St. Louis – This Spring, Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village, located at 4005 Ripa Ave. in St. Louis, will be adding assisted living memory support services to the senior living campus.
“More people than ever before are experiencing memory loss,” said Freddy England, Executive Director, Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village. “And for many families that means another family member, or several, are caring for their loved ones. We are committed to providing compassionate, personalized memory support services that meet the needs of seniors in the St. Louis area.”
The newly renovated Memory Support wing is designed around what is familiar and comforting to residents with dementia – all in a cottage-like setting. From color choices to noise control, lighting, table designs and room layouts, everything was taken into consideration to honor each resident’s unique needs. The new wing offers 18 private apartments.
The specially designed program and renovated space will support the entire family, not just the resident. Before a resident is admitted, the team gets to know the family’s loved ones so the team can develop tailored care and support. Support plans will help residents feel in control of their days, choosing which services they want and when they wish them to be delivered.
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The Dignified Dining program will help ensure that each resident’s dining experience meets their unique needs. Residents also benefit from specialized technology that allows them to get in touch with loved ones via one-touch video calls, connect with residents who share similar interests, and build a digital personal profile of their favorite content from a library of thousands of topics, videos, games and more.
All associates at Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village who engage with memory loss residents and their families participate in advanced training. The experiential training helps the team deliver the right care and support for residents to meet their unique physical, emotional, social and sensory needs. It also provides associates a unique “inside-out” look at what it’s like to live with dementia. This allows the team to fully understand the impacts of the disease, resulting limitations, and the reason behind residents’ changes in behavior.
“We understand that no one knows your loved one like you do,” said Jamie Tolliver, Memory Support Coordinator, Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village. “That’s why we encourage our new families to share their loved one’s unique life story. This helps us create a customized plan of care, personalized life-enrichment activities and support for the full family.”
To schedule a visit, call 314-916-4539 or learn more at ascensionliving.org/sherbrooke.
About Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village
Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village is a senior care and living community in St. Louis offering assisted living, rehabilitation and therapy, and long-term skilled nursing with enhanced memory care. As a community, we welcome all faiths, and are inspired by the Mission and Values of Ascension Living, to provide high-quality, compassionate, personalized care with dignity, especially to those in our communities who are most in need. To learn more, visit www.ascensionliving.org/sherbrooke.
Ascension Living, based in St. Louis and part of Ascension, is a mission-driven senior living provider deeply connected to our Catholic faith that cares for the physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being of all individuals we serve. Our Mission calls us to provide spiritually centered, holistic care to seniors, particularly those most in need. We offer a wide range of programs tailored to meet the unique needs of older adults. Regardless of everyone’s stage in life, our goal is to provide seniors with opportunities designed to make their lives joyful, enriching and satisfying. With communities in 11 states and the District of Columbia, our ministries are continually developing and adopting new best practices in care that enhance the experiences of our residents, program participants and patients. Learn more at www.ascensionliving.org.
Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all, with special attention to persons living in poverty and those most vulnerable. In FY2021, Ascension provided $2.3 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes more than 150,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers. The national health system operates more than 2,600 sites of care – including 142 hospitals and more than 40 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia, while providing a variety of services including clinical and network services, venture capital investing, investment management, biomedical engineering, facilities management, risk management, and contracting through Ascension’s own group purchasing organization. Visit www.ascension.org.
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