It's no secret, most of us would like to stay in our own home as we age. Yet, sometimes our loved ones just need a little extra help to remain comfortable at home. That's where Always Best Care can help....we are dedicated to exceeding expectations....always.
They say that your golden years are the best years of your life. For most older Americans, that's how it should be - a time to relax, reflect, and live life in a familiar place. After all, senior citizens in the U.S. have worked tirelessly to build a better economy, serve their communities, and raise families.
However, as seniors grow older, completing daily tasks like showering and enjoying activities such as visiting the historic Littleton Museum gets harder without someone by their side. Unfortunately, many older Americans aren't able to rely on their adult children for help. The reality in today's world is that family members do not have the skills or time to dedicate to caring for their parents. That's where Always Best Care Senior Services comes in.
Our in-home care services are for people who prefer to stay at home as they grow older but need ongoing care that family or friends cannot provide. More and more older adults prefer to live far away from long-term, institutionalized facilities and closer to the place where they feel most comfortable - their home. Home care in Littleton, CO is a safe, effective way to give your loved ones the care they need when they need it the most.
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Service AreasSince 1996, Always Best Care has provided non-medical in-home care for seniors to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle as they get older. We are proud to have helped more than 25,000 seniors maintain higher levels of dignity and respect. We focus on providing seniors with the highest level of in-home care available so that they may live happily and independently.
Unlike some senior care companies, we genuinely want to be included in our clients' lives. We believe that personalized care is always the better option over a "one size fits all" approach. To make sure our senior clients receive the best care possible, we pair them with compassionate caregivers who understand their unique needs. That way, they may provide care accordingly without compromising their wellbeing.
The Always Best Care difference lies in life's little moments - where compassionate care and trustworthy experience come together to help seniors live a fruitful, healthy life. Whether you are an aging adult that can't quite keep up with life's daily tasks or the child of a senior who needs regular in-home services, Always Best Care is here to help.
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Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it is especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age.
When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.
The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.
At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one gets older, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.
To give our senior clients the best care possible, we offer a full spectrum of in-home care services:
If your senior loved one has specific care needs, our personal care services are a great choice to consider. Personal care includes the standard caregiving duties associated with companion care and includes help with tasks such as dressing and grooming. Personal care can also help individuals with chronic conditions like diabetes.
Common personal care services include assistance with:
Sometimes, seniors need helpful reminders to maintain a high quality of life at home. If you or your senior has trouble with everyday tasks like cooking, our home helper services will be very beneficial.
Common home helper care services include assistance with:
Using this kind of care is a fantastic way to make life easier for you or your senior loved one. At Always Best Care, our talented caregivers often fill the role of a companion for seniors. That way, older adults can enjoy their favorite local activities, such as visiting Sterne Park with friends while also receiving the care they need daily or weekly.
Common companionship services include:
According to AARP, more than 53 million adults living in the U.S. provide care to someone over 50 years old. Unfortunately, these caregivers experience stress, exhaustion, and even depression. Our respite care services help family caregivers address urgent obligations, spend time with their children, and enjoy nearby activities. Perhaps more importantly, respite care gives family members time to recharge and regroup. Taking personal time to de-stress reduces the risk of caregiver burnout. So, if you've always wanted to eat at the local The Melting Pot or visit Roxborough State Park, don't feel bad. Doing so is great for both you and your loved one.
At the end of the day, our goal is to become a valuable part of your senior's daily routine. That way, we may help give them the highest quality of life possible. We know that staying at home is important for your loved one, and we are here to help make sure that is possible.
If you have been on the fence about non-medical home care, there has never been a better time than now to give your senior the care, assistance, and companionship they deserve.
Always Best Care in-home services are for older adults who prefer to stay at home but need ongoing care that friends and family cannot provide. In-home care is a safe, effective way for seniors to age gracefully in a familiar place and live independent, non-institutionalized lives. The benefits of non-medical home care are numerous. Here are just a few reasons to consider senior care services from Always Best Care:
According to AARP, 9 out of 10 seniors prefer to age in place within the comfort of their own home. With in-home care, seniors have a way to stay at home, receive the care they need, and maintain a sense of independence, improving overall wellness.
If you or a member of your family have assumed the role of caregiver for your senior loved one, you know how stressful the job can be. Between caregiver burnout and constant worry, being a family caregiver is hard. In-home care relieves your burden and gives you peace of mind knowing that your older family member is in expert hands.
Unlike nursing homes, where the staff and residents rotate frequently, seniors can foster new friendships and build bonds with their caregiver. Seniors who socialize on a regular basis are often happier, which fosters positivity and leads to increased wellbeing.
No two seniors need the same kind of in-home care assistance. That is why each of our Care Plans is tailored to meet our client's individual needs. We offer plans that cover everything from light housekeeping to more involved duties like transportation to doctor's appointments. Our Care Coordinators will work closely with you to develop a personalized plan to ensure your senior's needs are exceeded.
Always Best Care offers a full array of care options for patients at all levels of health. With our trusted elderly care services, your loved one will receive the level of care necessary for them to enjoy the highest possible quality of life.
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While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit - something that is unavailable to many older people today.
In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a strange nursing home, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.
How much does a senior's home truly mean to them?
A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, then, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old.
With the help of elderly care in Littleton, CO, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.
Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors.
Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.
For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like a nursing home. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.
More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier and more affordable to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, seniors who age in the comfort of their homes can save thousands of dollars per month.
In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, are often less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.
With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.
In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.
Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.
At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.
In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:
When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.
Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.
At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Littleton, CO understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.
Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.
Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.
While it's true that many seniors prefer to age at home, sometimes in-home care isn't the best fit. For those seniors and their families, choosing an assisted living facility makes more sense. Unfortunately, finding the optimal care facility is easier said than done in today's day and age. That's when Always Best Care's assisted living referral services begin to make a lot of sense.
Assisted living is a form of housing intended for seniors who require varying degrees of medical and personal attention. Accommodations may include single rooms, apartments, or shared living arrangements. Assisted living communities are typically designed to resemble a home-like environment and are physically constructed to encourage the independence of residents.
At assisted living communities, seniors receive help with daily activities such as bathing, dressing, and eating. They may also benefit from coordination of services with outside healthcare providers, and monitoring of resident activities to ensure their health, safety, and well-being. Caregivers who work at assisted living communities can also provide medication administration and personal care services for older adults.
Other services offered within assisted living communities can include some or all of the following:
At Always Best Care, our representatives can match your senior's emotional, physical, and financial needs with viable assisted living communities nearby. Results are based on comparative data, so you can select the best choice for you or your loved one.
Always Best Care works closely with local senior living communities to gain valuable knowledge that we then use to help seniors and their loved ones make informed decisions. This information can include basic care and rent, resident availability, and services provided. Because Always Best Care is compensated by these communities, we provide senior living referral services at no extra cost to you.
Some of the most popular assisted living communities to consider in our area include the following:
For many seniors, moving into a senior living community revolves around how and when they want to make a transition to more involved care. Some seniors are more proactive about transitioning to independent living. Others choose to remain home until their care needs or other requirements are satisfied. Remember - our staff is here to help. Contact our office today to learn more about assisted living communities and how we can find a facility that exceeds your expectations.
The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Always Best Care Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:
A discussion of your needs and how our trained caregivers can offer assistance in the most effective way
A draft of your care plan, which includes highly detailed notes and a framework for the care that you or your senior will receive
Discuss payment options and help coordinate billing with your insurance provider
Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.
If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.
At the end of the day, we only hire the best of the best at Always Best Care. Whether you need home care in Littleton, CO 24-hours a day or only need a respite for a couple of hours, we are here to serve you.
When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.
Audio By CarbonatixFather and son team Ray and Troy Beer (yes, that's really their last name) have been working for over three years to bring their vision for a new brewery with a rooftop deck in Littleton to life.Located in a former autobody shop, Littleton Brewing Company finally ...
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Father and son team Ray and Troy Beer (yes, that's really their last name) have been working for over three years to bring their vision for a new brewery with a rooftop deck in Littleton to life.
Located in a former autobody shop, Littleton Brewing Company finally made its official debut at 1201 West Littleton Boulevard on Saturday, March 15 and we visited to drink it all in.
What we saw: A large space that is beckoning for crowds.
Most new breweries recently fall into one of two camps — passionate, focused brewer-owners taking advantage of opportunities in the market to launch their own place (like Full Frame Beer); or bigger, attention-grabbing build-outs and brands.
Littleton Brewing is the latter, and it does not skimp on the brewing part of the process at all.
Wayne Waananen is a veteran brewer and it shows in the wide range of quality beers that Littleton Brewing opened with. There’s a beer for everyone here, starting with Half Moon, Waananen’s take on Blue Moon — he brewed the original when he was at the Sandlot Brewery working with Keith Villa. He’s brewed similar versions over the years at other stops but this spiced ale focuses more on the orange character, with the coriander hanging around in the back, providing depth and complexity. It's obvious that Waananen has brewed similar spiced ales for decades — the beer tastes well-balanced and refined for the style.
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Another crowd-pleaser is High Plains Lager. This is Waananen’s answer to Banquet except this beer uses rice, not corn syrup. (Fun fact: Coors used to brew Banquet with rice.) This is the go-to for any macro drinker or anyone who is looking for an easy-drinking, smooth lager that still has fresh malt and hop flavor.
Conversely, Praha Czech Pils is aggressively hoppy. The beer has the same kind of growing bitterness as the famed Pilsner Urquell — the type of herbal, spicy hop that lingers well into the finish. It's reminiscent of the even more bitter Hendrych H11, a well-respected Czech lager found in north Czechia.
Rough Cut Bock is big, rich and malty yet smooth and well-rounded. The beer was lagered for six weeks.
A pair of IPAs highlights the vast difference a swap in yeast can make. Waananen brought on former Outer Range brewer Billy Willits to help out in the brewhouse and one of Willits’s early contributions has been in these IPAs. Calibration Hazy is a wonderfully juicy IPA that is sure to please fans of the popular style.
Recalibration Hazy is the same recipe, but Willits swapped the yeast to Berkeley Tropics, a thiolized yeast strain that works in tandem with specific hop varieties to increase the tropical flavors in the final beer. The two IPAs drink like entirely different beers because of this simple ingredient swap. It’s great to try them side by side to see just how drastic the difference is.
A popular lemongrass wheat and a malty, yet bitter pale ale are also being offered. Waananen plans to soon have a beer similar to his Vail Pale Ale, a beer he created when he founded Hubcap Brewery in 1991.
The beers primarily use local malt, often from Loveland’s Root Shoot or Troubadour in Fort Collins. The fresh malt flavor really shines, especially combined with the German brewing system that allows for decoction and step mashing techniques.
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What surprised us: The finished quality.
Most breweries open with just a handful of beers on tap. Sometimes, all the decorations aren’t up, or the seating isn’t fully installed. Littleton Brewing Company is already a well-oiled machine; it looks like a complete brewery with consistent, appealing branding, shelves full of merchandise, a large tap list, and to-go beer in the coolers.
“Perfection, or as close to it as we can get,” is co-owner Troy Beer’s response when asked what took so long to open. “It’s not just putting something on that can sell. [We wanted] something that we were proud of."
Beer and his father run their own building company, but they hired out the work for Littleton Brewing. Waananen adds that Beer told him it was the hardest build ever because it was for himself, not his clients.
That hard work seems to have paid off. Hundreds of patrons lined up to see the space during its grand opening. With so many people coming to see the brewery, anything less than a stellar first experience could cost the business tremendously in the long term — it could even be the difference between success and failure.
But judging by the early reviews, Littleton Brewing is leaving a strong first impression on most. The beers are well made, the front patio garden is fun and inviting, and the rooftop deck offers sensational views of the Front Range.
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There’s more to come, too. Sunday yoga and brunch is in the works. The food menu, which currently includes about a half dozen pizzas made in the wood-fired oven as well as smashburgers, will likely continue to evolve.
And more beers are on the way. In October, Beer told Westword that he has no plans to distribute and that if you want to drink Littleton Brewing beer, you’ll have to go to the source. He’s since purchased a canner for to-go sales, which were always a part of the plan. But he’s backed off the no-distribution stance, at least a bit. “Never say never,” he says. “But the answer is no, for now.”
In the meantime, Littleton Brewing will continue to apply the same mindset to its growth as it did to the buildout. While a lot of the heavy lifting is done, the team must now move into making sure its high-level experience is being delivered consistently to customers.
“How you do one thing is how you do everything,” says Beer. “You build a big, beautiful building; you eat and drink with your eyes,” he says. “The first time you come in, you’re like, wow, it changes your entire experience.”
State regulators have improved complaint response times for mobile home parks. Meanwhile, some residents have successfully bought their parks.LITTLETON, Colo. — In a quiet Littleton community off Sante Fe, a clubhouse once off limits to people living in Meadowood Mobile Home Park is now packed with people."Before, we weren't even allowed to use the clubhouse," said Sandy Cook, resident and board president for the community. "Now, we can do what we want inside."The neighborhood calendar is filled...
State regulators have improved complaint response times for mobile home parks. Meanwhile, some residents have successfully bought their parks.
LITTLETON, Colo. — In a quiet Littleton community off Sante Fe, a clubhouse once off limits to people living in Meadowood Mobile Home Park is now packed with people.
"Before, we weren't even allowed to use the clubhouse," said Sandy Cook, resident and board president for the community. "Now, we can do what we want inside."
The neighborhood calendar is filled with events ranging from Monday morning coffee club to community food banks.
On one particular Monday, a group of seniors gathered around tables drinking coffee and sharing stories of how far they have come in the last year.
"It's a great place to live," said Irma Karnes, 92. "So to me, it's been a miracle."
For Karnes and her neighbors, that miracle was the ability to come up with the money — $18 million — to buy their mobile home park rather than see it sold to a large corporation that they believe would have increased the rent to amounts that would have forced some to move.
And that miracle at Meadowood is not a standalone — multiple mobile home owners are taking matters into their own hands, and buying their own parks to control their own destiny if conditions deteriorate under corporate ownership.
Meanwhile, state regulators have made progress on investigating complaints and citing landlords after Denver7 Investigates reported on a significant backlog last year.
For years now, corporate owners have been buying parks across the state, and reports of neglect have become common.
Last year in Fort Collins, residents told Denver7 Investigates stories of skyrocketing rent, contaminated water and sewage leaks.
"It's foul. You're not supposed to live with raw sewage right underneath you," one resident said.
Watch our report from September 2024, where our investigative team spoke with vulnerable residents who were struggling with rising lot rent, contaminated water and leaking raw sewage.
A Denver7 investigation found that residents couldn't count on the state's Mobile Home Park Oversight Program (MHPOP) to respond.
Complaints from 2020 took an average of 937 days, or two-and-a-half years, to close. Last fiscal year, the program only issued two notices of violation.
For the past six months, Denver7 Investigates has been keeping tabs on the state's promise to catch up, and regulators are making progress.
New data released by the state showed that MHPOP has eliminated the backlog in complaints from the first four years of the program. Also, instead of taking two-and-a-half years to resolve complaints, the state has reduced the average time to 36 days.
It also issued 80 notices of violation against landlords.
Regulators and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis' office declined requests for interviews. Instead, Maria De Cambra, executive director of the Department of Local Affairs, provided the following statement:
"Before our program, many mobile home residents felt they didn't have a voice. Now, we're ensuring their rights are protected. We've made huge strides in resolving complaints quickly and we’ve also eliminated a major backlog of cases, showing our commitment to this important issue. The constituents we serve are taking notice, as reflected in a recent Program survey where respondents expressed a 74% satisfaction rate, citing rapid responses and helpful service."
The increased responsiveness has not gone unnoticed.
"It's almost night and day compared to the beginning," said Tim Townsend, program director with Thistle ROC, a nonprofit that works with state regulators and helps mobile home residents buy their own parks.
"I have seen an improvement with the oversight program," Townsend told Denver7 Investigates. "I think the state had such a backlog because it was new. And I think that when you start anything new, there are growing pains. I think the state may have underestimated the amount of complaints and the amount of non-compliance, and so they had to learn how to pivot and expand their resources to take care of that."
But when it comes to solving corporate neglect at many of the communities across Colorado, Townsend said, there are still "leagues to go."
At Meadowood Mobile Home Park, the 55 and older community in Littleton, stories of corporate takeovers followed by increasing rent and alleged neglect were the stuff of nightmares.
In January 2024, Havenpark, a Utah-based corporation that owns other mobile home communities in Colorado, made an offer to buy the property for $18 million.
"We knew the first thing they'd do was raise the rent and keep raising it," said Karnes, who has lived there for more than a decade. "I really did worry about it."
So, the seniors at Meadowood decided to join a growing movement of mobile home residents trying to buy their own parks.
"I don't think that anyone realized when we first started what an uphill battle it was going to be," Cook, the resident and board president, said.
After years of complaints regarding neglect and rent hikes in mobile home parks, Colorado lawmakers passed updates to the Mobile Home Park Act in 2020 and 2022, which make it easier for mobile home residents to compete against corporate buyouts.
Under Colorado law, owners are required to notify tenants if they intend to sell, giving residents the right to make an offer. Owners must then accept the offer if it matches the corporate bid.
Thistle ROChas helped 12 parks become Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs), with two more set to close in the coming months.
"In some ways, it's like a last frontier of affordable housing," said Townsend. "This is a solution. This is a way for them to come in and have control over their community [and] over their rules. I'll say with our recent community, Meadowood in Littleton, they came in and they fought tooth and nail."
After a year of fighting, the Meadowood group of seniors succeeded where other parks had failed, making that $18 million offer that couldn't be refused.
"It took us seven financial backings to be able to buy this park," said Cook.
The Meadowood Cooperative is now owned by every person who lives there.
"It was just a weight off of our [shoulders] that we could buy it and be happy here," said Karnes.
But to pay for the loan, the rents would have to go up, said Cook, and that would have to go to a vote.
"Every single person voted for it. It passed unanimously," said Cook. "This is about us staying together. For me, it is critical that this park stay as it is now and to not raise the rent next year. So, that's our goal. You'll have to come back next year and see if we make it."
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April is here, which means Easter fun! Don’t miss out on any egg-cellent opportunities to make special memories with your family. From Easter Bunny visits to egg hunts, here’s your guide to spring celebrations around town.Multiple DatesEaster Bunny Photos Cherry Creek | Colorado Mills | Flatiron Crossing | Park Meadows | Southwest Plaza | Town Center at Aurora April 1–21 $19.99-59.99. Reservations suggested...
April is here, which means Easter fun! Don’t miss out on any egg-cellent opportunities to make special memories with your family. From Easter Bunny visits to egg hunts, here’s your guide to spring celebrations around town.
Multiple Dates
Easter Bunny Photos Cherry Creek | Colorado Mills | Flatiron Crossing | Park Meadows | Southwest Plaza | Town Center at Aurora April 1–21 $19.99-59.99. Reservations suggested
Meet the Easter Bunny at Scheels 4755 Ronald Reagan Blvd., Johnstown April 12–19, multiple times Free
April 5, 2025 Photos with the Easter Bunny by Keller Williams Preferred Realty 11859 N Pecos St. Suite 200, Westminster Saturday, April 5, 10am–4pm Free
April 12, 2025
Breakfast with the Easter Bunny at the Denver Aquarium 700 Water St., Denver Saturday, April 12, 8:30am Reservations required
Park Meadows Mall Easter Egg Hunt 8401 Park Meadows Center Dr., Lone Tree Saturday, April 12, 8:30–10am $2
Egg Hunt at Thundercloud Park 7340 W 72nd Ave., Arvada Saturday, April 12, 9am Free
Bear Mortgage Inc. Easter Egg Hunt 10291 Belvedere Ln., Lone Tree Saturday, April 12, 9–11am Free. Reserve tickets online
Hyland Hills Parks and Rec Easter Eggstravaganza 9650 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster Saturday, April 12, 9am–Noon Free
Wheat Ridge Easter Egg Hunt 4355 Field St., Wheat Ridge Saturday, April 12, 10am Free
Eggstravaganza 8395 W Ken Caryl Ave., Littleton Saturday, April 12, 10am–Noon Free
City of Englewood Spring Festival: Hop & Shop 5001 S Inca Dr., Englewood Saturday, April 12, 10am–2pm Free
YMCA of Metro Denver Easter Celebration & Egg Hunt 3901 E Yale Ave., Denver Saturday, April 12, 10:30am Free
Hippity Hoppity at Aspen Grove 7301 S Santa Fe Dr., Littleton Saturday, April 12, 10:30am–2:30pm Free
Mile High Flea Market Easter Celebration 7007 E 88th Ave., Henderson Saturday, April 12, 11am $0–3
Golden Gate Community Center Spring Fling Celebration 1470 10th St., Golden Saturday, April 12, 11am–1pm $3–5. Register online
Ken-Caryl Ranch Easter Egg Hunt 7676 S Continental Divide Rd., Littleton Saturday, April 12, 11am–1pm Free
Easter at The Orchard 14697 Delaware St., Westminster Saturday, April 12, 11am–1:30pm Free
Easter Egg Hunt/Family Day 7745 Moore Rd., Littleton Saturday, April 12, 11am–2:10pm $12
Fort Collins Biggest and Best Easter Egg Hunt 4616 S Shields St., Fort Collins Saturday, April 12, Noon–3pm Free. Registration required
April 13, 2025 Southwest YMCA Easter Egg Hunt 5181 W Kenyon Ave., Denver Sunday, April 13, 10:30am Free. Registration required
April 19, 2025
South Suburban 11th Annual Egg Scramble 6901 S Peoria St., Englewood Saturday, April 19, 8:30–11am Free
Four Mile Historic Park Family Egg Hunt 715 S Forest St., Denver Saturday, April 19, 8:30am and 1:30pm $16–18
Parker Parks and Rec Egg Splash and Dash 17301 Lincoln Ave., Parker Saturday, April 19, 9am $24–26. Registration suggested
City of Broomfield Spring Spectacular 280 Spader Way, Broomfield Saturday, April 19, 9am–2pm Free
Highlands Ranch Community Association Easter Egg Hunt 8800 S Broadway, Highlands Ranch Saturday, April 19, 9:30–11:30am Free
Easter Egg Hunt at Estes Park Center 90 Program Way, Estes Park Saturday, April 19, 10am Free
Jared’s Nursery 18th Annual Easter Egg Hunt 10500 W Bowles Ave., Littleton Saturday, April 19, 10am Free
Calvary Bible Easter Egg Hunt Multiple Locations Saturday, April 19, 10am–Noon Free
The Great Easter Eggstravaganza 2000 S Milwaukee St., Denver Saturday, April 19, 10:30am Free
Roxborough Easter Egg Hunt 7673 N Rampert Range Rd., Littleton Saturday, April 19, 11am–1:30pm Free
Belmar Bunny Trails 7337 W Alaska Dr., Lakewood Saturday, April 19, Noon–2pm Free
Town Center at Aurora Bunny Bonanza 14200 E Alameda Ave., Aurora Saturday, April 19, Noon–4pm Free Grace Presbyterian Church Easter EGGspress 9720 U.S. 85, Littleton Saturday, April 19, 4:30pm Free
April 20
Snow Mountain Ranch Worship Service & Egg Hunt 1101 Co Rd 53, Granby Sunday, April 20, 10am Free
This article was originally published in April 2025.
A well-known café in Colorado that provided pay-what-you-can meals to people in need has closed, but local nonprofits are working together to continue feeding the community.For more than eight years, GraceFull Community Café served residents facing food insecurity, including Samantha Pennington, who said the café's impact ...
A well-known café in Colorado that provided pay-what-you-can meals to people in need has closed, but local nonprofits are working together to continue feeding the community.
For more than eight years, GraceFull Community Café served residents facing food insecurity, including Samantha Pennington, who said the café's impact was immeasurable.
"GraceFull has definitely probably helped more than we even think," she said.
The café's owners announced online that financial difficulties led to its closure in February.
"Over the last two years, we have seen increasingly challenging times," they wrote. "Unfortunately, it has become too much for us to sustain this work in a healthy way."
Despite the closure, nonprofits such as Café 180 in Englewood have stepped in to provide meals.
"They reached out to us to cater 70 meals a day for a month because they wanted to fill a gap that they knew was going to be there, which I really admire," said Sarah Lesyinski of Café 180.
Café 180, a nonprofit restaurant that already offers hundreds of free meals weekly, has prepared dozens of meals in recent weeks, delivering them to Life Center Littleton -- about a 25-minute walk from GraceFull.
"We were so fortunate to have the Littleton Life Center and Café 180 come alongside us to ensure that during this transition, our guests had that ability to still get a meal," said Briana McCrumb with the GraceFull Foundation.
The GraceFull Foundation, which worked alongside the café to provide volunteers and funding, remains committed to its mission.
"The mission of the foundation is to create a stronger, healthier, more connected community within Littleton," McCrumb said.
Before closing, GraceFull Café provided more than 141,000 free meals. Now, the foundation is exploring ways to continue supporting those in need.
"The need is still very great," McCrumb said. "As a foundation, we are looking to understand, 'what is our new place in the community without having a café?'"
Ashley Portillo is a reporter for CBS News Colorado. Read her latest reports or check out her bio and send her an email.
Metro Denver residents hungry for Chicago street food could soon have several options for a Portillo’s Italian beef or hot dog, according to Thornton and Littleton city planning documents.The Illinois company first teased expanding into Colorado in 2023 and in February 2024 submitted plans to ...
Metro Denver residents hungry for Chicago street food could soon have several options for a Portillo’s Italian beef or hot dog, according to Thornton and Littleton city planning documents.
The Illinois company first teased expanding into Colorado in 2023 and in February 2024 submitted plans to open a restaurant in Green Valley Ranch near Denver International Airport.
Portillo’s submitted a letter of intent to Thornton’s planning department in August, city records show, with the goal of opening a restaurant at 251 E. 136th Ave, near In-N-Out Burger, Raising Cane’s and the Denver Premium Outlets shopping center.
Company officials also sent a letter of intent to Littleton’s planning department in September detailing plans to open a restaurant at 700 W. Mineral Ave., which is the former Lumen Technologies property.
A Portillo’s spokesperson declined to comment on Colorado expansion plans, but company CEO Michael Osanloo told investors in 2023 that Colorado puts up “huge” numbers of shipping orders.
Coloradans who can’t wait for a local store to open can still order meal kits for hot dogs, Italian beef sandwiches and even a whole chocolate cake online.
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