Balfour Cherrywood Village

Balfour Cherrywood Village has let my mom get back a high quality of life, and she loves it there. She gets treated with respect, and the staff all work to make sure every resident there is individually cared for according to their unique needs and preferences. They've got tons of activities to participate in if my mom feels up for it, from games to keep her actively thinking and exercising to weekly painting classes and frequent live music performances. She's made lots of friends with both residents and staff members. It's been an invaluable community for me and my mom to be a part of while she has Alzheimer's. She's safe, well cared for, and she's a lot happier than I remember her being for many years before she moved there. She's not scared or stressed out anymore, and she can structure her day as she likes and enjoy life. The staff are all well trained. There's a wide range of residents there, from the beginnings of memory trouble through residents that need lots of help, so she will be able to stay there with a room she knows and staff that know her hopefully for a long time yet to come. I visited a lot of different memory care units between Boulder and Denver, and BCWV wasn't the cheapest, but it was the place where I thought she would fit the best and live her best life. She's grateful to be there, and tells me so often.

My mom loves it here. She really hated the idea of having to move to memory care after it became clear she could not live on her own, but, now that's she's settled in, she loves it at Balfour Cherrywood Village. She tells me about how much she enjoys the activities, exercise, painting class, and especially how delicious the food is. She's somewhere where she and I both feel she is safe and well cared for, and that peace of mind is invaluable. The staff at Balfour are awesome and helpful and they really help you feel like it's a big community working together to maintain a good quality of life for people who need help. Balfour lets me mom be as independent as she wants, and they try to cater to each individual's tastes and preferences. The staff usually know my mom by name, and my mom doesn't have any complaints beyond constantly misplacing her TV remote.

We recently admitted my mom to Balfour Cherrywood Village after her dementia made it impossible for her to continue to live safely by herself. Everyone at Balfour, and especially [name removed], went above and beyond to get my mom placed and comfortable. [Name removed] has been such a support for us as we're navigating this new world. I sat in with my mom yesterday for trivia and when I suggested we leave early to go out to lunch, she refused! Mom enjoys the activities and although she isn't sure why she is there, my family and I are confident and comfortable that she is in the right place and is being well cared for.