CareOne Harmony Village at Moorestown - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

CareOne Harmony Villageat Moorestown

Combining Innovation and Compassion To Enhance The Lives of People Living with Alzheimer’s

• Challenges are opportunities
• Attitudes are always positive
• Respect and dignity for everyone
• Excellence in care and everything we do
• Our hearts and hands are always open
• Nurturing our residents and each other is essential
• Everyone works together…One Caring Family

• NJ based
• Family owned and operated
• Over 4,000 employees in NJ
• Caring for over 3,500 residents daily
• 40 years experience as a senior care operator
• Continuum of Care – Post Acute Care, Assisted Living, Assisted Living for Memory Impaired, Long Term Living, Home Health Care, Hospice Care

• Freestanding assisted living community dedicated solely to people living with Alzheimer’s and related Dementia
• Capacity for 64 Residents
• Opened Summer of 2008
• First freestanding Alzheimer’s community in the CareOne family of care centers

• CareOne designed Harmony Village with Margaret Calkins, PhD – an national expert in the design of living environments for people living with Alzheimer’s
• Private apartment accommodations with full bathrooms
• Visual features and cues such as specially designed lighting to minimize shadows and provide tranquility

• Deliberate use of calm colors throughout the community and a peaceful aesthetic
• Living quarters designed as 4 neighborhoods designed for levels of care
• Each neighborhood has a distinct living room, dining room, den and full service kitchen
• Secured living quarters to prevent access to unsecured areas

• Free access to outdoor courtyards designed by Jack Carman, an expert in senior living landscape architecture
• A grand community area featuring a fireplace and courtyard for family visits
• Artwork provide tactile stimuli and soothing images throughout the community
• Focus of design is simplicity to minimize confusion

• “Shared Responsibility” – our philosophy is the entire team…food service, caregivers, activities, nursing are responsible for our residents safety, well being, and quality of life
• Neighborhoods are designated by cognitive status of residents
• Residents can transition to the appropriate neighborhood as their status changes

• Weekly “We Care” care and service plan reviews with the entire team
• The Harmony Village team is empowered to make decisions with their co-workers at a level closest to the Residents needs

• Harmony Village caregivers not only receive state required training…
• Training is ongoing weekly
• Our partners in training include paid dementia consultants, our Program Director, The Alzheimer’s Association, and Neurologists from the community who share our philosophy
• CareOne Silverchair training resources

• Behavior Management/Intervention
• Effective Communication Techniques
• Stages of Alzheimer’s
• Activities and Programs for People Living with Alzheimer’s
• Non Pharmacological Interventions to Resident Management

• The “Hearthstone Way”
• Cognitive Strengthening Program – individual memory exercises, community involvement and group activities
• Life Quality Program – “failure free” activities designed to encourage active involvement while reinforcing well being
• Enhanced Life Program – offers personal and spiritual support for results and their families

• Horticulture Therapy
• Art Therapy
• Music Therapy
• Wellness and Senior Safe Exercise
• Entertainment
• Participation in Group Activities
• Small Group Activities

• Families are integrated in each Resident’s care and service plan
• Weekly communication to families on the health and social status of their loved ones
• Open visiting hours
• Monthly family support groups
• Families encouraged to participate in individual and group activities

• Hearthstone Training and Programs
• Non-Pharmacological interventions are valued
• Exercise
• Nutrition
• The Arts
• Activities designed to promote success

Case Study