Llanfair House Hosts Free Dementia Screening and Workshop
is a soothing environment especially
designed for residents who require higher levels
of care for all types of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease and
other forms of degenerative dementia.
This unit makes a difference in so many lives - to those who
live with dementia, and to those who know and love them.
is located at the following
Saint Barnabas Nursing and Rehabilitation
Centers:
- Special dementia education and training
of staff.
- Around-the-clock skilled nursing care
- Comfortable, homelike environments designed
to maximize independence
- SNOEZELEN™ Room. SNOEZELEN™ incorporates
colors, lights, soothing sounds and scents
for relaxation and to stimulate the senses
- Therapeutic garden with patio created as
a safe environment for purposeful wandering
where residents can sit, enjoy and relax.
The garden includes scented and colorful
flowers, habitats for birds and a vegetable
garden.
- A personalized shadow box outside each
resident's room reflects individual interests
and experiences
- Recreation programs tailored to meet the
needs of those diagnosed with dementia. Activities
focus on helping residents retain skills,
reduce confusion, maximize independence,
and relieve anxiety
- Interactive artwork, themed hallways and
signage cue residents and promote purposeful
wandering
- Family Education Programs
- Individual Care-Plan Meetings
- Monthly Caregivers Support Group
Residents on benefit from staff specially trained in managing
and caring for residents with dementia. The
health care team is comprised of recreation
therapists, social workers, dieticians, nurses
and experts in the fields of neuropsychology,
geriatric psychology and gerontology. This
interdisciplinary care team conducts neurobehavioral
rounds to ensure that residents achieve their
full potential.
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