Memory Care and Support

Heartfelt CONNECTIONS™ – A Memory Care Program®

For individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia, Heartfelt CONNECTIONS™ – A Memory Care Program® promotes physical and emotional well-being, supports daily functioning and maintains a sense of purpose, satisfaction, dignity and quality of life. With our innovative memory care programming, you can get back to being the daughter, son or spouse your loved one needs in his or her life.

We start by truly getting to know each resident on a personal level, capturing a lasting legacy of details about your loved one: family, friends, career, hobbies, likes and dislikes. This allows us to gain insights to develop true person-centered activities and programming for each resident. By focusing on the capabilities that remain instead of what was lost, we make each moment meaningful, purposeful and create success stories, one small victory at a time.

Our Guiding Principles of Memory Care

Our guiding principles are part of everything we do and provide our residents. We whole-heartedly believe:

• Aging is a natural process, but not the end to a story.
• What remains is far more important than things that were lost.
• Each resident deserves to celebrate and embrace daily achievements.
• We can create success stories through every small victory.

Our exceptional memory care community offers a safe and secure environment. Your loved one will get the chance to experience newfound joy in warm, familiar surroundings.

The Jefferson Bridge: A Transitional Memory Care Program

Developed by Josie Winland, Executive Director of Monticello West, the Jefferson Bridge offers assisted living residents easy access to memory care support services and programming without the need to relocate to our memory care community. This can be an ideal solution for seniors who are still able to perform many of the activities of daily living, but who could benefit from cognitive, social and physical stimulation. Or, for senior couples who now find themselves with varying levels of memory care needs.

Learn more about the Jefferson Bridge Program today.

Filling Residents’ Days with Purpose and Passion

Earlene was a buyer for a major department store where she was in charge of assembling new fashion lines for each season. Now living with dementia, Earlene and her family turned to the memory care program at Monticello West.

See the creative way our team helped her reconnect with who she once was by offering her an opportunity to re-live her days as a professional fashionista.

Creating a Sense of Balance

For residents with memory loss, we can minimize anxiety by incorporating specific routines in a familiar, comfortable environment. Without balance in their lives, memory care residents often experience frustration or agitation. To lead a balanced and active life, there are three components we subconsciously all require:

1. Routine Self-Care. When we look better, we feel better, so we make sure residents are successful at every day tasks like getting dressed, washing their face and combing their hair.
2. Vocation & Productivity. We find ways to incorporate or simulate routine activities from a former vocation or career to provide a sense of purpose to residents’ days.
3. Recreation/Leisure. Residents have opportunities to engage in leisure activities that are familiar to those they’ve always enjoyed in the past.

“Mom loves her apartment. It’s nicely painted and carpeted, and the size is perfect for her. She has a living room area with a full-size couch and chairs, so she can entertain guests. I visit a couple of times a week, and my husband swings by on other days. My son stops by every few weeks, too. Mom has her own space that looks and feels like home. Every time I’m there, she just seems contented.”
Read Cindy’s full testimonial.