Garden Gate Alzheimer's Unit
Rose Lane's Garden Gate Community is a special care unit designated and secured
for residents with Alzheimer's disease or other dementia-related illnesses.
These residents often require increased nursing care and supervision. Benefits
include:
- Specialized staff and volunteer assignment
- High staff-to-resident ratios
- Activities specifically designed for cognitive impairment
- Physical environment and décor designed for safety and segregation of common
behaviors associated with dementia
- Two dining, activity, and living areas to accommodate the stages of the disease
process
- Promotes optimum health and well-being in an environment that enhances quality
of life
- Environment avoids sensory overload and reduces agitation. Staff deal with
behaviors as they arise and minimize need for medication
- Home-like environment for a feeling of comfort, safety, security; making the
adjustment easier. Most rooms allow for personalized furniture and
familiar décor
- Courtyard with a wander walk allows for freedom of mobility and outside
activities
- Chapel with non-denominational services held weekly
- Potential for: less frequent agitation, decreased depression, better sleep
patterns, formation of friendships and a more calm, contented appearance of the
resident