Brookdale West Hartford

On Simsbury Road in West Hartford, Connecticut, Brookdale West Hartford brings assisted living and memory care together at number 22, and Brookdale Senior Living operates the community. Assisted living offers personalized support with daily routines such as dressing, bathing and managing medications, while memory care is built around a steadier, more familiar rhythm for residents living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. Caregivers aim to balance independence with the amount of assistance each resident actually needs.

Apartments are private and pet-friendly, with a choice of floor plans and natural light. Meals are chef-inspired and served restaurant-style in the dining room. Daily programming includes yoga, walking groups, creative classes and games meant to keep the mind active, organized loosely under Brookdale's Optimum Life approach, which is built around a resident's own interests rather than one fixed schedule for the whole building.

Through a program called Personal Solutions, residents or families can order everyday items such as toothpaste and soap for delivery, with the cost added to the monthly bill instead of requiring a store trip. Memory care follows a person-centered approach, with staff trained to work with residents living with Alzheimer's or another dementia. Compare this option with other senior living communities in West Hartford.

Staff are available around the clock to respond to an emergency. Families should ask how a resident moves from assisted living into memory care if that becomes necessary, whether it means a change of apartment, and what a written list of the monthly rate includes before comparing costs.