Memory care facility implements Montessori Method to help residents engage and reconnect

  • Janice Reaves, activities assistant at The Palms at Ponte Vedra Memory Care, displays nostalgic postcards for residents to enjoy. (photo by Chelsea Wiggs)
    Janice Reaves, activities assistant at The Palms at Ponte Vedra Memory Care, displays nostalgic postcards for residents to enjoy. (photo by Chelsea Wiggs)
The staff at The Palms at Ponte Vedra Memory Care are taking the approach to memory care to a new level for their residents through implementing the Montessori Method. Through this method, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori at the turn of the 20th century, residents participate in activities that help them engage and reconnect to the world around them in a fun and stimulating way. While standard…

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