Memory Care Community

at Friendship Towers Assisted Living

Memory Care at Friendship Towers

We have identified the need for Assisted Living Memory Care at Friendship Towers and we have experienced an increase in inquiries for this level of service from the community.

Our community is unique because we provide full-size apartments to ease the transition to memory care senior living, as opposed to smaller studio memory care bedroom/bathroom units that are prevalent in other locations across the region.

We are able to provide safe, secure and resident-centered programming that is structured around the needs of individuals with dementia or memory impairment while providing all the benefits of living at Friendship Towers.

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Best Friends Approach

We are excited to announce that we will be utilizing the Best Friend™ Approach, a specialized life enrichment program for residents with dementia or memory impairment.

The Best Friends Approach was developed in Lexington, KY by Virginia Bell and David Troxel at the University of Kentucky’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

Our Assisted Living Memory Care Community will employ a team of designated individuals who will receive specialized training by a Certified Dementia Care Trainer about working with individuals with dementia or memory impairment.

7 Basic Principles

The Best Friends Approach is based on seven basic principles:

Recognizing the basic rights of a person with dementia
Understanding what it is like to have dementia
Knowing and Using the person’s Life Story
Knowing just what to say when Communication is breaking down
Developing the ‘Knack’ of great dementia care
Experiencing meaningful engagement throughout the day
Recasting the relationship and your language from staff to Best Friend.

Studies have shown that individuals suffering from dementia benefit from a specialized memory care program, such as the Best Friends Approach. It decreases isolation, depression, and gives them an overall better quality of life.

Certified Master Trainer

Friendship Towers' Best Friends™ Certified Master Trainer is Angela Mullins, Life Enrichment Director.

Angela demonstrated mastery of the principles and practices of the Best Friends™ approach to dementia care and has the responsibility of leading co-workers in the provision of this superior, person-centered care mode.

Maintaining a Master Trainer Certification requires completion of yearly certification standards, which ensure fidelity in ongoing implementation and sustainability.

Written information relating to this community's or facility's services and policies is available on request. (KRS 216.595 (1) (b))

community lifestyle

Benefits of memory care

Community Layout

Our new Assisted Living Memory Care community will be located on the third floor at Friendship Towers. We will be transforming the third floor to include:

a new secure entrance and exit,
a common dining area for family-style meals and
new common spaces, all of which will be suitable for residents with dementia or memory impairment.

Our interior design team has selected furnishings that are appropriate for Assisted Living Memory Care and that will be as beautiful as they are comfortable.

Of course, residents who reside in the Assisted Living Memory Care Community will also still enjoy the newly expanded common areas at Friendship Towers.

For example, there will be ample opportunities for residents to utilize the new restaurant-style dining room, café and enjoy the new fireside lounges and great room.

There will also be a focus on providing opportunities for residents to enjoy our beautiful new outdoor courtyards. Residents of our Assisted Living Memory Care Community will truly have the best of both worlds!

A Home They Recognize

DOWNSIZING IS EASIER

We have found that by having spacious apartments for our Assisted Living Memory Care residents, they are able to retain their dignity by continuing to have a full kitchen (without the stove/oven), bathroom, living room and bedroom.

Many of their comforting furnishings and items that feel 'familiar' fit nicely in the spacious apartments and helps the transition process.

MEMORIES ALL AROUND

There is room for their treasured mementos and knickknacks to surround them in full size apartments, as opposed to 'rooms' at most other communities.

FAMILIES HAVE ROOM TO VISIT

We have found that post-COVID, families really appreciate the opportunity to 'keep an eye' on Mom or Dad after being socially distant for so long.

Our apartment layouts allow families to come & visit in the home versus having to take advantage of common spaces all the time. Families feel like they can truly stay longer and plan to visit more regularly due to the welcoming space afforded them in the apartments.

We have 1- and 2-bedroom apartment options available. The 2-bedroom apartments are ideal for married couples as they age in place together.

1 Bedroom Virtual Tour

*Stove/Ovens have been removed & flat continuous countertop stretches across with storage space below.

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All Inclusive Lifestyle

Assisted Living Services

Optional discreet assistance with activities of daily living and medication management are available and included for all Assisted Living Memory Care residents.

Complete care with housekeeping, personal laundry services, maintenance, and transportation is also available for residents.

Certified assisted living facilities may not provide health services such as medication administration or nursing services.
To be eligible to reside in Assisted Living the resident must be ambulatory or mobile non-ambulatory (move about with an assistive device, but without help from another person) and not be a danger (to oneself or others.

Maintenance-Free Lifestyle

All utilities are included, aside from phone, so that residents truly can enjoy the programming, activities and events without the worry or stress of maintaining their home.

Residents Meals Included

Of course, residents have three delicious and healthy meals per day in their own spacious dining room or delivered to their apartments.

Comfort Dining

Dining plays a large part in the comfort of residents as they age and that's no different in our Assisted Living Memory Care Community.

It's All About Choice!

Residents in the Memory Care Community have options for dining.

They can eat family style in the dining area with other residents and their Best Friends™.
Sometimes they may decide they'd rather take their meal in their own apartment.
They may decide to fix their own snack or lunch from time-to-time as well; they have a full kitchen, aside from stove/oven.
Their Best Friend™ may escort them to special event meals in the Friendship Towers restaurant, or their family may take them at any time.

The culinary team creates chef-driven Southern Comfort meals that are both familiar and delicious for residents. There is everything on the menu from Kentucky Hot Brown, to Fried Chicken Livers & White Gravy to Pot Roast!

Residents don't have the distraction of additional stimuli that you might have in other parts of the campus and residents can relax and focus on dining and fellowship over meals with their best friends.

BRAIN FOOD

Super foods, fresh vegetables and proteins rich in Omega-3s are on the menu, as well as comforting and familiar dishes.

Food experiences are a highlight of life for memory impaired residents and often lead to reminiscing.

Sayre Christian Village employs a full-time Registered Dietitian Nutritionist to ensure that chef-prepared meals are not only tasty, they are healthy for the residents.

Most all specialty diets can be accommodated. The dining team strives to be the best part of someone's day!

Full-Size memory Care apartments

One of the things that sets the Assisted Living Memory Care Community at Friendship Towers apart in our region is the full-size apartment layout design that puts families first.

Room to Relax

We ENCOURAGE visits with family and friends!

We listened to families and one of the top requests they had for a memory care community was space to visit with Mom or Dad that allowed them to be one-to-one with their loved one and not reliant on the common spaces like in many other communities.

There is always room for family to spend the day - you can even stay overnight!

Enjoy the kitchen with full-size fridge/freezer (no stove),
Spacious living room,
Bedroom,
And bathroom in each unit!

Family & Friend Visits

If fully-vaccinated, masks are optional.
There are no limits to amount of visitors per week or day, but please only 2 visitors at each of those visits.
Children are allowed as long as they wear a mask (age 2 and up, unless fully vaccinated) and are accompanied by an adult.
There are no visiting hours.
There are no tests or proof of vaccine required, however the resident must be fully vaccinated.
You can hug each other with proper hand hygiene (and tight fitting masks on both individuals if not full-vaccinated).
Please read the Visitor Screening and Attestation Form carefully prior to your visit. Each time you come you will need to sign this form. For the safety of our residents, it is imperative that you adhere to these guidelines.

We expect that visitor restrictions will continue to relax as the positivity rate continues to go down and more of the public also has better access to the vaccine.

life enrichment

Specialized life enrichment programs can also prevent individuals with dementia or memory impairment from having to seek a higher level of care as early.

This approach helps to keep residents more involved in their activities of daily living while creating feelings of happiness and success.

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Our Goals

Art Therapy

Inspires Memory: art communicates through emotions and evokes personal memories.
Increases Brain Stimulation
Allows a form of Self-Expression and Non-Verbal Communication
Leads to Social Interactions
Can rekindle feelings
Creates a sense of achievement & purpose
Enhances mood & general well-being
Boost physical strength and dexterity
Practicing art stimulates the parietal lobe which is responsible for fine motor functions
Art makes fun moments.

Art Therapy Techniques

Sculpting with clay
Painting still objects, scenes and memories
Crafts
Drawing
Journaling
Jewelry Making
Writing Letters/Postcards
Coloring

Therapeutic Music

Music Therapy

Helps activate the section of the brain responsible for memory retention. Which can help people trigger happy memories of past experiences.
Mood-by telling the brain to produce hormones that stabilize mood and can help reduce anxiety and depression.
Movement- encourages movement as it evokes a physical response from the body.
Communication & Connections- music offers a way to communicate feelings without needing to speak. It can also help residents connect to a loved one.
Memory – resident can be triggered to remember certain emotions from music that is linked to past memories. It can also help them remember connections to loved ones.

Music Therapy Techniques

Singing and improvising with songs and music
Drumming and playing other musical instruments
Musical led relaxation
Musical led exercise
Music programs
1:1 music time

Spiritual Services

Wellness

Resident Fitness

Our Life Enrichment Program takes into account the whole body, mind, spirit and soul!

While residents can choose exercise classes, they will also always have wellness activities sprinkled into programing and achieve wellness goals without getting discouraged by structured classes.

Sayre Christian Village employs a full-time Registered Nutrition Dietician to ensure that chef-prepared meals are not only tasty, they are healthy for the residents.

How is a life plan community an advantage?

If you're searching for a community, chances are you or your loved one are looking for peace of mind in addition to all the bells and whistles.

Sayre Christian Village is proud to offer peace of mind though our multiple levels of care on one campus.

As Fayette County's only nonprofit continuing care retirement community, we're proud to offer multiple levels of care that can be taken advantage of, should they ever be needed.

No Distruptive Moves

True Aging in Place

Couples stay close

In addition, couples feel very comforted here because they know that they can move into Friendship Towers independently. Should a partner suffer a setback, injury or have a decline in health, they may pick up assisted living services with no disruption to home life.

If one should need therapy for a short while or come to need skilled nursing long term, they are not separated long distance.

They are merely a stones throw away and can visit as often as they like, with complimentary on campus transportation.

At Sayre Christian Village, we offer Independent Living, Assisted, Assisted Living Memory Care, Skilled Nursing, Skilled Memory Care, Therapy and Palliative Care all available on the same campus. We've been offering hope, housing and healthcare to our residents for over 35 years.