Discover Personalized Care at TerraBella Shelby in Assisted Living and Memory Care

Is your parent or grandparent about to join the 1.4% of Americans residing in assisted living? You’re far from alone.

This transitional period may be scary for everyone involved, but it can be exciting as well when you choose a vibrant, lively North Carolina senior living community.

Here, we’ll discuss the advantages of life at TerraBella Shelby. Read on to learn why we offer the best assisted living and memory care in Cleveland County, NC.

Multiple Living Options

No two seniors have exactly the same needs. That’s why TerraBella Shelby offers two distinct living options that residents and families can choose from.

The first is standard assisted living. In this community, residents get help with a variety of daily tasks like:

• Getting into and out of bed
• Walking around their apartments
• Navigating community amenities
• Meal planning and preparation
• Housekeeping and laundry
• Medication and insulin management
• Hygiene tasks, including showering and bathing
• Using the bathroom
• Brushing teeth and combing hair

Compassionate caregivers can provide pretty much any assistance that residents require. They’re trained to do so kindly and ensure that residents’ dignity is respected at all times.

Memory care in Cleveland County, NC, is the second option that residents love. In the top TerraBella senior communities, this living option provides special help to residents with severe cognitive decline. Dementia and Alzheimer’s are the most common conditions that residents live with here.

Seniors in memory care get all the same daily help as those in traditional assisted living. However, they also gain access to several other services, including:

• Safe support for the confusion and disorientation that come with cognitive decline
• Sensory experiences that boost brain function and reopen closed neural pathways
• Puzzles and games that jog short-term memory and slow cognitive decline
• Professionally-prepared meals with ingredients that contribute to brain health

Our staff has an extensive amount of specialized experience as well as training. They know how to work with individuals struggling with cognitive decline and ensure their wellness while living within community walls.

TerraBella Shelby’s SHINE® memory care program is nationally recognized and accredited. The American Alzheimer’s Association® counts us among the best in the country. This is an exclusive honor, so families can rest assured that their loved ones are getting the best possible care with us.

Assisted Living With Heart: Quality Care from Top-Notch Caregivers

Both assisted living and memory care programs are run by the most compassionate North Carolina caregivers. They are experienced in working with seniors who experience mobility and cognitive issues. Because of this, they know how to tailor their caregiving experience to each resident’s unique needs.

These caregivers are also excited to get to know residents on an individual level. They listen to residents’ care needs, but they also listen to their stories and wisdom. This is an important part of aging with dignity since seniors know that they’re valued as individual people.

Life in Memory Care

In SHINE® memory care, TerraBella residents gain access to specialized caregivers. All of our memory care staff are trained specifically to work with seniors experiencing severe cognitive decline. They learn the underlying causes of dementia and similar conditions as well as ways to cope with its symptoms.

Plus, memory care professionals are constantly undergoing additional training. They’re always up to date on the current best practices for memory care.

This means that our team is equipped to deal with:

• Confusion and disorientation
• Potentially dangerous dementia wandering
• Short-term memory problems
• Long-term forgetfulness
• Aggression and agitation that come with dementia

Personalized Care for Seniors

The best Shelby NC senior living community ensures that every resident’s unique needs are met. Even two people who choose the same senior living option will have different requirements for daily living.

That’s where personalized support comes in!

Our caregivers will sit down with new residents and their families before or around move-in day. We’ll discuss what your loved one can do independently. This ensures that your parent or grandparent has as much autonomy as possible.

After that, we’ll discuss the things that they struggle with every day. You can provide insight into this as someone who has seen these challenges, and seniors can discuss the things they’re having personal problems with. Our staff will figure out the causes of these problems and the best ways to help your loved one with their hardest tasks.

From there, we’ll work together to create a personalized, individually tailored care plan. We’ll write it out for you and your aging loved one to approve. Once that’s done, our caregivers will implement the plan!

Personal care plans are 100% adaptable over time. We’ll communicate with families about any changes and why they were necessary. You’ll never feel out of the loop, which means greater peace of mind for you and other family members.

Greater Independence

About 71% of seniors state that they do not want to live in a long-term senior living community. The main reason for this is that they fear losing their independence and sense of self.

Luckily, this reluctance to transition to assisted living is built on a misconception.

When an older adult moves into assisted living, they actually get more independence than they would when aging in place!

A senior who can’t meet their basic needs can’t move past the base of the hierarchy of needs pyramid. They’ll feel unclean and unable to form connections. Plus, since getting around is hard without a license or accessible public transit, many seniors aging in place are stuck at home and isolated.

Assisted living fosters independence by meeting these basic living requirements. When daily care needs are met, seniors can focus on enjoying life and forming new connections.

Tour TerraBella Shelby Today

Now that you know some benefits of aging at TerraBella Shelby, it’s time to learn more about what makes our community stand out.

We’re not just committed to compassionate, top-notch care. We’re also excited to provide day-to-day assistance in a supportive and positive setting. That’s why our programs and amenities are so widely loved by both residents and their families!

Schedule a tour of our community to see our amenities and apartments ASAP.