The Oasis at Dodge Park provides Dementia and Alzheimer’s care in Worcester. The Alzheimer’s Program at The Oasis at Dodge Park is designed to promote independence within a comfortable and safe environment. The goal of the program is to help individuals maintain the optimum level of functioning and to maintain the highest quality of life possible (higher quality than assisted living facility) and away from a nursing home setting.
More than 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. A host of cognitive and physical losses accompany the disease. The Oasis at Dodge specialized Alzheimer’s Program has been designed to address and compensate for these losses to the greatest extent possible, from mid level to advance dementia. This is done in the least restrictive environment possible to permit the greatest degree of personal freedom. The Program is designed to decrease inappropriate stimulation, enhancing each resident’s ability to effectively interact with and perceive what is going on around them.
The Alzheimer’s Program staff receive special training and seek to adapt to each resident’s individual patterns of behavior. In this way we provide the best possible environment for every resident so that he/she can be successful in the tasks of day to day living. Our compassionate and caring staff provide a warm, homelike environment that enriches quality of life for older adults living with Alzheimer’s and memory disorders.
Dementia and Alzheimer’s Care in Worcester
Whether you have just started noticing a change in your loved one’s memory or if you are looking for dedicated Alzheimer’s care, The Oasis at Dodge at Worcester boasts a unique state of the art environment designed to accommodate people with varying degrees of memory loss allowing freedom, mobility, choice, and independence. The Oasis at Dodge Park at Worcester features a unique program for the Memory Impaired endorsed by a well-known geriatrician from UMass Memorial, as well as Saint Vincent Hospital and Medical Center.
Services that comprise the Memory Care Lifestyle Option are:
- A neighborhood that provides a safe, pleasant, comfortable setting
- Enclosed and fully secure indoor and outdoor courtyards
- Geriatric medical team and weekly visit to the facility by a team member and as often as needed
- Specially designed memory programs
- Activities that encourage activity and engagement from 7am to 9:30pm seven (7) days a week
- Specially trained 24-hour staffing
- Best direct care ratio in the industry
- Three meals per day and unlimited snack as suggested by the facility dietitian and primary care
- Full housekeeping services
- Laundering (daily) of linens and personal laundry
- Complete medication management
- Regular safety checks, as well complete secure building to encourage free roaming around
- Scheduled transportation to medical and social events
- Unlimited personal care
- Mealtime monitoring and staffing, assist with feeding if needed
- Escorts for meals and services
- Designated program coordinators
- All inclusive care program at ONE-RATE