OUR APPROACH TO MEMORY CARE
Woodland Gardens PATHS (Personalized Approach To Holistic Support) is inspired by the qualities of a true woodland garden — where the trees above offer a canopy of protection while the path below provides freedom to explore and discover. Created specifically for Woodland Terrace, this approach offers a gentle structure while providing the flexibility to meet the unique needs of the residents.
We carefully listen and learn from our residents, their families and their doctors to create a personalized care path to:
* Integrate resident’s life story, interests & preferences
* Encouraging daily physical exercise
* Reinforce life skills activities
* Create special memory moments
* Provide support with flexibility
FEELS LIKE HOME
We pay attention to the details! Every space in Woodland Gardens has been carefully designed to provide a safe, comfortable and home-like environment.
- Resident Suites — Single-occupancy and companion suites feature personalized story boards and TVs with music therapy, photo gallery, memory games and family engagement.
- Dining Room — Freshly-prepared meals are served in an intimate setting and multiple choices of dining venues to meet preference and needs of residents and families.
- Activity/Living & Connecting/Viewing Areas — Residents, families and caregivers can participate in group activities or relax and enjoy conversation by the fireplace or TV.
- Quiet Room – This multi-sensory environment provides a relaxing space to help reduce stress and anxiety, stimulate reactions and encourage communication.
- Stepping Stones Park —Surrounded by trees and flowers, it’s the perfect place to enjoy an afternoon stroll or outdoor activity.
SPECIALIZED CARE TEAM
The Woodland Gardens care team is specifically trained by our Care Navigator/Memory Care Specialist to care for residents with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease or other memory disorders. The care team assists residents and their families by assessing, coordinating and providing a wide range of services needed to address the individual care needs of the resident. The care team works closely with the resident’s physician to ensure optimum health outcomes.
To ensure a clear understanding and shared commitment to our care philosophy, our Care Navigator/Memory Care Specialist is a certified specialist in Teepa Snow’s revolutionary Positive Approach to Care™. One of the nation’s most respected leaders in Alzheimer’s education, Teepa Snow’s approach includes optimizing abilities by focusing on what remains instead of what’s been lost, and integrates resident’s life stories into their daily care and routine for consistent positive interactions.
COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES
Incorporating alternative therapies to complement a traditional care approach encourages a peaceful, safe and empowering environment.
- Music Therapy – Woodland Terrace employs a Licensed Music Therapist who works with residents to stimulate memory and help maintain positive changes in moods and emotional states, to provide opportunities for socialization and to promote rhythmic, continuous movement and vocal fluency.
- Pet Therapy – Therapy dogs are scheduled for regular visits. Research shows pet therapy can decrease depression and anxiety and promote overall joyfulness and happiness.
- Aroma Therapy – Essential oils are used through skin massage and diffusion to help with anxiety, sleep problems, memory and cognitive functioning.
- Art Therapy – Viewing and creating art shows residents that their story is of value and interest to others, provides a sense of mastery and/or control over their environment and offers an alternative form of expression.
