Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Programs

Because memory impairments and dementia in the elderly affect the whole family, we’ve designed our Join Their Journey® program to offer the Alzheimer’s and dementia care services your loved one requires – along with the support you need – all in a secure and inviting setting. All residents in our Alzheimer’s and dementia care facility receive:

• A private or companion living apartment
• Daily assistance with bathing dressing and grooming
• Three-plus-three meal and snack program specifically designed for Alzheimer’s and senile dementia residents
• A warm friendly and safe environment with a secured outdoor area
• Personalized activities plans
• Scheduled transportation

Plus, we individualize our Service and Care Plan to help with reminders, redirection, medication, bathing and other specific needs. Services can include:

• Assistance with Alzheimer’s medications
• Dining assistance
• Personal laundry
• Escorts and assistance with walking
• Diabetic management*

* As allowed by state regulations.

The Join Their Journey Experience

We train our caregivers to understand how Alzheimer’s disease and dementia in the elderly affects the brain. With this knowledge, our staff joins residents in their moment,rather than trying to bring them into our reality. This is our Join Their Journey program, based on the following philosophy of care:

• We create a familiar environment that wraps residents in the comfort of past meaningful experiences by personalizing their apartment and surrounding common areas with items and “memory stations” that rekindle memories. Memory stations could include a table strewn with every day tools, a teacher's chalkboard, a 1940s vintage kitchen stocked with dishes and products from that era, or an old-fashioned vanity stocked with scarves, handbags, hats and jewelry.
• Our staff gets to know residents in our Alzheimer’s and dementia care program personally by spending time with them and their loved ones to build a personal biography. Then we create a Service and Care Plan based on the biography details to ensure each resident feels comfortable, safe, valued and well cared for.
• Plus: You’re able to provide insights into your loved one’s preferences, life stories, traditions, values and beliefs. So we keep you closely involved in care planning and offer support groups and classes just for you and other family members.

Three-plus-three meal and snack program

Studies have shown that people with dementia or Alzheimer’s eat better when food is offered several times during the day. So to accommodate the special dietary needs of residents with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia, our communities offer the “Three-plus-three” meal and snack program offering:

• Three meals and three mini meals daily
• Nutrient rich menu items and beverages available all day as desired and/or needed
• Improved nutrition to help residents be healthier and have a greater sense of well-being
• More opportunities to interact with other residents with Alzheimer’s or senile dementia