Stone Gardens to Add Assisted Living Memory Care
$250,000 grant will allow for studio and one-bedroom apartments for patients with dementia within Stone Gardens facility.
Stone Gardens at Menorah Park Center for Senior Living has received a $250,000 grant to provide assisted living care for patients with dementia within its facility. “The foundation of good memory (dementia) care is to provide significant roles for each individual as well as opportunities to contribute,” said Cameron J. Camp, Ph.D, a nationally and internationally acclaimed memory care expert who is working with the new initiative, which is funded by the Irving I. Stone Foundation. “It is inherent in human nature to feel a sense of self-worth through accomplishments among peers. If the activities impart feelings of community and personal success, that’s what gives a person a reason to wake up in the morning,” Camp added. The distinct …
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Nikki Ferrell
12:05 am on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Photo 2 is just adorable, but I also love the costume in 27. Of course, I grew up watching the Smurfs, so the Isaacsons in photo 8 strike a special chord. What's your favorite photo? more ›