Philosophy
The Tiffin House, LLC., philosophy is to provide our community with the highest quality of care for residents with an Alzheimer’s or dementia-related diagnoses.
What We Offer
- Registered Nurses and a Highly Trained Staff, with Three Shifts Daily
- Low Patient-to-Staff Ratios
- Security and Safety Inside the Home and a Large, Fenced Yard for Outdoor Activities
- Home-Cooked Meals “Made from Scratch,” Including Meals to Accommodate Special Diets
- Compliance with State and Local Rules and Regulations
- Transportation Provided for Local Appointments
- In-Depth Interview with the Family to Assess Each Individual Resident’s Likes, Dislikes
and Needs - Resident’s Own Daily Routine Is Both Respected and Adhered To
- Hospice Care
- Complete Medical Records Kept
- Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted
- Tiffin House, LLC., Offers the Optimum in Individual Resident Care
Tiffin House Quality of Life Program:
Our unique program has proven time and time again that many of these negative behaviors can be decreased and even prevented. The key is consistency and a solid understanding of why problem behaviors occur and what everyone involved can do to make our residents as comfortable as possible.
We train our staff to assess the resident’s needs. We meet physical needs, toilet every two hours, provide three meals with snacks always available, maintain accurate bowel records, keep room temperature set at a steady comfortable degree, offer sweaters. Our staff provides therapeutic massages before sleep and as needed. We constantly assess our residents to rule out possible infections, injuries, etc. We work in close cooperation with visiting physicians, podiatrists, therapists, home health and hospice agencies to provide in house services for our residents.”
We allow residents to maintain certain independence in their routine: go to bed when they want, wake up on their own. Enjoy familiar preferences such as favorite foods or television programs, reading the newspaper, or their personal mail.
Our staff will monitor the environment, slide the door shut when doing laundry, turn the TV/radio down if it is too loud, anything to improve the resident’s living environment to make them feel more at ease. We close blinds before it gets dark, turn back beds before residents go to bed, turn on soft lighting and avoid harsh
overhead lights.
Showers will be given at the best time for the resident and start at their feet and work up, saving their hair for last.
Our staff will offer familiar household chores: folding laundry, drying dishes. The staff will build on resident’s strengths and encourage participation in arts/crafts, exercise class, and other
structured activities.
Our staff is highly trained in communicating effectively with Alzheimer’s/dementia residents: to speak slowly, limit choices, allow time for resident to complete tasks, have eye contact, be at their level or kneel down. The staff will learn as much as possible about each resident, i.e.: background information, likes/ dislikes, etc.
When necessary, implement PRN medications in addition to our program.