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PACIFICA SENIOR LIVING ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS Q. What is Dementia? sisted living often also include medica- Frequently it is one of these that cause care communities mold their daily A. Dementia is the loss of cognitive tion management and transportation, a catastrophic event, like a fall and the program offerings in order to help functioning—thinking, remembering, and care is available around the clock. loved one can’t return home without keep those with memory-impairment and reasoning—and behavioral abilities Memory care is a more defined level 24-hour care. engaged. to such an extent that it interferes with a of care specifically catering to patients person’s daily life and activities. These with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia Q. What is a Memory Care Program? Q. How do you keep residents functions include memory, language and other types of memory problems. A. Every Memory Care program engaged on a daily basis? skills, visual perception, problem solv- Memory care units provide 24-hour is unique to the company that cre- A. A plethora of events, activities and ing, self-management, and the ability supervised and secured care for the ates them. Pacifica Senior Living has social outings make up the robust to focus and pay attention. Alzheimer’s residents. developed a program called Legacies. calendars in Memory Care communidisease is the most common cause of We have six identical cottages with a ties. They are specifically designed to dementia in older adults. Other de- Q. Does my loved one need Memory maximum of 14 residents in each cot- reach residents at the social, mental, mentias include Lewy body dementia, Care? tage, separated based on levels of cogni- physical, spiritual and philosophical frontotemporal disorders, and vascular A. Often, after being diagnosed, our tive impairment. Large courtyards and levels. Music is one great way to enrich dementia. It is common for people to loved one can continue to live indepen- walking paths provide residents with resident’s lives; we know through have mixed dementia—a combination dently for a period of time. Determining the freedom and independence to enjoy research that music and memory are of two or more types of dementia. factors include safety - are they a danger Arizona’s amazing climate in a safe and connected. Musical favorites tap deep to themselves or have they wandered off secure environment. emotional recall. A favorite song can Q. What is the difference between As and gotten lost? Is there any verbal or bring joy, ease pain, reduces stress, and sisted Living and Memory Care? physical agitation or are they “sundown- Q. What kind of lifestyle does the can facilitate social connection. For A. Assisted living is defined as “a long- ing” - a period of agitated behavior that community emanate? family members, sharing a loved one’s term care option that combines housing, becomes more pronounced later in the A. The lifestyle or the environment is music can enhance visits and deepen support services and health care, as day? When these symptoms start to ap- one that allows personalized care and relationships that may have seemed needed.” Personal care services in as- pear, it may be time to begin the search. interests above anything else. Memory lost, especially to dementia.

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