The Clare Bridge Concept
Clare Bridge offers communities with secured environments and programs for those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Highly trained Clare Bridge associates provide dementia care services and ensure “daily moments of success.” The Clare Bridge concept has evolved over more than twenty-five years by continually embracing the latest ideas in good Alzheimer’s care practice, coupled with the experience of caring for thousands of individuals with dementia and their families.
The Clare Bridge Program Promise: “Daily Moments of Success”
The individualized and person-centered Clare Bridge Program is designed to meet the specific needs of those with various levels of dementia. The Clare Bridge Program promise ensures that each Clare Bridge participant will achieve “Daily Moments of Success.” The program is comprised of four components:
• The Clare Bridge Daily Path
• The Clare Bridge Dining Program
• The Clare Bridge Training Program
• The Clare Bridge Behavioral Problem-Solving Program
Clare Bridge Daily Path
The Daily Path offers a gentle daily structure (seven days per week) choreographed with a minimum of six programs per day. All are designed to maintain the resident’s abilities and encourage the use of their remaining skills. The Daily Path creates a routine that gives each resident a sense of security that they are “right where they need to be.” Daily Path activities include:
• Morning Mental Workout includes discussions, brain stimulating games, and reminiscing.
• Daily Physical Activity involves a variety of exercise opportunities including group exercises, walking
programs, and dancing.
• Daily Life Skills are individual or group activities throughout the day which provide a sense of purpose,
meaning, and belonging.
• Person Centered Programming includes activities designed to use the resident’s own social history
information as a foundation. By honoring past interests and involvements, programs tap into remaining skills
and support successful experiences.
Clare Bridge Dining Program
The Clare Bridge Dining Program was designed by a team of Alzheimer’s care, specialists including a gerontologist specializing in dementia care, a corporate chef, and a registered dietician. This unique dietary program maintains the resident’s ability to enjoy and master the dining experience. The program offers such specialized aspects as…
• Dementia Friendly Menus provide diverse offerings, including “finger food” and weight-loss prevention.
Selections have been reviewed for manageability, digestibility, familiarity, and palatability.
• Individualized Dining Assistance evaluates each resident to determine the level of prompting assistance
needed to preserve the resident’s use of utensils as long as possible.
• The Supportive Dining Environment incorporates small dining rooms with consistent seating to support the
challenges of those with dementia. This encourages familiarity and socialization while supporting the needs
of the residents through the assignment of resident care assistants. Music, centerpieces, and fresh linens
enhance the environment.
Clare Bridge Training Program
Guidance and teaching on the complex task of providing excellent dementia care is an ongoing effort and involves all levels of Clare Bridge associates. All associates are initially trained in proper techniques, approach, and care of persons with dementia.
Clare Bridge Behavioral Problem-Solving Program
There are established Alzheimer’s care protocols and techniques that enable associates to resolve challenging behaviors resulting from dementia-related issues. The programs are based upon the philosophy that a whole-community approach is the key that empowers associates at all levels to identify the resident’s un-met needs and to be a part of a solution.
The Clare Bridge Program Promise, “ensuring daily moments of success,” is what we strive for each day for every one of our residents.
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