Memory Care

Memory Care

Care, comfort and community

Personal and meaningful care for your loved ones

If you know someone suffering from memory loss, who requires age-related support or has Alzheimer’s disease, you know what a demanding, even heartbreaking challenge it can be. The professional Memory Support services at The Harborside Health Center in Port Washington offers expert care to fully support those with cognitive issues to enhance their quality of life. Every Memory Support residence in The Harborside Health Center is a private suite to help create an environment and an experience closer to assisted living.

Using the latest in cognitive therapy, our Memory Support team works one-on-one with our residents to help improve cognitive behavior in a safe and caring manner. Our therapies are guided by the principles of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, where self-actualization results in peak experiences regardless of memory loss or cognitive ability. We create an environment where residents experience safety, security, belonging, love and esteem. We also utilize the Dakim Brain Fitness program of cognitive stimulation therapy, which can significantly improve cognition and behavior. And, for those residents displaying aggression and an inability to self-soothe, our Snoezelen room offers a multisensory experience where residents can retreat from overstimulation, pacify symptoms of restless behavior, explore, relax and connect with the world.

We pride ourselves on being one of the best Memory Support care communities on Long Island, so you can rest assured that your loved one is getting the best care with personalized attention to create more meaningful moments and more fulfilling days.

Specialized Memory Care

  • On-site licensed nursing staff available 24/7
  • Medication administration
  • Assistance with activities of daily living
  • Chef-prepared cuisine to meet special dietary needs
  • Emphasis placed on understanding and responding to each individual’s wants and needs
  • Access to a full continuum of care
  • Special activities and socialization programming
  • Exercise to help maintain motor coordination with activities such as Tai Chi, yoga and chair fitness
  • Music therapy to stimulate memory and create uplifting feelings
  • Art therapy to enhance fine motor coordination
  • Cognitive therapy using games, books and trivia to boost brain function and strengthen the mind
  • Lifestyle stations to help calm disruptive behaviors and restore feelings of purpose and emotions, utilizing special mementos that include a wedding dress, tux and top hat, manual typewriter, baby doll, shoeshine kit and sewing machine

Community Amenities

  • Well-designed, private studio apartment residences
  • Comfortable, relaxing common living areas
  • Dining venue specifically appointed to address the needs of residents
  • Secure garden courtyard with walking path, outdoor seating and dining areas
  • Beauty salon/barbershop

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

9/15/2020 (Revised 8/8/2022)

Pandemic Emergency Plan

Want to know more? Contact us today, 516.472.6636, to learn how The Harborside could be your next best move. See for yourself how good life can be at this dynamic retirement community.