The Joint Commission offers a memory care certification, highlighting the importance of minimizing risks and improving care for patients and residents with all levels of cognitive impairment, as one of its various accreditation and certification options for nursing facilities.
Certification is available to organizations that are also receiving, or have already received, accreditation under the Nursing Care Center Accreditation program.
Here are 26 facilities across the country certified for memory care with The Joint Commission:
California
Chaparral Foundation (Berkeley)
Colorado
CHI Living Communities (Colorado Springs)
Florida
Victoria Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (Miami)
Stacey Healthcare Center (Miami)
Orlando Health Central (Winter Garden)
John Knox Village of Central Florida (Orange City)
Bridgeview Center (Ormond Beach)
Riverwood Center (Jacksonville)
Georgia
PruittHealth-Toccoa
The Oaks-Bethany (Vidalia)
PruittHealth-Palmyra (Albany)
Christian City Rehabilitation Center (Union City)
PruittHealth-Crestwood (Valdosta)
Illinois
Elevate Care Riverwoods (Riverwoods)
Greek American Rehab and Care (Wheeling)
Pleasant View Luther Home (Ottawa)
Thrive of Lake County (Mundelein)
Massachusetts
Jewish Rehabilitation Center for the Aged of the North Shore (Peabody)
265 Essex Street Operating Co. (Beverly)
Chelsea Jewish Nursing Home (Chelsea)
Michigan
Grand Traverse County (Traverse City)
North Carolina
The Oaks of Brevard
New Jersey
Bartley Healthcare (Jackson)
Tennessee
Crestview Healthcare and Rehab (Brownsville)
Forest Cove Nursing and Rehab Center (Jackson)
Wisconsin
Methodist Manor Health Center (Milwaukee)