.jpeg?width=369&height=246&name=AdobeStock_265650983%20(2).jpeg)
Through family, friends, and active listening, we seek to understand the meaningful moments from past vocation(s), hobbies, daily routines, and what brings joy and comfort. This gives our caregivers the necessary information to assist your loved one to obtain the highest quality of life.
At Friends Fellowship Community, we help adults find meaning and purpose in each day through:
Through collaboration with experts in the field, we can make forward progress in best serving those with dementia. Our goal is to provide care that supports individual needs and preferences, leading to comfort and care that promotes the ability to thrive.
Do you know Debra? Debra has risen at 5am every morning; every single morning of her life. She rises with a determined smile and puts on her "get to work" face. It's a combination of understated make-up and determined grittiness. You see, there is nothing Debra cannot handle.
When Debra started experiencing memory loss, she hid her symptoms from those who loved her most. How could Debra be so vulnerable to those who held her at the highest of standards. She was responsible for the grocery lists, the bills, the holidays...
Little by little and all of the sudden Debra started to forget. She forgot the things, then she forgot to leave herself reminders for the things she was forgetting. She began leaving the stove on after lunch, re-washing the laundry that she just pulled from the dryer, and then it happened. She had just left the grocery store in her 2004 sedan that used to be pristine, but has slowly become the beacon of guidance against things like curbs and the wall of the garage. Debra made a left turn, or was it a right? Suddenly things didn't look as familiar as they once had.
Debra spent the afternoon driving around the block, not recognizing her home. This was when the family noticed. It felt like their world had been turned upside down. When did this happen? How did we get here?
Debra's story is not uncommon. All too often, we try to assist, deny, or ignore the signs of memory loss to help preserve the memories and feelings of safety. There is so much fear in the unknown. But at Friends Fellowship Community, Memory Care is not just a place to reside, but a neighborhood that assists you in thriving.
