A surly restaurant critic takes a bite of the French vegetable dish called ratatouille and his heart melts, as he is transported back to eating his mother’s version in his childhood. This is a climactic moment of the animated film “Ratatouille,” and it’s the kind Read More »
Category: Memory Care
Best Memory Care Design 2017: A Small House That Really Feels Like Home
Lynn Peel didn’t just want a small house-style memory care community —she wanted a small house. That’s why the standalone memory care community she runs, The Mooring on Foreside, in Cumberland Foreside, Maine, has only 12 residents. “The number 12 was really important,” Peel, founder and principal, Read More »
Senior Living Design Trends to Leave Behind in 2018
In senior living, it’s inevitable that some architecture and design features go from hot to not. Resident preferences change, care practices evolve, technology advances, and the way senior housing buildings look and feel has to keep up. So, heading into 2018, providers might want to Read More »
Leisure Care’s New Memory Care Program Puts Resident Preferences First
Leisure Care has invested $280,000 in a new memory care program aimed at letting its residents have their perfect day. The Seattle-based senior living owner, operator and developer has rolled out the new program, Opal, at 10 of its memory care communities, with plans to implement Read More »
Allegro Senior Living Launches New Alto Brand
Allegro Senior Living is using a modest, three-building acquisition to do some bigger things: enter a new state and launch a new brand, Alto Senior Living. Prior to this acquisition, St. Louis-based Allegro operated 14 senior living buildings, with 12 in Florida and one each Read More »
Famous Faces Boost Memory Care Provider’s Video Strategy
It’s right there in Beverly Patnaik’s title. Patnaik is the director of staff training and community education at Nashville-based Abe’s Garden, so it’s no surprise that she is helping her community build a video series that educates caregivers and family members on dementia care. What Read More »
Senior Lifestyle Nears Full Rollout of New Memory Care Model
The woman with the long grey hair, sweet smile, and Brooklyn moxie played one final piano flourish and turned to the crowd at The Sheridan at Green Oaks, receiving applause and thanks. A group of about 20 memory care residents at the Senior Lifestyle facility in Read More »
Bill Gates Personally Invests $100 Million to Fight Dementia
In a pair of $50 million investments announced Monday, billionaire Bill Gates is joining the fight against dementia, with a focus on Alzheimer’s. The first $50 million — which Gates announced on his blog — will go to Dementia Discovery Fund to help “diversify the Read More »
LTC Tenant Anthem Back on Track After Occupancy Improves
LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) will stick with its troubled tenant, Anthem Memory Care—at least for now. The Westlake Village, California-based real estate investment trust (REIT) recently signed a forbearance agreement with Anthem, under which it won’t pursue enforcement related to its default through the end of Read More »
Pathway to Living Imports Australia-Based Memory Care Program
Another U.S. senior living provider is drawing on dementia care concepts from abroad. Chicago-based Pathway to Living announced on Thursday that its new assisted living and memory care community, Aspired Living of Westmont, set to open later this month in Westmont, Illinois, will be the first Read More »
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