Hearthstone Alzheimer Care

Hearthstone uses the innovative I'm Still Here Approach to dementia care. This approach focuses on making up for residents' impairments through environment and programming. Despite the very real changes occurring in their brains, people with dementia can continue to flourish if:

• Environments cue residents by speaking for themselves
• Staff uses residents' own definition of reality in interactions
• Daily routines empower residents by focusing on positive emotional outcomes
• Continuous activities promote the sense of belonging to a community and promote the development of each resident's individuality
• Communication takes place through music, touch, and art
• Behavior improvement occurs through positive reaction and reinforcement