The right place
Fountainview accommodates dementia from its ripples to its swirls
Designed to guide the journey
Fountainview was carefully conceived and constructed exclusively for people with dementia-related disorders. We combined more than five years of research with our three decades of experience in geriatric care to provide a warm, home-like environment that encourages freedom of movement and ensures the dignity and comfort of all residents.
The Fountainview Center
Our signature fountain greets families and visitors.
Fountainview lobby
Three pavilions branch from the lobby, the heart of our facility.
Lobby seating area
The lobby offers home-like seating areas.
Nursing station on west pavilion
The pavilion design and positioning of the nurses’ station ensure unobtrusive supervision and freedom of movement.
Comfortable “pod” on west pavilion
Each pavilion contains four pods with comfortable seating.
Pods have distinctive décor
Pods have distinct décor to help residents distinguish their sitting area and room location.
Pods provide natural light
Pavilions and pods provide natural light filtered from clerestory windows and skylights.
Personal touches
Families are encouraged to decorate their loved one’s room with favorite items from home.
Semi-private room
Whether private, semi-private or a deluxe suite, residential rooms can be personalized for your loved one.
Private room
Familiar artwork and family photos help residents feel like they’re at home.
Treasures from home
Treasured collectibles in a resident’s room can stimulate fond memories.
Memory box
Display cases containing personal mementos are located outside each bedroom to help orient residents.
Courtyard waterfall
On our secured courtyard, residents can enjoy the waterfall…
Courtyard xylophone
…play the xylophone…
Courtyard flowers
…enjoy the flowers…
Courtyard activities
…engage in activities.
Rehabilitation that accommodates dementia
Our holistic approach to rehabilitation accommodates the effects dementia.
Rehabilitation for short-term care
We customize physical, speech and occupational therapy to restore your loved one to optimal functioning.
Musicians visit weekly
Music is one of our most popular activities.
Residents join live music
Residents join our live jam sessions.
Staff lead singing
Our staff lead residents in singing and dancing.
Family visit
Families are welcome on music days…
Courtyard Café
…for lunch in our Courtyard Café…
Family visit
…and any time they want to visit.
Three pavilions, three stages
Our community is divided into three pavilions to support residents as they move from mid to late to end stages of the disease. Each pavilion features a selection of private, semi-private and deluxe suite rooms.
The pavilions are open and barrier free with prominent wayfinding elements, such as a continuous wooden pathway around the centralized nurses’ station that connects sitting areas to spaces for activities and our outdoor courtyard. This open floor plan allows for constant, yet unobtrusive, supervision while permitting the highest degree of personal freedom.
Homey and comforting
Each pavilion is divided into four pod areas where small groups of resident rooms are organized around comfortably furnished sitting areas. Each pod has a different wall color and distinct landmark pieces – quilts, furniture, three-dimensional interactive paintings — to make it easier for residents to distinguish their sitting area and room location.
Display cases at the entrance of each resident bedroom provide a showcase for treasured personal mementos as well as a “cueing” opportunity to orient residents to their rooms.
Lighting the way
Research has shown that seniors need two to three times more lighting than younger people. Each pavilion is brightened by natural light filtering in from high clerestory windows and skylights. In addition, we have taken care to prevent glare by incorporating cove lighting and finishing our floors with a satin finish instead of high gloss. In residents’ bathrooms, we made the floors darker so that white porcelain fixtures are more visible.
The great outdoors
Residents can venture outdoors to our large, secure courtyard and lush garden area that adjoins our three pavilions. Those who are able may walk from pavilion to pavilion via the courtyard without leaving the secured area of the facility. The space features a walkway with handrail that leads to a stunning waterfall, raised planting beds, bird feeders, and a large arbor dripping with wisteria. Shaded benches along the walkway provide comfortable seating, and tables with umbrellas are ideal spots for sharing a picnic with visitors.
Safe and secure
Your loved one is carefully observed morning, noon and night. Every room in each pavilion is no more than 40 feet from the nurses’ station, which means our residents receive the attention needed even if unable to use the call light system. We also attach monitors to residents’ clothing while they are in bed to alert nurses if they try to get up unassisted. And, the nurses’ stations have monitors for all doors so they know if residents go out to our secured courtyard.
The main exit to each pavilion has a key pad, permitting only staff and visitors with knowledge of the code to leave. We also use the WatchMate system, a small sensor worn on the wrist or ankle, that sets off an alarm if a resident enters the unsecured area of the facility unassisted.
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