Memory Care: The Cottages at Heritage
The team at Heritage Cottages consider all aspects of life as they design individual care plans that build on the foundation of your loved one’s strengths, interests, and background. Customized care and personalized attention form the foundation of Heritage’s life-enriching care for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia.
Award-Winning Approach
The Cottages at Heritage incorporates an award-winning approach to Alzheimer’s and dementia. The innovative Ecumen Awakenings™ promotes wellness in the broadest sense – from discovering what engages and brings joy to each resident, to nurturing independence while ensuring safety, to building a supportive community and more. At the heart of enriching care is an integrative practice helping residents live life to the fullest.
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THE EXPERIENCE
Your loved one’s history plays a key role in the tailoring of programming. No one individual shares the same story, the same interests, the same sensory reactions. Understanding the uniqueness of each resident — their history, family, pursuits — helps in purposefully shaping the care and activities for each resident. We engage the five senses to promote a resident’s individual enjoyment. Such as:
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Notable Amenities
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A TEAM THAT KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS
Working together, physicians, nurses, care team members, residents and their families explore options that offer the greatest positive impacts. Care team members meet regularly and involve family members. Care team members also have ongoing training on the newest research and care advances to ensure your loved ones receive the best care and services possible.
Training focuses on:
Training focuses on:
- Recognizing and understanding individual resident needs
- Development of enriching programming to provide joy and support individuality
- Implementation of unnecessary medication reduction strategy
- Communication techniques
- Identifying the challenges and improving the dining experience of residents
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THE RIGHT SPACE, THE RIGHT BALANCE
The Cottages at Heritage thoughtfully arranges space in a way that helps minimize disruptions for residents. The layout of the apartments and common areas offer the optimal balance of independence, safety, and security.
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Heritage Cottages Floorplan
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