Serenity House IV sits in Englewood, CO 80111, and provides care for older adults who need help with daily living. This community focuses on memory care, traumatic brain injury support, home care, and also provides behavioral health recovery and health education. The fully furnished residential care home feels small and intimate, with only seven beds at this location, though the group runs over 135 beds across Colorado. Michael Zislis, PT, a physical therapist with over 30 years of experience, operates the home, and Serenity House has been helping residents since 1998. The State Health Department gave Serenity House the "Best Practice" award for its service.
Residents can choose private or shared rooms, some with private bathrooms and kitchenettes. The care team helps with activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, toileting, and personal hygiene. They also support mobility including one- or two-person transfers, manage medications, incontinence, and diabetes care such as blood sugar checks or insulin shots. The nurses and a doctor are on call, and certified staff are present at all times, with a 24-hour supervision and call system for emergencies. When residents' needs change, Serenity House supports aging in place and offers light, medium, or heavy care levels, with respite or hospice care if needed.
The facility focuses on residents with Alzheimer's or dementia in a locked memory care area, using a computerized wander alert system and alarm bracelets for safety. People who are prone to wandering or show tough behaviors, including those who act out, can be accepted here. The property is secured, pets are welcome, and pet care is available.
Serenity House IV schedules health therapies like occupational, physical, and podiatry. People can get aromatherapy, music therapy, or pet therapy to help stay well. Fitness classes include stretching, yoga, chair yoga, Tai Chi, and brain fitness, along with art programs, games, gardening, movie nights, and organized trips outside. Residents can join community service or faith-based programs too. Meals are home-cooked three times each day with options for many diets-organic, vegan, low and no sugar, gluten-free, and low-sodium, plus international and regional foods. Snacks are available, and a mobile hairdresser keeps up with grooming needs.
The facility offers transportation for shopping, appointments, and outings, and provides assistance getting to medical appointments. Residents find indoor and outdoor gathering spaces, sometimes including a reading room, fitness area, steam room, or jacuzzi, and enjoy access to Wi-Fi, phone, internet, and cable TV. Cleanliness is managed with regular housekeeping and laundry. Each room is air-conditioned, and most have private baths or wheelchair accessible showers.
Serenity House IV connects residents and their families with education, care guidance, an online account management system, and access to a health library and learning center. Community events, recreational activities, and health-related tools like a symptom checker are also part of the package. The goal remains regular, stable daily life with staff who supervise, remind, and help at every stage, all backed by years of experience and a sense of organized program structure.
