careone harmony village at moorestown combining innovation and compassion to enhance the lives of...

CareOne Harmony Village

at Moorestown

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

CareOne Values

• 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

About CareOne• 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

CareOne at Harmony Village

• 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

Innovation in Design

• 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

Innovation in Design (Cont.)

• 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

Innovation in Design (cont.)

• 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

The CareOne Harmony Village Program

• “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

The CareOne Harmony Village Program (Cont.)

• 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

Specialized Training

• 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

Specialized Training (Cont.)

• 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

A Partner in Excellence…Hearthstone

• 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

Activities To Promote a Sense of Purpose

• Horticulture Therapy• Art Therapy• Music Therapy• Wellness and Senior Safe

Exercise• Entertainment• Participation in Group

Activities• Small Group Activities

Together…We Accomplish More

• 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

The Harmony Village Holistic Approach To Alzheimer’s Care

• Hearthstone Training and Programs

• Non-Pharmacological interventions are valued

• Exercise• Nutrition• The Arts• Activities designed to promote

success

“Our Success is Defined by The Improvement in Quality of Life of our Residents”

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