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same monthly fee (plus ancil-
lary expenses and the cost of
extra meals in the care center).
This is important because the
cost of care is more predictable
than changing market rates.
Type B CCRC communities
don’t include the cost of care,
or will include care for a limited
period of time. Type C CCRC’s
typically only offer priority
access to their care center, and
residents will still pay current
market rate at the time care is
needed.
Vi’s monthly fee is not dic-
tated by level of care, but rather
by the home you choose when
you move into independent liv-
ing (your floor plan’s square
footage, view and other factors
may impact pricing and fees).
Our monthly fee includes our
resort-like community, an array
of services and amenities, top-
notch dining and a lifestyle pro-
gram built around maintaining
your independence. However,
should you or your spouse need
to move to our on-site care cen-
ter, your monthly fee will stay
the same as the monthly fee for
that independent-living unit
(plus ancillary expenses and the
cost of extra meals).
In addition to our ongo-
ing monthly fee, a one-time
entrance fee is required. The
entrance fee is based off of the
home that you choose and is
available in a number of pricing
options to help fit your lifestyle.
Jason Atwell
Wind Crest is a Type C retire-
ment community (CCRC),
which means that we are a
fee-for-service community; our
residents pay for what they use
and nothing more. If a resident
here should need more services
or more health care, the costs
would increase.
Wind Crest provides all
levels of care: independent
living, assisted living, skilled-
nursing, memory care as well
as short-term/post-acute rehab
and respite care. The cost per
month does indeed depend on
what level of care you need.
Wind Crest is a locally incor-
porated 501c(3) nonprofit orga-
nization with a mission to help
people live better lives through
sharing our gifts to create com-
munities that celebrate life.
We are managed by a senior
housing management group
called Erickson Living based in
Baltimore.
Our initial entrance deposits
are used to repay Erickson
Living for building the build-
ings on our property. The resale
entrance deposits (a deposit
that comes in when an apart-
ment home becomes available
for resale) are used to refund
the previous resident. Wind
Crest offers a wide variety of
sizes and styles of floor plans
to provide a price-point that is
comfortable for many.
s
lifestyle that has continued to
evolve in America.
Part of an effective program
for living and healing
environments includes
concepts for sustainability and
green design. Many of the
principals of sustainability are
important opportunities for
residents and guests as well
as the staff. Natural lighting,
better air quality and control
systems, use of nontoxic
building materials and
maintenance products along
with other sustainable concepts
promote healing and better
health – they should be part of
the overall project goals in this
new era of nursing facilities.
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The real payback.
In this
new era of nursing home
construction, the new focus on
the physical environment and
the power of the architecture
to promote healing, feelings
of home and overall well-
being is changing the
spectrum of housing, care and
rehabilitation for America’s
nursing home population.
Providers who understand and
continue to build to these new
consumer expectations will
experience one of the most
rewarding returns on their
investment –
making a difference.
infused by travelers arriving by
commuter rail from Denver
International Airport. The
long-time dream of Dana
Crawford shows everything
cool about lower downtown,
including a relaxed but
sophisticated atmosphere
that reflects its history with
a modern interpretation.
People can walk in and see
friends, work or create with
their laptop, while having a
Colorado craft beer.
•
Halcyon – A Cherry Creek
hotel.
Opening this summer,
Halcyon was designed to offer
what Cherry Creek wants
– an experience hotel with
luxurious, uniquely tailored
guestrooms, world-class
restaurant choices and rooftop
pool experience. It essentially
is an urban resort.
•
The Dairy Block Hotel –
Lower Downtown Denver.
Opening in February, the hotel
at Dairy Block will complement
The Crawford and the Oxford
with yet another independent
offering that is part of a greater
synergistic mixed-use project
where creative office workers
flow seamlessly through retail
and restaurant offerings to the
hotel lobby, punctuated by an
urban courtyard and a link
to the animated experience
designed to redefine downtown
Denver alleys.
The multiple offerings within
each of these three hotels
capitalize on concepts equally
important to traditional hotel
romance, dining and sleep
experience, including:
1) A holistic, integrated
approach to common areas
that create synergy and spawn
curiosity, wonderment and
engagement.
2) A critical mass of offerings
and street exposure conducive
to daytime and nighttime
activation.
3) Openly integrated retail,
food and beverage offerings
rather than traditionally
demised, separated tenants.
These design traits create
economic synergy that helps
monetize the experience
over the product. Colorado’s
leadership in the experience
economy and hospitality design
trends is one of the many
reasons for its appeal and
growth. Once here, visitors and
locals alike can enjoy the rise
of the independent hotel for
years to come.
The long successful Hiltons,
Sheratons and Westins of the
world will have to keep up
with ever-emerging trends,
benefiting all travelers with
more lively and enriching
designs as they spend their
time in the global marketplace.
design in a canyon setting.
His experience on projects
throughout the Rocky Mountain
region allowed him to tackle a
new challenge using familiar
techniques, keeping safety of the
attraction’s users foremost in mind.
The task was not easy. A number
of the zip line stations were on cliff
edges, including promontories
made of highly fractured
weathered rock. Material at various
locations varied from deep soil to
hard rock, and exposures where
towers were needed contained
fractured rock. Glater and his team
assessed the size of rock blocks
and designed an economical
foundation long enough to engage
the unjointed rock. The job called
for conservative measurements,
knowledge of ground behavior
and geologic changes, and
examining the site frommultiple
perspectives, including the cliff’s
foot. The first portion is complete,
and zip line users can safely enjoy
the gorgeous scenery of the
attraction.
When Penrose bought the
Broadmoor property in 1916,
his goal was to build the finest
hotel in the United States – and
he amassed a team that included
some of the world’s best architects
at that time for the buildings,
landscaping and first golf course.
As the complex continues to write
its history, we are honored to lend
our experience to benefit our
client.
Question
Boggio
Johnson
Hoffman
Kathy Schreiner
Director of sales,
Vi at Highlands Ranch
Jason Atwell
Senior director of sales, Erickson Living
Provided by Vi at Highlands Ranch
Vi at Highlands Ranch
The Soaring Adventure zip line project is a new attraction that features
10 zip lines ranging from 250 to 1,800 feet outside Seven Falls, a series of
waterfalls in South Cheyenne Canyon.
In the late
20th century,
boutique/
unique/
lifestyle hotels
influenced
hotel design
across the
board from
three-star
to five-star
properties.
