Kingston at Dupont

Kingston at Dupont is a vibrant assisted living community in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It is within picturesque Allen County which is part of the Hoosier State.

Kingston aspires to the highest standards of caregiver training, nursing coverage, wellness programming and safety protocols. Choose Kingston and take peace of mind knowing your loved one is in the best hands possible.

Each of our memory care communities are specially designed to provide excellent and enriching care for adults living with dementia, Alzheimer's and related conditions, who require regular assistance. Our team is dedicated to delivering genuine care and compassion, while establishing trust with our residents and their families.

For over 20 years, Kingston has built an exceptional legacy of elevating the quality of life for residents through evidence-based dementia care practices. Our staff undergo specialized training so that we can detect and manage the unique needs of our residents. Each and every day, our team strives to care for our residents with skill, dignity and kindness so that they feel valued, productive and purposeful.

We understand all of the changes, emotions and actions that occur as a result of memory loss and know exactly how to manage them. Much of our effort goes into learning and practicing techniques that allow us to properly approach our residents. What really makes us unique is that we take it one step further and educate our residents' family members on which techniques influence the best possible behaviors. Knowing how to sufficiently approach, interact and communicate with your loved one will keep them happy, and ultimately, help you maintain a healthy relationship.

Our staff is specially trained in Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care, a program that provides dementia care training, services and products to caregivers around the world. This exceptional training helps us to effectively work with our residents in a unique and compassionate way.

This particular level of training encourages us to see our residents as precious and unique in order to focus on their existing capabilities, rather than focusing on their losses. To help us achieve this, we use Teepa Snow's GEMS model, which includes 6 different gemstones, or levels, that our residents can be divided into based on their particular stage of dementia. This model serves as an individualized technique to make sure each resident is receiving the proper care and is participating in activities that truly make them happy. Just as gemstones need different settings and levels of care to show their best qualities, so do our residents.

Another significant part of our training involves role playing and sensitivity training, which allows us to perform typical tasks, while experiencing common dementia symptoms. This helps us to understand why our residents act out in certain ways, which ultimately assists us in identifying the challenge and properly reacting.

At Kingston, we believe that every moment offers an opportunity to connect. We truly take pride in providing person-centered care to establish the most genuine connections with each of our residents.

We prioritize getting to know our residents, not only while they are living here, but before they even move in. Each resident submits a facts and insights form, which includes information about their backgrounds, interests and preferences. These forms help us to promote happiness by forming connections, developing relationships, and encouraging our residents to participate in activities that we know they will enjoy.

By dedicating our time to truly getting to know our residents, we not only improve their lives, but we improve the lives of their family members by giving them a sense of comfort and confidence that our team of caregivers understand their loved one and can respond with sensitivity to their specific needs.