my niece came up from Texas. She was helping me get pictures up and that sort of thing and she brought in lunch. I hadn't been out for a couple of days, and the concierge called me and said, "Are you OK?" I said, "Yeah, I'm fine." She said, "I haven't seen you. I just wanted to check and make sure you're OK." I feel like there's a concern for me individually, as well as just meeting my needs. It's a good place to be. They're remodeling the hallways, so that's been a little primitive at this point. They have gotten the halls painted and are progressing. It's a little bit rough from that point of view, but the activities are fun. There's a couple of ladies that I have lunch with frequently. We talk about authors we've read and in particular books that we've enjoyed. There's not all that many people I can do that with, so that gives me a feeling of comfort. I'm doing some exercise classes. When I came in here, I was so weak that getting to the dining room was a struggle. Now, I'm doing three exercise classes a week and just feeling a lot better. It's just exactly what I wanted. It's in Arvada. I can get to my church, and I have friends in the community. I lived in Arvada for 50 years. When I moved in here, my diabetes went nuts; I'm on a very limited diet. There are 25 to 30 residents in the dining room, so there's a lot of happy chatter. One day I decided to have a strawberry spinach salad with chicken was breaded and fried, and I said, "Oh, I can't have that." They said, "We can just fry you a chicken breast." They did that and sliced it. It was just lovely. They accommodate for my needs, as well as my taste. They have lots of choices, particularly for a fairly small facility. They're right on it as far as choices and so forth. We have special meals coming up on holidays, and they do a rather nice thing. The 4th of July was on the Friday before, and that made it possible for us to spend the 4th of July itself with family. All of our holiday meals have been quite elegant and lovely. We had some special food. We had ribs for the 4th of July, then we have the holiday free for visiting with family. They're remodeling the public areas, so it's a bit rough. One whole week, we had paint smell all up and down the hall. It's going to be very nice. The price is half of what I was paying at the other place.

My mom will be moving into Arbor View Senior Living. The main reason is she felt comfortable there. The people were real friendly, and she liked the environment there. It just felt more like home to her. The inside is in the middle of a remodeling, but it looked like it will be okay. We are fine with it. On the outside everything was clean, and we were happy with it. They were great, and we had no problems with the people we dealt with. They are Carrie and Angela. They were friendly, very informative, and gave us a great tour. They have a library, a beauty salon (which is not open right now but will be opened), and they have an exercise room. In the library is a little coffee bar too.

I visited the Arbor View Senior Living, and it was great. They showed me a studio and a one-bedroom. We just went to the bedrooms from an outside entrance. We did not go through the facility, just went into the rooms through the patio doors. The staff was very friendly. It appeared to be clean and maintained right. They do arts and crafts mostly. We talked about different meal plans. We went around the back part and I thought I saw a courtyard or a back area.