Dementia Care Residences
Dementia is a term used to describe conditions where persons experience declines in mental functioning, such as memory loss and confusion, frequently with accompanying neurological changes, such as problems with balance, movement, speech, incontinence and swallowing in latter stages of the disease. Dementia has several causes. Alzheimer's disease is a major cause of dementia and persons who have had head trauma, major strokes, or a series of mini-strokes, may also develop dementia. Parkinson's and other diseases also produce related dementias. Read More
Individuals with mild dementia need support and supervision to make sure they are safe and well-nourished. When dementia worsens, as it does with many of the dementia-causing diseases, individuals may not be safe at home alone due to problems with judgment, confusion, forgetfulness, paranoia and physical problems related to the illness. When family caregivers cannot provide 24-hour supervision for the person with dementia, and very few families have the resources to have an awake and alert caregiver on duty 24 hours per day, it may be time to move the individual with dementia to a care facility to keep him or her safe and healthy.
While some assisted living facilities and many skilled nursing facilities accept residents with dementia, especially those with early-stage dementia, most do not offer specialized care designed to benefit an individual with cognitive deficits. Placing a person who is confused and who has trouble learning new faces or routines in a large facility without specialized care to ease his or her frustrations can cause the individual to be agitated and sometimes may actually worsen the dementia.
Specialized dementia care facilities, at both the assisted living and skilled care levels, have been developed in the last few years to tailor care to individuals with dementia. Staff ratio to residents is generally higher than in traditional facilities and that staff is trained to understand the challenges faced by individuals with dementia. Activities are designed to stimulate cognitive and social skills and to provide needed social interaction. Buildings are designed to make it simpler for residents to find their way around and to return to their own apartments without assistance. Frustrations in the environment are minimized. Staff helps the resident and family adjust to changes in condition and function. Residents are respected and helped to maximize the abilities they have in order to fully enjoy life despite the disease. The plan in many dementia facilities is that the resident will be able to stay there, with increasing levels of service, for the rest of his or her life.
If you are interested in a smaller, more specialized care facility for your loved one with dementia, please investigate the dementia facilities in your area. Ask for which levels of care they are licensed, how charges are determined (many have several levels of care with differing charges) and what they will do if they cannot provide adequate care for your family member if he or she declines severely. Is the building secured? Does a physician visit the facility? Does a psychiatrist visit? Tour and observe activities. Try a meal. Get all the facts.
How do you pay for dementia care? Many patients are "private pay", meaning that the patient or family pays from their own funds. A long-term care insurance policy may also help pay for dementia care. Specialized dementia care inside a skilled nursing facility may be paid by Medicaid, if the individual qualifies financially. The smaller dementia homes, especially those licensed at the assisted living level, generally are not covered by the Medicaid program because Medicaid regulation were put in place long before such homes came into being.
Specialized dementia care is an excellent care solution for many families and should be explored when investigating facility care for a loved one with dementia.
Hide Long Description- Colonial Gardens
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6931 River Park Circle
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phone: (817)731-7611
Colonial Gardens is a beautiful assisted living community offering Alzheimer's and dementia care, located on two lovely wooded acres in southwest Fort Worth.
Colonial Gardens offers two adjacent houses, each with 20 private resident rooms surrounding a formal living room, activity area, dining room and "open" kitchen. Our peaceful landscaped grounds provide safe opportunities for residents to enjoy outdoor activities.
Colonial Gardens' care is tailored to each resident's special needs. Highly personalized care programs are made possible by our small size and our unusually high caregiver to resident staff ratio. Our experienced staff focuses on each resident's strengths, rather than weaknesses, to make a real difference in each resident's life.
To learn more about our personalized dementia care or to schedule a tour, please call Colonial Gardens at (817) 731-7611.
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