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Creating Effective Design for Memory Care Communities

In this blog published in January 2020, our designers discuss ways to provide effective design to memory
care communities. At Bernardon, we strive to create customized living communities that focus on providing
comfort, enhanced activity, and social enrichment.

As the demand for memory care services rapidly grows, the At Bernardon, we acknowledge that memory care is an ever-
housing for aging industry is quickly adapting to the needs changing field. Our recent designs for Kendal~Crosslands
of residents to provide the most effective, enhanced long- Communities in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and
term care. Designers and healthcare providers are exploring Barclay Friends in West Chester, Pennsylvania reflect our
ways to elevate resident’s living experience through providing commitment to a thoughtful design approach and genuine
communities designed around resident’s needs. sensitivity to the client, their residents, and their needs.
No matter the scope, we strive to create customized living
No longer are the days of patients being relegated to communities that focus on providing comfort, enhanced
institutions that lacked healthcare services specifically activity, and social enrichment.
dedicated to dementia and related conditions. Our society
has come a long way from simply placing seniors in nursing
homes to wait out their final days. Yet, memory care is still
a fairly new concept, having been developed within the last
twenty years, and industry leaders are still learning about
ways to provide optimum care.

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