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Memory Support

A comprehensive approach

Villagers who are experiencing early signs of Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia are encouraged to remain in their cottage or apartment as long as it is safe to do so. When the memory function of one of the spouses is impaired, a married couple can remain together in their cottage or their apartment far longer than if they had remained isolated in their house on “Main Street.” The Cross Keys @ Home program can further simplify life when daily tasks become burdensome. 

(If your spouse has received a diagnosis of dementia, we encourage you to consider a move to Residential Living soon, to help them adapt more easily to new surroundings.)

Education is the key

Memory Care education is paramount at Cross Keys Village. Every team member receives ongoing specialized education on this subject. We don’t mean just nurses and caregivers: we mean everyone, from cooks to groundskeepers, and from painters to the billing office. This enables us to assist those who make Cross Keys Village their home with greater respect and empathy. We are also trained in how to intervene when we identify a situation that might be potentially unsafe.

Security and comfort

The Personal Care and Health Care programs feature neighborhoods designed around the special needs of residents with memory loss, including some secure neighborhoods (with locked exits) for residents with poor safety awareness. Daily activities are designed to be satisfying, and varied without being overstimulating.

In our innovative Brookside Memory Care Residence, residents are introduced to a comfortable and comforting environment during the intermediate stage of their disease, making the later progression in their condition easier on them and on their families and caregivers. Brookside offers a comprehensive recreation program, incorporating mind (brain fitness), body (food and exercise) and spirit (the arts and spiritual elements).

Day Services to Resume

Cross Keys Village operated Wellbrook, an Adult Day Services program, until 2020. Wellbrook’s closure was brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and left an unfulfilled need in the community for a safe daytime environment, designed for villagers and neighbors who live with dementia.

The Brethren Home Foundation’s $2.6 million Wellbrook Capital Campaign, started in 2023, has raised the funds to cover the construction and the programming for a new Memory Support Resource Center and Day Services on the Cross Keys Village campus. These two programs will be housed in a new building, Lifespring at Cross Keys Village

Community Outreach

The Memory Support Resources at Cross Keys Village constitute a valuable support for our villagers living with Alzheimer’s disease or another neurocognitive disorder, and to their care partners. As an important element of our mission, the support groups and the various trainings are open to our neighbors in the greater community at no cost. 

Please signup below to receive Memory Care Updates about upcoming opportunities via email, or check our Support Group and Resources page regularly. Please note that starting in late 2024, the various services and resources will be housed in the new Lifespring building.