Senior Living Residences (SLR), “The Right Values” company, has been a leader in the creation of service-enriched assisted living and Alzheimer’s care in New England since 1990.
SLR’s COMPASS Memory Support Neighborhoods™, developed in affiliation with the Boston University School of Medicine’s Alzheimer’s Disease Center, treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by putting cutting edge research into action. The Compass philosophy is that residents should have the fullest possible sense of control over their daily lives, continue to learn, enjoy personal relationships, play a role in their own care, and live meaningful lives. This positive and optimistic approach to treating individuals with Alzheimer’s disease as individuals AND treating the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease with unique programming, rather than relying solely on medication, is what sets Compass apart.
A major program element in COMPASS communities is the Memory Preservation Nutrition® Program which incorporates select foods and spices into everyday diet to improve overall brain function and decrease the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. SLR is the first assisted living company in the US to implement this innovative program, which was developed by internationally recognized expert Nancy Emerson Lombardo, PhD. by integrating findings of 700 scientific articles about the effects of specific herbs and foods on brain health. She continues to stay abreast of all the latest research.
The Compass philosophy is gaining increasing support among leading international Alzheimer’s disease researchers who have stated that, while rigorous studies need to be done, psychosocial interventions may be as effective in treating the symptoms of dementia as current medications, and that diet and exercise can play a major role in the prevention of dementia.
