b'VINEYARDS LODGE AND SUITES VINEYARDS LODGE RETIREMENT/MEMORY CARE PROJECTBY WARREN HEELEYCHANGING THE FACE OF SENIOR CARE IN CANADAn 2018, ground was brokenin a number of communities in Westernchanging how memory care is being I in Kelowna on a uniqueCanada and across the country. provided to seniors. Memory care retirement facility project. Theis a distinct form of long-term care Vineyards Lodge and SuitesMemory care facilities are a relativelyrequiring skilled nursing and care that is a new approach to senior living andnew type of property that providesspecifically caters to its residents.care. When completed, the facility willspecialized care for seniors living with include three types of retirement livingAlzheimers disease or other formsHistorically, memory care seniors on the same property: independent,of dementia. The new approachhave been housed in facilities that are assisted and memory care. Projectsof grouping the different types ofsimilar to long-term care hospitals. similar to the Vineyards have been builtretirement living is also significantlyWithin this new design model, living General Contracting Industrial CommercialProudly Serving the Kootenays since 199454 SOUTHERN INTERIOR CONSTRUCTION ASSOCIATION'