Vi at Highlands Ranch

2850 Classic Drive is the address for Vi at Highlands Ranch, a Life Plan Community built across 25 acres of hillside near Denver. LCS operates the community, which pairs independent living with assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing on one campus so a resident can move between levels of care without relocating.

Residents choose from 30 floor plans, including one-bedroom and two-bedroom lodge apartments, two-bedroom-plus-den layouts, and two-bedroom-plus-den cottage homes. Vi at Highlands Ranch is described as the only Type A contract community in Colorado, meaning the entrance fee and monthly fee are set up so the rate does not rise if a resident later needs assisted living, memory support or skilled nursing. Families should compare that structure with a rental community, where higher levels of care are billed separately as they come up.

Daily life includes a cycling club, chef-driven dining, and cognitive health and learning programs offered through the community's well-being approach. Outings run to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Denver Art Museum and the Denver Botanic Gardens, along with day trips to smaller regional museums and galleries. Residents comparing other options can look at senior living in Highlands Ranch to see how the continuum of care differs elsewhere.

Assisted living covers help with bathing, dressing and medication management, and memory care supports residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another dementia who need closer supervision. Skilled nursing is available on site for recovery stays or ongoing medical needs. Families should ask how the entrance fee is handled if a resident moves out and how it changes between floor plans and cottage homes.