All of our residents have some form of dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. The symptoms and severity vary greatly from person to person. Recognizing the early signs of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease helps in deciding if your loved one may benefit from Alzheimer’s or dementia care in a residential setting.
We are dedicated to providing 24-hour a day personal Alzheimer’s and dementia care to residents, assisting them in daily routines and encouraging them to remain as active as possible. Each resident is offered activities to enrich and enjoy their lives while receiving caring and professional assistance. At Gateway Gardens, you will find a cheerful, family atmosphere where your loved one can truly feel safe and at home.
Social and Recreational activities
Beautiful custom-built homes
Alzheimer’s Care Unit Endorsement from Aging and People with Disabilities
Registered Nurses on duty
Security and nurse call systems
Dementia is not a disease itself, but the loss of intellectual functions (such as thinking, remembering, and reasoning) of sufficient severity to interfere with an individual’s daily functioning. We offer dementia care for all stages of dementia.
Early-stage signs of Dementia include:
May cover up problems with excuses
Difficulty with basic skills (i.e. balancing a check book)
Recognizes that they are forgetting things
Begins to forget where they left personal belongings
Middle-stage signs of Dementia include:
Difficulty bathing
Difficulty cutting foods
Difficulty following plots in books and movies.
Possible Depression and anger
Inability to dress appropriately
Difficulty recognizing friends or family.
Speaking slowly and in jumbled sentences
Inappropriate urination
Falling or instability
Advanced-stage signs of Dementia include:
Incontinence
Ambulation is lost
Loses consciousness
Does not recognize friends and family
Inability to sit up
Will continue to respond to touch and affection
Speech is limited to single words
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive, degenerative disease attacking the brain, resulting in impaired memory, thinking and behavior. While an absolute diagnosis can only be made with an autopsy, advanced testing while alive can usually determine up to 90% likelihood of the disease.
Common symptoms of early Alzheimer’s disease include:
Difficulty recognizing friends or family.
Speaking slowly and in jumbled sentences
Possible Depression and anger
Inability to dress appropriately
Difficulty bathing
Difficulty following plots in books and movies.
Inappropriate urination
Falling or instability
Difficulty cutting foods
Common signs of advanced Alzheimer’s disease include:
Speech is limited to single words
Will continue to respond to touch and affection
Incontinence
Ambulation is lost
Does not recognize friends and family
Loses consciousness
Inability to sit up
