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Memory Support
At Cuthbertson Village, Aldersgate is able to offer assisted living services in a very unique environment for individuals who are experiencing the challenges that come with a diagnosis of a dementia illness such as Alzheimer’s disease.
Based on the concept of the familiarity and comfort of small-town America, Cuthbertson Village is designed with three neighborhoods that lead into an active, engaging Town Square. This central Square has an expansive skylight that allows the daylight to pour in onto the working shops, attractive spaces to relax and walking paths that wind around and over a small pond with a babbling fountain. The Five and Dime, Soda Shoppe, and Movie Theater all offer residents opportunities for appropriate stimulation and activities to engage their memories as much as possible. The pet shop allows those who live at Cuthbertson Village to help in caring for the dogs, birds and other pets that are part of life at Aldersgate, which adds to the sense of self-worth we all experience when we help give care to another life. And the Potting Shed provides residents the chance to continue to enjoy their “green thumbs” with gardening tables for growing vegetables, herbs and flowers. The Town Square also offers the services of a beauty and barber shop as well as a day spa for manicures and pedicures.
Each neighborhood in Cuthbertson Village is home to fifteen individuals who each have their own private residence and full bath. Staff serve meals from the country kitchen to residents who enjoy dining with others in the dining room that is special to each neighborhood.
Recognizing the importance of freedom of movement for individuals with dementia, not only does each of the neighborhoods open into the Town Square, but each neighborhood has its own courtyard that opens into the other courtyards, all of which are completely secured.
We know we can’t prevent or stop Alzheimer’s disease, right now, but we strive to provide the greatest opportunity for stimulating and engaging the minds of older adults in hopes that perhaps we can delay the progression as much as possible, and to certainly assure the greatest opportunity for as much independence and quality of life as possible.
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