Memory Care
Sweet MemoriesTM
Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care in Hampton, VA
If your loved one has Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, you’re not alone on this journey. We are here to help.
Our award-winning memory care program – Sweet MemoriesTM – offers the care, support and lifestyle you want for your loved one and the peace of mind you need and deserve.
It all starts with our team – a group of specially trained, compassionate people. Certified in Virtual Dementia Tour® training, our memory care team has a very personal, insightful and practical understanding of the challenges presented by Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia. Their unique perspective enables them to deliver exceptional care.
Sweet MemoriesTM
Sweet Memories™ just may be the standard by which all memory care programs are created. Innovative and thoughtful, it provides the most exceptional memory care and lifestyle available in the area to our residents.
Every detail of this program has been carefully created to provide the very best memory care experience possible. From cozy, comfortable memory care neighborhoods that feel like home to our experienced management team, our residents are in good, loving and capable hands.
At Commonwealth Senior Living at Hampton, we know and respect that each person in our care has unique needs and abilities. To meet those needs and promote those abilities, the Sweet Memories™ program embraces an individualized approach to care. By developing a personalized care plan, we can provide the most appropriate support, care, guidance and understanding.
Program Components
Sweet MemoriesTM consists of three components to ensure the best possible experience for our residents and their families.
Move-in: Whether our residents are moving to our community from their home or from a hospital, we guide them through every step of the transition, seeing to all of their physical and emotional needs.
Evaluation through life history: We learn each resident’s life story. We conduct a comprehensive interview with family members. We talk. We ask questions. We listen. We get to know our residents as people. We learn about their medical, mental, emotional, spiritual and intellectual needs, as well as their habits and preferences.
Resident-centered care plan: With this very personal knowledge, our leadership team creates a customized care plan to meet the specific needs of the resident.
Signature Programs • Signature Experience
Our signature Sweet MemoriesTM programs make a tremendous difference in the lives of our residents and their families. You’ll only find them here. They’re that special.
One Sweet Memory: Winner of the Best Practice Award from the Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA), for going above and beyond the standards of care. Our team members regularly capture highlights of each resident’s day in photographs that are shared regularly with family members.
Expressions: When verbal skills begin to fail, art can become a means of self-expression for residents. Conversational prompting stimulates memories which residents can interpret using a variety of mediums, including painting.
Special Touch: Designed specifically for those with late-stage memory loss, this program provides “special touches” that make a difference in care. In the morning, before breakfast, residents enjoy citrus scented towels to awaken taste buds; before dinner, lavender scented towels help to relax, reinforce the natural circadian rhythm and encourage residents to enjoy their meals.
Sweet Melodies: For those with late-stage dementia who have lost verbal skills, Sweet Melodies stirs memories by using nostalgic music selected by family members.
SMILE TechnologyTM: Through SMILETM, we can remain connected to your loved one every day. This computer program enables us to keep you updated on your loved one’s participation in and enjoyment of our programming, sharing photos and stories with you on a daily basis.
Memory Care Life Stations: Thoughtful spaces invite your loved one to reconnect and engage with past hobbies, professions and passions.
Sweet Memories™ Services & Amenities:
- Healthy, family-style dining options that meet dining skill levels and nutritional needs
- Regularly scheduled activities that stimulate the mind and body, as well as customized socialization programs designed to fit the cognitive, social and mental skills of the resident
- Open and secure outdoor spaces such as courtyards and gardens
- Monthly support group meetings for families
- Private or companion suites with private baths
- Personal care services
- Medication management
- Weekly housekeeping/linens
- 24-hour staffing
- Open-door policy that encourages 24-hour visitation
- Monthly family night dinners
- Sweet MemoriesTM programming
- Community newsletter
