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Memory Care Facility near Pittsburgh, PA
Creating purpose and finding beauty in each day.
Friendship Village memory care in Pittsburgh, PA, is designed to provide a comforting environment and dementia care that honors residents’ personal experiences and preferences. Decidedly different from other memory care facilities, the new Friendship Village neighborhood design encourages stimulation and engagement while private suites give each resident the opportunity to create a familiar home environment and personal routines. Compassionate, specially trained team members work with individuals and their families to understand and overcome the challenges of living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia.
Friendship Village memory care in Pittsburgh, PA, is available to those in search of memory care facilities on a direct-entry basis. To learn more about our Upper St. Clair community, complete the contact form on this page.
Helpful Services
- Dedicated memory care nurse and certified nursing assistant 24 hours a day
- Personalized plan, developed with resident, resident’s loved ones and our caring team
- Specialized memory care programming
- Assistance with medication management
- Professional, friendly assistance with activities of daily living
- Dietitian
- Laundry and housekeeping
- Memory care coordinator to assist residents and families through disease challenges
Thoughtful Amenities
- Private suites to support individuality
- Neighborhood design for maximum freedom and independence
- Two memory gardens, quiet and active
- Family-style open kitchen with chef-inspired meals
- Multipurpose room
- Family meeting room
- Separated seating spaces on walking loop
- Fitness center
- Hair Salon
- Bistro
- Call bell/pull cord system
- 24-hour community security
- Transportation
- Wi-Fi
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FAQs
People who are cognitively challenged, whether from Alzheimer’s disease or another form of dementia, require additional levels of care and security than those who simply need help with activities of daily living. Memory care residences at Friendship Village of South Hills are designed to ensure residents feel safe and secure. Our program is structured to build confidence in an environment that promotes choice and celebrates accomplishments.
Our fully trained team members get to know your loved one — their history, their likes and dislikes, and preferred schedule. This nurturing relationship often improves interactions, helps reduce behavior problems, and can result in a reduction in medication needs.
Dementia refers to the loss of cognitive function (thinking, reasoning, the ability to remember) that is severe enough to interfere with a person’s daily functioning. This group of symptoms may accompany certain diseases or conditions. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia. It is a progressive, degenerative disease of the brain, characterized by loss of function and death of nerve cells in several brain areas. This leads to loss of recent memories and new learning first, and eventually old memories, too.