How Senior Living Communities Promote Brain Health for Retirees
As retirees enter their golden years, they commonly begin experiencing concerns with memory and brain health. Assisted living and memory care communities support and empower residents while maintaining autonomy. Every resident can thrive in a community that respects independence and compassion.
How Assisted Living And Memory Care Support Brain Health
Assisted living and memory care communities are each tailored to provide care suitable to the needs of their residents. These needs overlap in many cases, as do the services that help residents manage these concerns. Staff members in these communities are trained to help residents engage in activities that promote brain health and engagement.
These services include:
- Daily Living Assistance: These services aim at helping residents with the typical activities of day-to-day life. Dressing, bathing, and housekeeping are common examples.
- Medication Management: Maintaining a complex medication schedule can be challenging regardless of age. Those entering an assisted living or memory care community receive aid to ensure they never miss a dose. Medication can also be stored for residents as needed.
- 24-Hour Support Access: From general maintenance to licensed nursing care, residents can access the care they need 24 hours daily. Regardless of the need, staff can aid these residents at any time.
- Dining with GRACE: Great food, Respect, Atmosphere, Chef-prepared, Every meal is the guarantee these communities offer to their residents. Dining at these communities includes healthy, nutritious meals with influences that ensure the flavors stay fresh and interesting.
- Life Skills Programs: These programs provide stations replicating environments familiar to the residents. Programs include gardens, offices, bistros, and more. They all help evoke fond memories and establish a sense of purpose and fulfillment.
- Individualized Care Programs: Every resident brings unique needs and health concerns. These programs are tailored to the resident’s specific needs with a focus on promoting brain health.
- Sagora Pathways Program: The Sagora Pathways Memory Care Program is a specialized approach developed by Sagora Senior Living to provide optimal care, lifestyle, and environment for residents with memory-related conditions. It addresses the unique needs residents will experience as their memory concerns advance.
These programs are designed to ensure that residents can live an enriching life. The environment is specifically tailored to provide support for all their needs. Together, they create the foundation of a retirement spent building cherished memories and strong brain health.
Engaging With Activities Designed To Promote Brain Health
Some senior assisted living communities offer memory care that provide important activities that stimulate the mind to promote healthy minds. The activities they provide range from arts and crafts and puzzles and to music, movies, and scheduled gatherings and outings.
- Arts and Crafts – Learning new skills and practicing existing ones helps to keep the brain healthy and active. Arts and crafts are an excellent way to express creativity, process emotions, and connect with others sharing the same skills.
- Music and Movies – Movies and music can create strong connections in our minds. They can provide comfort in familiarity, soothing anxiety, and elevating mood. They also provide a way for residents to share important memories and formative media. These activities build social connections and engagement.
- Prayer Groups and Faith Services – For many residents, faith and prayer were the foundation of ongoing hope, peace, and community. These services help restore this community and provide a place of quiet reflection.
- Scheduled Outings – It’s important for residents to experience the community and culture that surrounds their new home. These scheduled outings provide opportunities for new experiences and to feel they are a part of the world outside.
These activities are more than just a way to pass the time. Keeping the mind engaged and active is important to maintaining brain health. New activities stimulate the growth of new connections in the brain. These connections help maintain long-term brain health, as well as helping to raise mood, break monotony, and support mental health. The choice to make assisted living or memory care communities part of retirement is an investment in ensuring lasting health.
Enjoy Memorable Experiences At Brayden Park Assisted Living and Memory Care
Experience a new chapter in your life with Brayden Park Assisted Living and Memory Care. Our community is dedicated to supporting our residents and creating a memorable and fulfilling retirement. Call today and learn more about the services available in our community. We provide beautiful residences, engaging activities, ongoing care, and support for brain health.
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