The 10 Best Memory Care Facilities in Albany, NY

Peregrine Senior Living at Shaker is nestled within landscaped grounds in a residential area. It makes the list because it's across the street from a medical center, so travel times for medical services are minimal. The community's memory care program is The Peregrine Way. Its personalized structure enables staff to build individualized care for each resident, based on their personal preferences and histories. They use these as the foundation of new experiences that can help ground the seniors in today, further developing their cognitive abilities and sense of self-esteem. A typical day's activities include strength and balance exercises, baking with staff, live stream church services and karaoke. All apartments have private bathrooms and individually controlled heating and cooling systems.

Promenade at University Place is a family-owned community in the picturesque Town of Guilderland. We included it here because families may appreciate its on-site medical professionals, including a podiatrist and physical and occupational therapists. The memory care unit is specifically designed to aid those who need wide open spaces that are easier to navigate and afford views of others so they don't feel alone. Staff administer personal support plans designed to provide the care residents need to slow the advance of dementia while allowing them as much freedom as possible. Secure entry and exit doors ensure residents are always in safe spaces, including the courtyard.

Loudonville Assisted Living Residence includes a memory care community within its charming campus, which rests within a picturesque environment peppered with trees. Staff, who are on-site night and day, help residents complete history books of their lives, which then form the basis of their care. Residents are encouraged to discuss their books' contents and to reminisce about past events, such as births and weddings. This can help them hold on to memories and recognize visiting family members they might otherwise struggle to remember because of their condition. Three freshly prepared meals are served daily and regular housekeeping, laundry and linen services ensure residents' rooms are always clean and fresh.

Set within acres of landscaped grounds surrounded by woodland, Peregrine Senior Living at Colonie may appeal to families looking for a peaceful environment for their loved ones. The purpose-built community's design includes sensory benefits, such as lots of natural light. Its wide communal spaces make navigation easier for those who can easily lose direction. The approach to care is known as The Peregrine Way. Staff guide residents towards purposeful activities that help them retain memories, including creating a legacy story that covers important milestones in their past. They encourage them to compile safe-boxes of precious objects that can help them remember, such as their wedding rings. Residents reside in private and semi private apartments with ADA-compliant bathrooms and receive three freshly-prepared meals daily.

Tucked into a secluded part of the town in a wooded area, Peregrine Senior Living at Guilderland offers a peaceful home for seniors facing cognitive decline. The memory care program is based on three fundamental principles: renewing the individual's growth, deepening their spiritual experience and creating new learning pursuits. Consequently, residents' personalized plans might include attending religious services, trying new activities, such as painting, and talking about experiences to retain memories of them. Licensed nursing staff are on-site round the clock to implement the personalized plans and assist with activities of daily living. They also help seniors during meals and ensure their food is nutritionally balanced as per their personal plan.

Brookdale East Niskayuna's charming setting among carefully tended grounds in a wooded area is one reason why it makes the list. Another is the community's two memory care programs, each designed to help residents at different stages of memory loss. Seniors in the late stage receive the Solace program, which typically involves more one-on-one time to help with sensory activities, such as personal grooming. Clare Bridge is for residents with mid-stage dementia, providing six planned activities per day, each focused on a different area of memory care. For example, the B-Fit program promotes better health and improved self-esteem through dancing and walking groups. Living spaces are private and semi private studios with ADA-compliant bathrooms and 24-hour emergency alert systems.

Eddy Memory Care at Eddy Hawthorne Ridge forms part of a large YMCA campus within landscaped grounds that back onto extensive woodland. Its memory care program is suitable for seniors with early to mid-stage cognitive impairment, so is unsuitable for seniors with late-stage dementia. Staff receive extensive memory care training, particularly on how to help residents focus on their personal histories and achievements as a way of strengthening memory retention. Staff also manage various activities whose dual purpose is to entertain and develop cognition, such as music sessions and outings to nearby attractions. Residents reside in one-bedroom apartments with private bathrooms and the community's security system extends to the enclosed courtyard and outdoor gardens.

Ingersoll Place's pleasant location, manicured grounds and attractive exterior design are themselves a source of sensory stimulation for its memory care residents. Other stimuli within the care program include music therapy, physical exercise sessions and the three chef-prepared meals served daily in the dining room. Staff is regularly trained to handle all aspects of care 24/7, including how to soothe agitated residents and assist with activities of daily living. Most living spaces are private but there are some companion suites, with all residences cleaned daily by housekeeping staff who also provide laundry and linen services. Rooms include individually controlled heating and cooling systems and bathrooms with walk-in showers.

Peregrine Senior Living at Clifton Park's picturesque location and proximity to multiple medical care providers are reasons for its place on this list. The memory care program focuses on helping residents celebrate their unique stories. To achieve this, staff encourage them to recall happy memories, thereby creating a bridge between their past and present lives. Stimulating the senses also forms part of the community's care program. Examples of these include pet therapy and various treatments provided in the on-site beauty parlor, such as aromatherapy. Living spaces are private and companion suites with ADA-compliant bathrooms, while nutritionally balanced meals are served in the communal dining room.

Eddy Memory Care at Marjorie Doyle Rockwell Center is nestled in a picturesque and peaceful residential area. Families can choose from private and semi private rooms with bathrooms and 24-hour emergency alert systems. Its staff is on-site night and day to help residents with activities of daily living and to implement seniors' personal memory care plans. Staff also operate Quiet Care Monitoring technology, which can identify small changes in a resident's behavior, alerting staff to urgent issues as well as revealing trends over longer periods that enable them to take preemptive measures. There's a full-service beauty salon/barbershop on-site, offering the dual benefit of sensory stimulation and improved self-esteem after a treatment.