Our Community

Located in the east side of Tucson at the base of the majestic Catalina Foothills, Brookdale Tanque Verde, is close to hospitals, shopping and all amenities that the city has to offer. With over 300 sunny days per year, residents enjoy outings and drives to nearby Aqua Caliente Park, Sabino Canyon and the Saguaro National Monument. Beautiful walkways and bicycle paths surround us for residents and families to enjoy.

A Wonderful Selection

We understand that every senior has a unique journey. We work to get to know every resident in both our assisted living and memory care communities to ensure they have the care they need to live a healthy, happy life.

For those who have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or another form of dementia, our memory care community provides specialized care from a staff that is continuously trained in handling the unique needs of seniors with memory-related issues. Residents with Alzheimer’s or related memory challenges reside in a supportive environment with familiar surroundings. By helping seniors achieve daily moments of achievement, residents find new meaning and purpose in their daily lives.

Our home-like memory care community has 42 senior apartments include private, studio and companion suites. Our spacious apartments include a 24-hour emergency response system, and private baths.

Our beautiful, one level building provides a home-like atmosphere for our residents. Residents can relax by the fire in the family room, or enjoy a good book in the library.  Our secured courtyard is beautifully landscaped with pathways, flower beds, gazebos and benches.

These activities give residents and their loved ones the opportunity to get to know one another and enjoy each other’s company. We also offer a wide range of activities each month, home cooked meals and off-site excursions. Everything is done for a reason but most especially to give residents a sense of freedom and independence, all within a safe environment over which our staff keeps careful watch.

Our memory care community is truly a home and we are one big happy family. So whether you want to relax in your private apartment or socialize in one of our many common areas, we have a space to fill your needs.

We dedicated to serving the special care needs of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. From our building design to our carefully selected staff and specialized programming and management, we focus on the individual needs of each resident and family we serve.

Optimum Life

Brookdale’s unique Optimum Life approach to resident activities balances six key dimensions of wellness – purposeful, emotional, physical, social, spiritual and intellectual. Intended as a journey of self-examination and discovery, it includes services, features and benefits that allow each resident to reach these goals, regardless of real or perceived limitations.

Strong, Caring Professional Relationships

We nurture strong relationships with key personnel at Medical Arts Pharmacy, Resultz Hair Salon, Doctor Bock, UMC hospital, as well as local rehabilitation facilities like HealthSouth and Manor Care Health Services. Through the communications and relationships that we share with key staff within these affiliations, we provide a seamless continuum of care for our residents.

Partnering with the Local Community

Brookdale Tanque Verde Lane is supportive of the many local events that take place in our community.  We participate in the annual Pima Council on Aging caregiver conference and the Alzheimer’s Association memory walk. We also host Alzheimer’s Association support group meetings and partner with local healthcare professionals so that our families are able to continue their education.

Our Staff

Our staff at Brookdale Tanque Verde is chosen for their caregiving skills and their caring attitudes. They are carefully selected and trained to manage the challenges associated with dementia, which can sometimes be difficult. The Clare Bridge Daily Path provides a gentle structure to each day that targets specific needs of those with Alzheimer’s and various types and levels of dementia. It features:

• Morning Mental Workout – Daily late morning mental exercises including discussions, brain stimulating games, and reminiscing.
• Daily Physical Activity – A variety of exercise opportunities including group exercises, walking programs and dancing.
• Daily Life Skills – Individual or group activities that provide a sense of purpose, meaning, and belonging.
• Person Centered Life Enrichment Programming – Activities are designed using the resident’s own social history information as a foundation.

Our staff is trained to understand and manage unpredictable behaviors and the need for an individualized approach for every resident, depending on the progression of the disease. We understand that creative problem solving is needed when providing dignity and quality of life to individuals with memory loss. For this we have dedicated dementia care specialists on staff to support our staff, residents and families.

Levels of Care

Brookdale Tanque Verde provides a full continuum of Alzheimer’s and dementia care services for seniors. We truly value you as an individual and our associates are dedicated to providing tailored levels of care to meet all of your or your loved ones needs.

Memory Care

We understand your concerns for your loved one’s safety and well-being, and we understand the weight of the responsibility of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s or other types of dementia. Let us help you and your loved one with our compassionate, specialized care.

Our community offers programs and safe environments for those with Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia. We believe no matter where an individual is on life’s journey, each has the right to live in a dignified manner and to enjoy meaningful experiences every day.

Deeply rooted in a person-centered approach, our Alzheimer’s and dementia care program, also called the Clare Bridge program, focuses on sustaining feelings of belonging, purpose and safety while seeking to preserve a sense of self. The Clare Bridge concept has evolved over the last 25 years through research and innovations in quality dementia care. Our experienced teams have cared for thousands of individuals with dementia and their families.

Designed by a team of culinary associates, experts in dementia care and registered dieticians, our unique dining program promotes a positive and successful dining experience with the following features:

• Dementia-friendly menus with selections that are easy to manage and familiar with dishes that promote balanced nutrition and well-being.
• Individualized dining assistance includes evaluating residents to determine the level of assistance needed to preserve their use of utensils as long as possible.
• The supportive dining environment encourages familiarity and socialization and offers personalized assistance during meals.

Brookdale is the nation’s largest provider of Alzheimer’s and dementia care. Through our unique memory care programs, we offer comfort from the struggles of dementia for you and your loved one with customized care to meet your loved one’s specific needs. Our skilled associates provide compassionate and attentive dementia care, and enable residents to experience daily moments of success.

Brookdale promotes the health and wellness of our residents by bringing together systems to assess, plan, deliver and follow-up on their needs. By individually customizing care offerings we help ease residents through life transitions. Plus, Brookdale’s more than 30 years of experience allows us to develop unique clinical capabilities in each element of our continuum of care that identify and respond to resident needs.

Learn More About Our Community

We invite you to experience the comfortable lifestyle Brookdale offers. Call today or click on Contact Us to let us know how we can help you.