Brookdale Ithaca Memory Care

Memory loss doesn t have to mean all is lost. If you and your family are looking for memory care and support, Brookdale Ithaca can help. Our Alzheimer's and dementia care community, also known as Clare Bridge, is rooted in a person-centered approach . That means we help our residents find a sense of belonging and purpose while also helping them preserve who they are.

We are also adding a new Clare Bridge Crossings program in a new wing which is designed for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer s or dementia. This program can a stepping stone between assisted living and our Clare Bridge program. Residents stay engaged with a gentle daily structure of planned activities like dancing and watercolor art classes to help them maintain their abilities and encourage the use of their current skills. And with several floor plans to choose from, you and your family will be able to find just the right studio apartment to call home. Best of all, you ll have peace of mind knowing that trained staff is on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The Clare Bridge Daily Path is an evidence-based approach that offers a gentle daily structure of six planned programs per day, our routine that helps our residents maintain their abilities, encourage the use of their current skills, and offer a sense of security and accomplishment. Working in small cluster groups, each resident is surrounded by others with the same cognitive abilities, to give them a feeling of fitting in. Activities include a morning cognitive workout with discussions, brain games and physical fitness and movement classes like our B-Fit program, walking programs, and dancing.

Surrounded by your favorite things and people who love you that s home. Our apartments have plenty of natural window light and some even have a garden view. And you and your family have several floor plans to choose from. We help our families make our residents apartments familiar and comfortable with a move-in guide and a suggested list of what to bring. Brookdale Ithaca is a pet-friendly community because we know it s not really home without our four-legged family members with us.

Our Clare Bridge environments feature areas of the community that are set up for safe engagement in gardening, kitchen work, handyman help, and other household and normal daily tasks. Life skills activities provide a sense of purpose, meaning and belonging as residents complete tasks related to everyday life.

Here your loved one will have great choices for fun activities. Craft classes, trivia, gardening and yoga are just a few of activities included on the Daily Path. Our residents also enjoy devotional services, movie night and fun social events like lemonade socials. We even plan off-campus outings for lunch and ice cream treats.

Music is an important part of life at Brookdale Ithaca with karaoke and sing-a-longs. Residents also enjoy InTouch which brings the outside world in with an intuitively designed touch-screen computer. With easy-to-use, picture-screen prompts, our residents with physical or cognitive limitations can launch a virtual world of discovery.

Here your loved one will have great choices for fun activities. Craft classes, trivia, gardening and yoga are just a few of activities included on the Daily Path. Our residents also enjoy devotional services, movie night and fun social events like lemonade socials. We even plan off-campus outings for lunch and ice cream treats.

Music is an important part of life at Brookdale Ithaca with karaoke and sing-a-longs. Residents also enjoy InTouch which brings the outside world in with an intuitively designed touch-screen computer. With easy-to-use, picture-screen prompts, our residents with physical or cognitive limitations can launch a virtual world of discovery.

Here we use mealtime as an opportunity to offer healthy menu choices and create a sense of belonging. Our residents enjoy an award-winning dining program that includes dementia-friendly menus with familiar and easy-to-manage selections, small dining rooms with consistent pre-selected seating and personal dining assistance.

Your loved one could enjoy spending sunny days outside in our large courtyard with gardens and walking paths, or meet up with friends in the game room to work on a puzzle. Residents love our movie room for matinees and movie night. And the next time your loved one is ready for a hair appointment, check out our on-site beauty salon and barbershop. We even have a private dining room available for special celebrations with family and friends.

Whether it s our Crossings program for the early stages of dementia, our Clare Bridge program for mid- to late stages, or our Solace program for the advanced stages of dementia, we have purposeful programs that offer the care you and your family need. Along with our programming, you ll have peace of mind knowing there is trained staff on-site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Our Clare Bridge Crossings program is designed for individuals in the early stages of Alzheimer s or dementia who often experience a loss of self-esteem and social isolation as they become aware of their own cognitive decline. While not appropriate for all persons with dementia, this program is a stepping stone between Assisted Living and our Clare Bridge program.

With our Clare Bridge Solace Program, we help meet the unique needs of residents living with the advanced stages of dementia, striving to keep them engaged and continually making meaningful connections. Solace programming adds a layer of programming to engage sensory awareness and focus on comfort and joy.

Our exclusive Personalized Service System allows us to provide individually customized plans for your family member. Your customized plan means you only pay for the services you need and want. And we re flexible, so when your needs decrease or increase, your plan and its cost do, too.