Seniors facing memory loss issues, such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, often benefit from the specialized services offered at memory care communities. For instance, Cedar Creek Memory Care Homes provides individualized attention, comprehensive services and a homelike setting to minimize confusion and keep seniors safe. If your loved one’s cognitive decline puts them at risk or they’re no longer able to care for themselves, memory care may be the right solution for them.

An important factor when searching for the right senior care community is accessibility. Certainly, you want easy access to the community so you can visit frequently. We understand this need and select prime locations for our communities that make visiting convenient for friends and family. For example, we have three communities offering memory care near Dupont Circle. This combination gives your loved one access to the professional care they need while making it easy for you to visit as often as you want.

Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons
Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons

Understanding Memory Loss and How It Affects Seniors

Studies show that 40% of the population aged 65 and over have some form of memory impairment. Over time, this impairment can lead to more serious diagnoses, such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. Memory loss can, and often does, directly impact the senior’s day-to-day life. For instance, seniors may forget to take their daily medication, get lost when driving or walking or fail to complete routine tasks, such as cooking, cleaning and showering.

The good news is that dementia care homes provide the extra support seniors with memory loss require. Trained professionals ensure residents receive medical attention as needed and assistance with daily tasks, such as grooming, bathing and meal preparation, and that they take their medication on time. No matter what stage of memory loss your loved one is in, supportive services through dementia and Alzheimer’s care can keep them safe and allow them to receive the support they need.

Why Cedar Creek Is the Best Option for Memory Care Near Dupont Circle

Cedar Creek takes a unique, person-centered approach to memory care. We eliminate the institutional atmosphere of traditional memory care facilities by creating a homelike setting with comfortable furnishings, cozy common areas and private rooms. We encourage residents to bring items from home to create a familiar setting that can minimize confusion and agitation. Next, we compile customized care plans based on each resident’s care and medical needs, cognitive abilities and personal preferences. We evaluate these care plans regularly and update them as needed to ensure we’re providing the right level of care. We also maintain one of the highest staff-to-resident ratios in the industry to make sure every senior receives personalized attention throughout the day. In fact, our daytime rates are often as high as one staff member to three to four residents, while our nighttime ratio averages one staff member to eight residents.

Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons

Looking For Memory Care Near Dupont Circle ?

Cedar Creek’s locations are centrally located, easily accessible by public transit, and simple to visit any day of the week.

Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons

 Expert Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Services

As a dedicated dementia care community, Cedar Creek understands the unique needs of those facing memory loss. Our staff receives specialized training to better understand, identify and handle behaviors associated with cognitive decline. This creates a caring and compassionate environment where seniors and staff become like family. We also ensure a safe environment where caregivers are available around the clock to provide support and services. Most importantly, our expert memory care services offer families peace of mind knowing their loved one is in a safe environment surrounded by a caring and dedicated staff.

Features of Memory Care at Cedar Creek

Our memory care homes are smaller by design, creating a family-like setting that allows for a more personalized level of care. Staff members take the time to get to know each resident, their background, preferences, interests and life story. This allows our team to quickly identify triggers, minimize behaviors and create a calm and relaxing setting for the residents. In addition to support with daily activities, our trained staff members provide medication management, mobility assistance, daily meals and snacks, and housekeeping and laundry services. Residents are encouraged to socialize through a wide range of activities, including games, crafts, music events, gardening, holiday celebrations and special events.

Location and Convenience for Families

At Cedar Creek, we recognize just how important frequent visits are to the seniors facing memory loss and to their friends and family members. We maintain an open-door policy that allows you to visit your loved one as often as you like. Additionally, our memory care communities are close to major highways and public transportation. Three of our memory loss communities, the Auxiliary House and Hillwood in Bethesda and Cedar Glen in Rockville, are located just 30 minutes from the popular Dupont Circle residential area. Friends and family members living in this area have easy access to visit their loved ones often. For added convenience, Bethesda and Rockville are accessible via the Metrorail Red Line.

Your Next Steps: Explore Memory Care Options Near Dupont Circle

If your loved one’s memory loss means living at home is no longer safe or viable, our memory care communities provide an excellent alternative. We currently operate five memory care homes near the DC area. These provide easy access for anyone living in the greater DC region.

When looking for the right Alzheimer’s care community, it’s important to explore your options. We encourage you to tour one or more of our memory care communities and find out everything Cedar Creek has to offer. Not only can this step help you find a community that’s a good fit, but it can also make the transition easier for you and your loved one.

Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons
Planned social activities 7 days a week, such as card games or art lessons

Looking For Memory Care Near Dupont Circle ?

Cedar Creek’s locations are centrally located, easily accessible by public transit, and simple to visit any day of the week.

What Families Say

Jane Kelley

Exceptional management. Wonderful and VERY dedicated staff. Loving environment. Creative activities. I can’t say enough positive things about my 11 year experience at this home. You will sleep well at night knowing your family member is in the best possible hands.

Joanne Irving

I cannot say enough positive things about the wonderful care and attention my mother receives from the superb staff at the Cedar Creek Homes. I feel blessed to have found them.

Mary Goldstein

Hillwood is Amazing! My Uncle has been there since October of 2019 and he is very happy. If you want your love one to be safe, happy and well cared for this is the place for them! I am so thankful for all the staff and management do for my Uncle.

Tracy Perkins

Mom moved from Auxiliary House to Hillwood when she needed more care. Both houses are managed by Cedar Creek. Fabulous company that knows dementia inside and out and cares for the residents in small homes (not institutional entities). Staff are great and have a long tenure with the company, the management is helpful and informed, and we couldn’t be happier with the care they provide. Strongly recommend. It was a great place for Mom.

Dave Chapman

My mother lives here. Ruthie and Anna are the best, not just for managing the facility and communicating to families, but for being visionary and pro-active during these very trying times. I never wonder if my mom is well cared for. Thanks to all the staff for everything they do for all the residents, not just my mom — we’re lucky to have found this home.

Ann Moseley

My mother has been in Cedar Glen for two and a half years. It was the second facility I visited and my search stopped there. It’s a genuine home, not at all institutional, where all the residents are known and loved as individuals. It’s also very professionally run and there are clearly systems in place to ensure high standards of care. Staff turnover seems almost nonexistent. It’s exactly what a care home should be and I feel so lucky to have found it.

Kathy Sabatier

My mother has been a resident at Auxiliary House for over 4 years. We feel so fortunate to have found this wonderful place where the staff care so deeply for all the residents.

Elaine Kallen Fertig

After visiting other facilities I chose Auxiliary House for my father as the staff was very one-on-one, dedicated, caring and their personal involvement with my father was outstanding – also making the family feel reassured and comfortable.

Ashley Dotson Madison

This community was great! They were very helpful and informative, and had a lot to offer for a much lower price then a lot of the other surrounding communities! Also love how all their homes are memory care homes in a small intimate environment!

Frequently Asked Questions

Once a resident has moved in, are there charges for extra care services that are not reflected in the daily rate?

Daily rates are all-inclusive and do not change as care needs increase. Cedar Creek does not charge extra for personal care, medication administration, laundry services, or housekeeping. Residents do pay for their own medication, personal care items, and supplies.

We have doctors, nurses, therapists, dentists, podiatrists, and other health care professionals who visit residents at our Alzheimer’s care homes. Residents are welcome to continue to see their own doctor, but we provide the option to utilize our doctors for convenience and for more monitored medical oversight.

Cedar Creek residents may receive a doctor’s order for physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy. Therapists can come to any of our Alzheimer’s care facilities to work with our residents.

We will work with you and their doctor(s) to obtain the necessary information for the assessment. Once the decision has been made to move to Cedar Creek, we will assist you in locating a doctor who can be their new health care practitioner if needed.

We have a unique and individualized activity program, structured to meet the needs of residents with Alzheimer’s disease and memory loss. Our amazing full-time activity therapist learns about each resident’s background and finds opportunities to bring them joy. You may find our activity therapist outside working with residents in one of our retirement community’s vegetable gardens, taking residents on a journey with her iPad to explore their hometown, or leading a reminiscence group. If our activity therapist meets a resident with an interest in quilting, they start a quilting group. We also have therapists who provide cognitive stimulation and entertainers who provide music therapy for our residents. In addition, our caregivers are trained to engage residents in meaningful activities throughout the day, such as leading daily exercise or sing-a-longs, working on puzzles, and art projects. Our activity program varies based on the home and the interests of the residents, which is why we can truly say it is unique.

In most cases, residents stay with us for long-term care throughout their lives. Additionally, residents whose health status qualifies for hospice care can be assisted at our residential memory care homes by nursing support from local hospice organizations. In rare cases, when a resident’s care needs exceed the licensed capabilities of Cedar Creek, we work closely with family members to find the best alternative and promote a smooth transition to the new care facility.

Discover the Compassionate Memory Care Your Loved One Deserves

If your loved one is struggling with dementia, Alzheimer’s or another form of cognitive decline, you don’t have to manage alone. Our team at Cedar Creek is here to help. Reach out to learn more about memory care and the services we provide or to schedule a tour.

Contact Cedar Creek Memory Care Homes at (301) 384-4017 today.

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