It’s challenging and emotional for families to experience the effects of Alzheimer’s and dementia on their loved ones. We understand the sense of loss that family members and loved ones experience as the effects of dementia progress. The good news is that Sunshine Retirement Living is here to inspire you to believe that “Hope Blooms” in every landscape. Our knowledgeable and caring staff and enriching programs nourish and enrich the life of your loved one while helping everyone in the family feel taken care of.
Our Transitional Assisted Living and Memory Care Communities are for those who are starting to experience early memory issues and require more nuanced cognitive care than available in assisted living or are already experiencing Alzheimer’s or other dementias.
Sunshine’s Transitional Assisted Living and Memory Care communities are designed with an innovative transitional assisted living and memory care Life Enrichment Program that encompasses the Sunshine Pillars of Wellness by focusing on your loved one’s physical care as well as their social, spiritual, sensory, emotional, and cognitive needs. Our programs and specialized care are designed to ease the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and dementia and celebrate their life. Our innovative approach to the challenges experienced by our transitional assisted living and memory care residents and their families.
Not only do we care for your loved one, we are here for you and your family as well, with a wealth of educational resources to guide you on the journey, as well as health and wellness advisors to answer your questions. Maintaining the identity of your loved one and your family heritage are at the forefront of our person-centered approach. We believe no one should be defined by the symptoms of Alzheimer’s or dementia, and that a life of meaning and purpose can be accomplished in the right care environment.
We strive to improve the lives of those experiencing memory challenges, Alzheimer’s, or other dementias with our Person-Centered Care approach and research-backed Memory Care Therapies.
Person-Centered Care combines a robust life enrichment program and a holistic, collaborative care approach to fulfill our mission of improving the lives of seniors experiencing memory challenges, Alzheimer’s, and other dementias.
Six Guiding Principles:
Six Pillars of Wellness:
Sunshine’s approach to collaborative care begins with in-depth discovery and an ongoing, detailed assessment process centered around individual needs, values, and preferences to create custom Person-Centered Care for each resident. It depends upon open and transparent communication and equal collaboration across all departments. The end result is an approach in which each individual resident benefits from the six core tenets of Person-Centered Care.
For example, a housekeeper overhears a resident’s conversation in which she reminisces about baking cornbread with her mother. The housekeeper understands the conversation opens opportunities to build happy memories within the six core tenets of Person-Centered Care and shares it with teammates.
The important factor in Sunshine’s Person-Centered Care is the collaboration of team members who understand the importance of communication and participation. The development of this approach begins in the earliest phases of our relationship with the resident and family, and it involves every level of the community’s team, from front desk staff and housekeeping to executive directors.
A robust life enrichment program is vital to providing meaning in the daily lives of people living with Alzheimer’s disease or any dementia illness. Like tending vegetables in a garden, each of the six Sunshine Pillars of Wellness act to nurture and grow the solid foundation on which our collaborative person-centered care approach is built.
Based on the Sunshine Pillars of Wellness, the Memory Care Life Enrichment Program draws from a philosophy that is rooted in a Montessori-style approach. While the Montessori method was initially developed for early childhood education, the philosophy and approaches – modified to honor the age and experiences of our residents – provide sensory stimulation and encourage cognitive stimulation while building on existing social skills.
The important factor in Sunshine’s Wellness Garden is the collaboration of team members who understand the importance of communication and participation. The development of this approach begins in the earliest phases of our relationship with the resident and family, and it involves every level of the community’s team, from front desk staff and housekeeping to executive directors.
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