A Memory Care Community
Memory Care Near Dallas & DeSoto starting at $5,100
We Are Nationally-Recognized Certified Dementia Practitioners!
Arabella of Red Oak Senior Living highly values continuous dementia care training. That’s why our team leaders are nationally-certified dementia practitioners who provide residents with the most passionate dementia care community near DeSoto, TX.
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Welcome to Memory Care in The Cottage at
Arabella of Red Oak Senior Living
Our DeSoto-area memory care team reminds residents of two things every day: they are important, and they matter.
At Arabella of Red Oak, we’re dedicated to enriching the lives of our Alzheimer’s and dementia care residents. The Cottage is a small neighborhood in our community that’s all about making every moment count, focusing on the present, and enhancing the quality of life for older adults with memory loss.
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Passionate and Personalized Services for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care Near DeSoto, TX
Our loving team considers caring for our residents in The Cottage their passion. At Arabella of Red Oak Senior Living, we support this passion with ongoing training in positive, person-centered dementia care. We have also incorporated Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach™ to Care (PAC) into our memory care programming to enhance residents’ lives. Our approach ensures team members can truly get to know each resident and offer the kind of personalized assistance they need.
We love it when our team and residents bond, so we actively encourage meaningful relationships between them. These relationships benefit the resident by allowing their caregivers to be more intuitive and flexible in their care.
The Cottage provides a loving atmosphere and a feeling of security that allows residents a measure of independence and encourages engagement. It also provides family members with much-needed peace of mind.
- Specialized care in all phases of dementia
- Quarterly care plan checks for personalized service
- Knowledgeable, compassionate team on-site 24/7
- Medication management
- Personal assistance with daily needs based on individualized care plans
- Housekeeping and personal laundry service
- On-site physical therapy available
- Scheduled transportation available
Engaging Memory Care Activities Focused on Quality of Life
Memory Care activity programming in The Cottage has been specifically developed according to the latest scientific research on improving quality of life and slowing the progression of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Every day is an opportunity to enrich lives with sensory engagement and adaptive exercise. Our care home’s variety of intellectual, vocational, social, spiritual, and stress-reducing activities offer an evidence-based method of teaching and learning.
We also provide opportunities for residents receiving personal care to engage in meaningful, purposeful activities such as cleaning, cooking, or sorting to feel happy, helpful, and productive.
- Dedicated Memory Care Activities Coordinator
- My Legacy Program
- Intellectually engaging activities such as puzzles and word games
- Interactive life and work stations
- Parties, celebrations, and live entertainment
- Social, engaging activities such as mocktail hour and reminiscing
- Daily devotion and spiritual engagement
- Pet therapy
- Music therapy
- Art Throb Club
- Fit for You exercise program
- Monthly support groups for loved ones
Enticing Memory Care Dining Options
In The Cottage, food is about both nutrition and the experience. We serve freshly made meals with warm, friendly service and offer Memory Care residents a menu centered around them, also abiding by the latest nutritional guidelines in physical and cognitive wellness. Individualized dietary monitoring and tailored menu selections are provided as well according to the preferences of our residents.
In The Kitchen is an engaging piece of our activities program. Residents help create a meal by shucking corn, mixing dough, or whisking batter to complete the selected dish. The Memory Care Coordinator then takes the ingredients into the kitchen to complete the food or snack for everyone to enjoy. We also have Spice Club, where residents smell the ingredients and discuss which recipes they could make or have made.
By creating opportunities to engage with our residents using food, we go beyond providing a healthy diet and into another way to connect.
- Freshly prepared fare using the finest ingredients
- Three homestyle meals a day and snacks
- Specialized diets for health and religious needs
- MINDful resident-centered menu
- Consistent hydration
- Hand towel aromatherapy before and after meals
- In The Kitchen activities
- Simplified dining process for easier meal choices
- Smaller, easier-to-eat items requiring less cutting and promoting independence
- Finger foods that do not require utensils, aiding those with coordination difficulties
- Foods designed to help residents with dementia eat more and reduce the risk of malnutrition
Purposeful Memory Care Amenities
We designed The Cottage at Arabella of Red Oak as a calm, homelike, open environment to inspire comfort and community, providing plenty of opportunities for independence. Each DeSoto-area memory care unit — a suite or private room — is created to be both accessible and easily navigable and opens onto a spacious yet cozy living space. We encourage residents to bring personal belongings and make their new residence a home.
The Cottage features its own beautiful courtyard as well as a personal kitchen. Common area decorations are specifically chosen to inspire personal engagement, joyful tales, and happy memories. There are also plenty of cozy gathering spaces to encourage social interaction.
- Memory care apartments that are spacious and easy to navigate
- My Home Program provides furnished apartments to ease the transition
- Large, homelike, central living space
- Courtyard
- Storytelling artwork
- Activity stations
- Light and cheerful furnishings and decor
- Numerous windows with natural light
- Secure environment
- Access to fitness center, salon, and movie theater
