Memory Care
Memory care is a form of long-term residential care designed specifically to meet the care needs of those experiencing cognitive decline. Memory care provides:
- Specialized care and programs for those diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia or cognitive impairment.
- A stand-alone facility or a unit within a tiered senior living community that is staffed with attention to a higher level of care.
- A restrictive, secured care environment.
- 24 hour/day staff trained to attend to the personal and health care needs of cognitively impaired residents.
- Behavioral interventions to deal with symptoms of dementia such as wandering, aggression, anger and apathy.
Memory Care Articles
Dementia Wandering: Professional Caregivers and Memory Care Facilities Can Help
Sixty percent of people with dementia will wander. We’ve compiled experienced caregivers’ best tips for recognizing when outside help is needed to keep a wandering senior safe.
0 CommentsQuestions to Ask When Choosing a Memory Care Facility
Memory care facilities provide increased levels of care and safety for individuals with Alzheimer's and dementia. This list of core concerns can help you efficiently evaluate each facility you consider.
0 CommentsMemory Care: The Greatest Gift We Could Give Mom
The progression of Mom’s Alzheimer's disease over the last eight years had been pretty much textbook, but nothing could have prepared us for the decision to place her in a specialized dementia care facility.
49 CommentsWhy Size Matters When Choosing the Right Memory Care Community
Choosing the right memory care community for a loved one with dementia can be daunting. There are many things to consider, but here's why you should always take size into account when making your decision.
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Memory Care Questions
Should I place Mom in Memory Care?
11 AnswersNobodyGetsIt Answered 2 hours agoHousekeeping at my MIL's MC seems practically nonexistent. FIL is paying good money for this care, do I speak to someone or butt out?
18 AnswersStruggling with decision and when to place my husband in memory care. When is it time?
3 AnswersMemory Care Facility informed us of LO being COVID+ via generic mass email... How they inform family of a LO having COVID?
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Memory Care Discussions
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5 CommentsHow is everyone handling not being able to spend time with loved ones this Christmas for those who are in Memory Care, or AL and IL?
7 CommentsAlzheimer's Christmas gift ideas?
33 CommentsNotMyFamily Commented Dec 26, 2020My loved one (cousin) has passed away. She passed away peacefully in MC after six years with mixed dementia (Alzheimers and Vascular).
10 Comments97yroldmom Commented Dec 5, 2020
