Waltonwood Senior Living, Wayne State University Launch Intergenerational Memory Care Program

Editor’s Note: We are thrilled to launch Memory Care Business, a weekly newsletter that will inform memory care professionals about the latest clinical innovations, breakthroughs in medical research and technology, best practices in operations, deals shaping the sector, and more. Thank you to those who have already subscribed, and we invite others to click here to receive […]

Inside Bridge Senior Living’s Lilac Trace Memory Care Program Launch

Bridge Senior Living recently launched a newly revamped memory care program with the intention of creating a more person-centric experience. The program, which Bridge launched in early September to coincide with World Alzheimer’s Month, emphasizes “meeting residents where they are,” a philosophy inspired by the Mary Ann Drummond book with a similar name. Orlando-based Bridge […]

Next Generation of Memory Care: Massive Demand, Daunting Challenges Fuel Innovation

Editor’s Note: We are thrilled to launch Memory Care Business, a weekly newsletter that will inform memory care professionals about the latest clinical innovations, breakthroughs in medical research and technology, best practices in operations, deals shaping the sector, and more. Thank you to those who have already subscribed, and we invite others to click here […]

Bridge Senior Living Launches New Memory Care Program Lilac Trace 

Orlando-based Bridge Senior Living is rebranding its memory care program in a move affecting the majority of its management portfolio. The newly rebranded program, dubbed “Lilac Trace,” will be incorporated into  Bridge Senior Living’s 32 memory care communities and center on  meeting the needs of each resident where they are. Alongside the name change, the […]

‘Here to Give Purpose’: Operators Embrace Unique Memory Care Models to Boost Engagement

To keep up with the changing resident profile of the incoming baby boomer generation, senior living companies are hitting the refresh button on memory care programming . Operators are taking stale concepts and remixing or innovating on them to offer more meaningful programming and amenities to residents in the quest to realize a big wave […]

How Brightview, Kendal, Asbury Use Brain Health, Education to Extend Memory Care Services

Senior living operators are currently preparing in anticipation of a demand wave for memory care services — and not only for residents currently living with Alzheimer’s or dementia. Assisted living residents are living with more than 14 chronic conditions, on average; and no doubt some of them are related to cognitive decline. And while many […]

How Architects, Senior Living Operators Are Shifting Paradigm of Memory Care Design

As the way memory care operators care for residents grows more sophisticated, so too does how such communities are designed. Design trends within senior housing are evolving to include specific spaces designed for memory care residents, with operators taking a serious step to offer purposeful living spaces for those receiving dementia care. From creating new […]