55+ independent living · Wheat Ridge, Colorado
(303) 421-7702
55 and older · Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Independent apartments from 585 to 1,392 square feet, each with a private garage and heat and water included in the rent, most with a patio or balcony.
No phone call required
Most communities make you call before they will tell you the price. We would rather you knew now, decided whether Morningside fits, and spent the phone call on better questions.
Why people choose Morningside
No buy-in
Continuing-care communities across the Denver metro ask for a six-figure entrance fee before you move in. Morningside asks for a $55 application fee, a $1,000 deposit and your first month’s rent.
Included
Not a carport, not a numbered outdoor space — your own garage with a door. If you still drive, this is the difference between a Colorado winter you dread and one you barely notice.
No limits
This is not subsidised or income-restricted housing. There is no means test, no asset disclosure and no waiting list tied to your finances.
585–1,392
Apartments here run 585 to 1,392 square feet, with a separate living room and a real kitchen. Your dining table will fit.
Floor plans
Every plan has a full kitchen and a garage; most also have a private patio or balcony and washer and dryer hookups. The only question is how much room you want.
Plan D & H
$1,350/ month
A one-bedroom apartment of 585 square feet, with a separate living room and a real kitchen rather than a galley or an alcove. Unit D has a private patio or balcony and washer and dryer hookups; unit H does not.
See the one bedroom
Plan E & F
$1,625/ month
Two full bedrooms in 975 square feet. The second bedroom is a genuine room with a closet and a window — big enough for a guest bed, a desk, or the sewing table that would not fit anywhere else.
See the two bedroom, one bathPlan B
$1,650/ month
The smallest of the two-bathroom plans, and the point at which a guest never has to share your bathroom. One bathroom has a tub, the other a step-in shower stall.
See the two bedroom, two bathWhat the rent covers
Heat through a Colorado winter is the bill that catches people out when they move from a house. At Morningside it is already paid.
Life at Morningside
There is a library, an activity room with a piano, and neighbours who notice if they have not seen you. There is also your own apartment, your own kitchen and your own front door. Both matter.
Books, tables and a window on the courtyard.
A piano, residents’ artwork and space to gather.
Where the mail gets collected and conversations start.
Ramps at every entry, elevators to all floors.
Be clear about what this is
That means private apartments for people who look after themselves. There are no nurses, no care staff, no meal service and no medication management. If that is what you need, Morningside is the wrong fit, and we would rather tell you now than at the end of a tour.
Residents whose needs change often bring in home health care privately and stay in their own apartment. Many do exactly that for years.
The neighborhood
Morningside sits on a quiet residential street off Vance, with groceries, pharmacies, restaurants and parks a few minutes away — and the mountains visible from a good many balconies.
Lutheran Hospital, now a Level II trauma centre at Clear Creek Crossing, is about four miles west. Very little senior housing in the metro sits that close to a brand-new hospital.
Straight answers
Photographs only go so far. Walk the halls, stand on a balcony, open the closets and see whether your furniture fits. Tours take about half an hour, and you are welcome to bring your family.