Where to Begin

What Level of Care Do I Need?

You deserve to live in a place that sees you as an individual with your own unique circumstances, requirements, preferences and desires. That’s why we take a personalized approach to senior living, providing a variety of great options so you can find the community that’s right for you.

Before you get too far along your journey to senior living, it’s important to understand what care levels are available and what each of them includes. If you’re unfamiliar with the differences between each care level, this is a great place to start.

What Are My Care Options?

At Brookdale, you have access to a range of care options, each designed to meet different needs and give you more confidence in the path ahead.

Whether you’re exploring what’s next for yourself or a loved one, understanding your choices can help you move forward with clarity.

Let’s take a look at our different care options.

Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care
Skilled Nursing
Brookdale at Home (In-Home Care)

What Are My Care Options?

At Brookdale, you have access to a range of care options, each designed to meet different needs and give you more confidence in the path ahead.

Whether you’re exploring what’s next for yourself or a loved one, understanding your choices can help you move forward with clarity.

Let’s take a look at our different care options.

Independent Living
Assisted Living
Memory Care
Skilled Nursing
Brookdale at Home (In-Home Care)

What Is Independent Living?

Independent Living is for those who want to enjoy life on their terms—with fewer chores, more freedom and built-in convenience. It’s designed for people who can live on their own and want to enjoy the fruits of senior living.

With meals, maintenance and activities typically included, you can spend more time doing what you love while we take care of the rest.

What Is Independent Living?

With meals, maintenance and activities typically included, you can spend more time doing what you love while we take care of the rest.

What Is the First Thing I Should Ask When Thinking About Assisted Living?

What should I think about first?

Begin by looking at your current needs. Are you mostly independent and want fewer daily tasks? Are there signs you need more help?

Your choice should reflect:

Daily support needs
Health and mobility
Security at home
Social connection
Future changes

Brookdale offers multiple levels of care. That means you can find what’s right for now—and adjust later if needed.

What Is the First Thing I Should Ask When Thinking About Assisted Living?

What should I think about first?

Begin by looking at your current needs. Are you mostly independent and want fewer daily tasks? Are there signs you need more help?

Your choice should reflect:

Daily support needs
Health and mobility
Security at home
Social connection
Future changes

Brookdale offers multiple levels of care. That means you can find what’s right for now—and adjust later if needed.

What Is Memory Care?

Memory care is a type of senior living designed specifically for people living with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. It’s more than a place to live—it’s a thoughtfully built community where your loved one can feel known, valued and supported each day.

At Brookdale, memory care means comfort, familiarity and connection in a setting built with your loved one in mind.

A closer look at memory care

Brookdale’s memory care communities offer 24/7 support in a secure, welcoming space. From morning to evening, your loved one can experience meaningful routines, warm relationships and peace of mind.

Here’s what memory care may include:

Engaging daily programs: Six daily activities designed to spark joy, boost confidence and create connection
Dementia-informed team: Kind associates trained in memory support, redirection and personalized care
Secure design: Keypad entries, enclosed courtyards and easy-to-navigate spaces that offer the chance to explore with confidence
Personalized routines: Care plans that reflect your loved one’s preferences, personality and abilities

Memory care is about more than managing memory loss. It’s about helping your loved one thrive—emotionally, physically and socially—in a place that feels like home.

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What Is Memory Care?

At Brookdale, memory care means comfort, familiarity and connection in a setting built with your loved one in mind.

A closer look at memory care

Here’s what memory care may include:

Engaging daily programs: Six daily activities designed to spark joy, boost confidence and create connection
Dementia-informed team: Kind associates trained in memory support, redirection and personalized care
Secure design: Keypad entries, enclosed courtyards and easy-to-navigate spaces that offer the chance to explore with confidence
Personalized routines: Care plans that reflect your loved one’s preferences, personality and abilities

Memory care is about more than managing memory loss. It’s about helping your loved one thrive—emotionally, physically and socially—in a place that feels like home.

Can My Spouse and I Live Together if Only One of Us Needs Care?

Brookdale offers flexible options that allow spouses to share a home—even when care needs differ.

Independent Living and Assisted Living

One of you stays independent while the other receives daily support. You can continue living together, each with the level of help that fits your lifestyle.

Assisted Living and Memory Care

If your spouse is living with dementia, our team can explore options that allow you to remain nearby—sometimes even in the same apartment—while personalized memory care is provided.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)

Some Brookdale communities offer multiple levels of care on one campus. This gives you the chance to stay close, even as your needs change.

Can My Spouse and I Live Together if Only One of Us Needs Care?

Brookdale offers flexible options that allow spouses to share a home—even when care needs differ.

Independent Living and Assisted Living

One of you stays independent while the other receives daily support. You can continue living together, each with the level of help that fits your lifestyle.

Assisted Living and Memory Care

If your spouse is living with dementia, our team can explore options that allow you to remain nearby—sometimes even in the same apartment—while personalized memory care is provided.

Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRCs)

Some Brookdale communities offer multiple levels of care on one campus. This gives you the chance to stay close, even as your needs change.

What's a Continuing Care Retirement Community or CCRC?

Built for wherever you are in your journey, a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) offers multiple levels of care in one location. That means you can often continue living in the same community even if your health needs change later. For many, it’s a way to enjoy more peace of mind, fewer disruptions and a plan that adapts over time.

If you’re planning for the future, recovering from a hospital stay or thinking about long-term comfort and connection, a CCRC may offer the right balance.

What makes a CCRC different?

Most retirement communities offer one level of care. A CCRC provides a wider range of services in one place.

Brookdale CCRCs may include:

Independent living for daily freedom and connection
Assisted living for support with everyday tasks
Memory care with added structure and dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursing for on-site medical care and rehabilitation

You can often move through different care levels while staying in the same community. It’s called a “continuum of care,” and it helps you stay close to the routines, friends and comforts that make each day meaningful.

What's a Continuing Care Retirement Community or CCRC?

If you’re planning for the future, recovering from a hospital stay or thinking about long-term comfort and connection, a CCRC may offer the right balance.

What makes a CCRC different?

Most retirement communities offer one level of care. A CCRC provides a wider range of services in one place.

Brookdale CCRCs may include:

Independent living for daily freedom and connection
Assisted living for support with everyday tasks
Memory care with added structure and dementia-trained staff
Skilled nursing for on-site medical care and rehabilitation

Specialized Health Care

In addition to senior living communities that provide a place to live and receive care, we also provide services that are more focused on healthcare.

What Is Skilled Nursing?

Skilled nursing provides around-the-clock medical care and daily support to help manage health conditions or recover from illness or surgery.

Care is delivered by licensed professionals in a setting designed for healing and comfort. Whether your loved one stays for a few weeks or longer, skilled nursing can help support their strength, well-being and quality of life.

What Is Skilled Nursing?

Skilled nursing provides around-the-clock medical care and daily support to help manage health conditions or recover from illness or surgery.

Caregiver walking with arm around resident

A Personalized Approach to Senior Living

When you decide to make your home at Brookdale, one of the first things we’ll do is work together to create a personalized service assessment.

This gives us a chance to get to know who you are and how we can help you make the most of this season of life. It also gives you a chance to let us know what you want help with and what you would rather do on your own.

As part of this assessment, you’ll help us know what programs and routines will work best for you. Maybe that means you need some help with things like managing medication and getting dressed in the morning. Or it might mean we help out with the kinds of food you need to eat to stay happy and healthy. Or it may just mean you can enjoy peace of mind knowing we have staff onsite 24 hours a day, seven days a week, just in case you need us.

The best part of having a personalized plan is that you only pay for the care you need.

When is the Right Time for Senior Living?

How do you know when the time is right to explore your senior living options?

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How Do I Find the Right Senior Living Community?

It might be easier than you think to find the senior living community that’s right for you or your loved one.

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