Echo Lake opens two new programs
Echo Lake, SageLife’s independent living community in Trydyffrin Township, Chester County, has expanded, opening its Supportive Living and Connections Memory Care programs.
These new neighborhoods encompass three floors and
90 apartments at the livework-play style community at Atwater.
Supportive Living at Echo Lake includes a full spectrum of services and a dedicated team of care providers including an onsite wellness nurse who is available
24 hours a day.
This coordinated care includes everything from managing medications to arranging transportation for doctor and diagnostic visits outside the community.
“Living life on your own terms shouldn’t stop when you need supportive care,” said Executive Director Kathy Ardekani.
Echo Lake’s Supportive Living neighborhood includes a Wellness Spa and Clinic that connects residents with podiatry, physical therapy, lab and imaging services, pain management and more.
“Our ‘ Move for Life’ program improves strength, balance and f lexibility — key components for aging well,” Ardekani said. “It’s all part of a personal health plan that keeps your wellness goals in focus. But when your needs change, your community shouldn’t have to.”
Connections offers a holistic approach to memory care, with thoughtfully designed spaces that include apartments for safe and secure living, as well as adaptive, life-enriching programming for each individual.
All of SageLife’s memory care programs employ the Positive Approach to Care philosophy, which was developed by internationally acclaimed dementia care expert Teepa Snow.
The approach incorporates the recognition of an individual’s changing abilities, leading to an adjustment of expectations and delivery of the most appropriate care at every given moment.
“At Connections Memory Care at Echo Lake, we remove the mystery surrounding dementia and its treatment,” Ardekani said. “We understand that our residents and their loved ones are navigating through an emotional and confusing time in their lives. We partner with each resident’s family and offer them personalized support, guidance, and counsel.”
The Connections team — from Echo Lake’s health and wellness team, medical director, to nurses, care and support staff — are specially trained and share an affinity for serving the unique needs of those with dementia.
By working together with a diverse team of specialists, Echo Lake offers a collaborative approach, allowing Connections team members to consider all aspects of the emotional, social, physical and spiritual needs of each individual in order to develop a very individualized plan of care.
“We also recognize that each Connections resident is unique,” Ardekani said. “They may be limited by their cognitive abilities, but each person possesses a rich history, singular experiences, and distinctive gifts.”
Connections residents are given abundant opportunities for self-determination within the safe environment of Echo Lake’s beautiful indoor and outdoor Connections living and life enrichment areas. The boutiquestyle space features many of the special amenities found throughout Echo Lake at a “right-sized” scale for the Connections community.
“We provide a personalized daily routine to give each resident the structure that empowers them to succeed,” Ardekani said.
For more information, visit www.livingatecholake. com.