The Wesleyan Homes Alzheimer’s Care
Center provides a supportive environment for persons suffering
with Alzheimer’s disease to receive the special services
and treatment they need.
The design of the care center utilizes many new innovations. Resident
rooms are designed in two clusters, each servicing 20 residents.
Each resident accommodation has a window with a beautiful view.
The resident rooms open out on a residential style living area.
Residents have their meals served in this residential setting,
rather than a large dining room. By providing this special facility
design, the transition from a home setting to the Care Center
is made much easier. Spacious living areas and their adjoining
sun rooms offer the restless Alzheimer’s patient plenty of
room to walk. In addition to other landscaping, three outside
courtyards are included in the design. These courtyards allow
residents to enjoy fresh air and the beauty of the grounds, while
remaining in a secure environment. The central part of the facility is a multipurpose Community Center.
This area is the center of all resident activities. By design, the Community Center is the bridge between the two residential
clusters. This design offers the flexibility staff needs to tailor
treatment plans to each resident by maintaining both quiet areas
and active areas during the day. The Community Center contains
areas for music, crafts, small group activities, exercise classes
and religious services. Specialized programs provide a higher quality of life for these
special residents. The Care Center also gives family members of
Alzheimer’s patients the peace of mind that comes from knowing
their loved one is receiving care tailored to their special needs.
INFORMATION...
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, degenerative
disease that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory,
thinking, and behavior. Persons affected by the disease
experience a gradual loss of memory, decline in the ability to
perform routine tasks, disorientation in time and space, difficulty
in learning, and the loss of language and communication skills.
The disease gradually strips away mental and physical abilities,
eventually rendering sufferers incapable of caring for themselves. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementing illness,
affecting approximately 4 million Americans. It is the fourth
leading cause of death among adults, taking more than 100,000
lives annually. Approximately 10 percent of the population over
age 65 is afflicted with the disease. The proportion rises to
47.2 percent in those over age 85. The impact of Alzheimer’s disease extends beyond the patient.
The caregiver, usually a spouse or other family member, becomes
the second victim. Persons with Alzheimer’s disease often
require 24 hour care and supervision. This need for constant care
often creates a demand that the caregiver can not meet. At some
point in the course of the disease, families must turn to an outside
facility to provide the level of care that is needed. However,
this transition from a residential, home environment to a large-scale
group living situation can be stressful for anyone and is often
especially so for persons with Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s patients are easily overwhelmed by a complex and
unfamiliar environment, and may experience confusion, frustration,
and feelings of helplessness. They are often removed from their
everyday social support network of family and friends, and their
normal daily routine.
A facility specifically designed for Alzheimer’s
patients can make this transition from home to nursing facility
much easier for the patient and the family member.
For references to other Alzheimer’s information,
please see the Resourcessection of this website.
To receive information on placing a friend or
loved one in the new facility or to place a name on the waiting
list for the new facility contact Tim Stuteville, Administrator at 2001 Scenic Drive, Georgetown, Texas, 78626, 512-863-9511 or
email Mr. Stuteville at stuteville@wesleyanhomes.org
The design of the care center utilizes many new innovations. Resident
rooms are designed in two clusters, each servicing 20 residents.
Each resident accommodation has a window with a beautiful view.
The resident rooms open out on a residential style living area.
Residents have their meals served in this residential setting,
rather than a large dining room. By providing this special facility
design, the transition from a home setting to the Care Center
is made much easier. Spacious living areas and their adjoining
sun rooms offer the restless Alzheimer’s patient plenty of
room to walk. In addition to other landscaping, three outside
courtyards are included in the design. These courtyards allow
residents to enjoy fresh air and the beauty of the grounds, while
remaining in a secure environment.