Bozeman Memory Care | Cottage Amenities

The Cottage at Highgate is intended to look and feel like the home our residents once knew. The floor is softly carpeted throughout. Pretty artwork and old time memorabilia adorn the walls. Small nooks off the hallways offer private areas in which to explore, wander, or relax. The living room area has comfortable chairs and sofas and a fireplace to add warmth to an already cozy room. The dining room - where formal “tea” is served every afternoon - is bright and cheerful. Residents have access to a secure outdoor garden courtyard where they can walk or sit and enjoy the fresh air, the flowers and the birds. And, just like home, friends and family are welcome to visit.

Unique Features of the Cottage:

• Key-pad entries to add security
• Private Suites and Shared Suites with full private bathrooms with Large walk-in showers
• Full family kitchen where residents can help prepare food with supervision and take part in the activities of dining
• A wonderful Jacuzzi tub and Aromatherapy Spa to comfort and soothe
• Bathrooms in each resident suite have lights that turn on automatically as resident enters, and off when they leave
• Interior hallways are painted to assist residents in way-finding
• ADA signs that indicate restrooms in common areas using words as well as visuals to assist some residents in independent toileting

Service Program:

• Full time Registered Nurse
• “Best Friends” program in which we attempt to learn as much as we can about each resident by assigning a “Best Friend” staff member to each resident. The “Best Friend” obtains complete history and assists in creating an individualized program
• Staff Consultant available for referral on individual resident behavior approaches
• Activity Program designed to maintain residents independence and socialization
• Regular review and oversight by our Registered Nurse for each resident’s health needs
• Housekeeping, meals, snacks, utilities, activities, included in basic program

We provide a high level of care for each resident's physical well being. But more importantly, we also believe in "taking care of their heart".

At The Cottage, our residents are always among friends.

We understand that Alzheimer's is an irreversible and degenerative disease which affects each resident differently. Our staff is trained in behavior management, at recognizing stress, fear and agitation in our individual residents. And because we know them so well, we know what attention each individual needs to feel relaxed, safe and happy again. The ambience in The Cottage is calm, gentle and supportive. Our residents feel and respond to it.

At Highgate, we respect our residents for who they once were and we love them now for who they are.