Specialized Dementia Care
A dedicated unit for individuals with memory impairment to enhance their quality of life.Visit Our Specialized Dementia Care Communities
Railside Assisted Living Center
Byron Center, MI
Grand Pines Assisted Living Center
Grand Haven, MI
Appledorn Assisted Living Center South
Holland, MI
Sheldon Meadows Assisted Living Center
Hudsonville, MI
Seminole Shores Assisted Living Center
Norton Shores, MI
Edgewood Assisted Living Center
Saginaw, MI
Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center
Traverse City, MI
Specialized support from The Terrace includes:
- Person-centered care—we plan care to meet the needs of the individual, not to focus on their condition or lost abilities
- Guided social interaction with staff, peers, and visitors
- Support for family members providing care
- Establishing and maintaining daily routines
- Support for individuals that allows them to retain as much independence as possible in performing daily tasks
- Activities and visual and physical prompts to help residents maintain mental function
- Encouragement to participate in senior-friendly physical activity
- Enjoyable activities to enhance residents’ joy and self-esteem
In addition, residents of The Terrace also receive the same services and benefits as our other assisted living center residents, included in the basic monthly fee.
- Competent, empathetic staff available at all times to assist with resident needs
- Delicious snacks and beverages available on demand, throughout the day
- Three daily meals that are homemade and nutritionally sound
- A variety of available apartment layouts to meet the needs and preferences of our residents
- Lots of scheduled events including games, outings, exercise, worship, crafts, and parties
- Housekeeping and laundry service
- Monthly wellness checks performed by staff LPNs
- Medication assistance, available at all times and supervised by a nurse on staff
Should additional support be required, we also offer supplementary services for an ancillary charge. Additional services include, but are certainly not limited to the following:
- Assistance with dressing, bathing, and grooming
- Complex medication administration and testing
- Assistance during meals
- Assistance with toileting and managing incontinence
Visit Our Specialized Dementia Care Communities
Railside Assisted Living Center
Byron Center, MI
Grand Pines Assisted Living Center
Grand Haven, MI
Appledorn Assisted Living Center South
Holland, MI
Sheldon Meadows Assisted Living Center
Hudsonville, MI
Seminole Shores Assisted Living Center
Norton Shores, MI
Edgewood Assisted Living Center
Saginaw, MI
Linden Square Assisted Living Center
Saline, MI
Bay Ridge Assisted Living Center
Traverse City, MI
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Specialized Dementia Care Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How do I know if my mom needs dementia care?
Our staff is able to help you evaluate your specific situation and aid you in making the right choice for her. For more details, feel free to contact the administrator of the assisted living home of your choice.
How can I be sure my mother with dementia gets all the care she needs?
This assessment will be updated 30 days after your mother moves in, to allow us to confirm the accuracy of the initial assessment and to give her time to adjust to her new home. From that point on, this assessment is updated quarterly or upon any significant change in her physical or mental status.
My mother has always been the hostess—she loves entertaining family and friends, but since she has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s she just gets frustrated. Can you help?
Dad never did any of the housekeeping and now he gets pretty ornery when he realizes his stuff is moved. How do you approach this?
When I was a little girl my grandma was so wonderful—now she thinks I’m my mom or my aunt. I just get so frustrated and sad. Would it be better if I didn’t come see her at all?
Try to talk with her and share with her things that she may recall more easily—events of your youth or even her youth, smells and tastes that she knew well, even pictures of her younger years may make for lively conversations.
You might want to look at a great book titled Creating Moments of Joy, by Jolene Brackey (©2007, Purdue University Press, West Lafayette, IN), which offers many practical yet simple suggestions for our interactions with persons with dementia.
I’m concerned my parents are not getting enough nutrition. Mom is easily distracted and doesn’t finish a meal and dad has become so picky I don’t know what he will eat from day to day. How can you ensure they eat enough to stay healthy?
I have so many questions. Do you have additional information I can review?
We also encourage you to check out our Helpful Resources section for additional help.
My mom doesn’t know what the emergency cord is—what happens if she pulls it?
My dad has become very inactive, and is reluctant to interact with others. What do you have that will get him up and going again?
Does Medicare cover the cost of the monthly fee?
What about health care insurance? Is there any help available to pay for it?
If you are a veteran, or the spouse or dependent of a veteran, you may qualify for certain financial supports through the Veterans Benefits Administration at 800-827-1000.
Life Settlements offer a unique opportunity to supplement your resources through the sale of a life insurance policy that may no longer be needed.
In some cases, the MI Choice Waiver Program may be available if a person meets certain level of care, income and asset eligibility requirements.