Natural home environments are ideal for individuals who benefit from additional support due to memory challenges.

Jennings at Notre Dame Village has three houses that provide assisted living for individuals living with memory impairment. Each unique house is home to 12 residents who have their own private rooms.

Architecturally, the natural home environment features a living room with fireplace, dining room, full kitchen, pantry, utility rooms, a laundry, multi-purpose room, spa, and home office. The 12 private resident rooms include fall protection flooring and private bathrooms with showers.

Highlights include

• Secure indoor and outdoor living for individuals with memory challenges
• Assistance with activities of daily living
• Freedom of space with secure indoor and outdoor areas for residents to enjoy
• Short walking distances
• Resident-defined choices for meals
• Relationship-based care and holistic wellness
• Enhanced lighting
• Secure outdoor courtyard with seating, walking paths and raised garden beds
• Clinical services support the highest level of wellness for the people who live in the houses
• Cueing and reminders for comfort in activities of daily living
• Residents who live in the houses have a home where they are assured autonomy, dignity and choice.
• Staff trained in dementia care, Montessori principles and reflective practices