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Power Matters to Memory Care Facilities
2/19/2019 12:00:00 AM
According to the Alzheimer’s Association, about every minute, someone in the United States develops Alzheimer’s disease. The association said by 2050, someone will develop dementia from the illness every 33 seconds. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia in the United States and the sixth-leading cause of death. The disease is most common among the older population and about one in 10 seniors currently have dementia from Alzheimer’s disease. To help the population affected by this disease in Florida, CERTUS Senior Living is constructing new memory care facilities across the state.
“We felt like the memory care market was under served,” said Glen Pawlowski, chief executive officer, CERTUS. “It seemed like there were people, suffering from dementia, that weren’t doing well and we saw the need to help fill that void.”
The latest facility to open is CERTUS Premier Memory Care Living in Orange City. The building is 43,000 square feet, with 64 private bedroom suites. CERTUS is known for their unique approach to community design and they focus on building communities that are unique to the industry and complements the very best care, engagement and safety for both residents and associates.
“Our goal is to make every day a good day,” said Pawlowski. “We want to create the best environment possible by providing a highly trained staff who can assist the residents in any way in day-to-day tasks. If we are going to provide a service, we are going to be completely immersed and all in.”
Designing an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) in Florida requires extra considerations to keep residents safe. In the case of an emergency, all facilities must have ample resources, including a generator, for climate control. “In the event of a hurricane or storm, we wanted to shelter in place,” said Pawlowski. “The last thing we want to do is evacuate and cause undue stress to our residents. In the past, storms have knocked out power for days and we need to be able to provide services requiring power continuously. Securing a generator was always a priority.”
When the power is out for a prolonged period, several things can happen;
Food spoils
Air conditioning goes out
Medical devices fail
Security systems go down
Drinking water becomes scarce
Having a generator in place can prevent these from happening. Generators can provide backup power to the entire building, so if the power goes out, all functions throughout the building will remain operational. Life safety systems are highly important to an ALF, and so are climate control systems, an operational kitchen, and anywhere residents are. Being a memory care facility, keeping security systems running was a big concern for CERTUS.
According to the Alzheimer’s association, six in ten people with dementia will wander. A person with Alzheimer’s disease may not remember their name and they may become disoriented, even in familiar places. “Some of our residents are a flight risk,” said Pawlowski. “Their safety would be in jeopardy if the power went out.” CERTUS has devices that signal when a door or window is opened. If the power were to go out, staff would not be alerted if a resident had left the building.
To protect residents, CERTUS installed a Generac 390 kW Modular Power System (MPS). The MPS solution consisted of three paralleled 130 kW natural gas generators. “By getting three smaller units in a series, we were guaranteed to have uninterrupted service,” said Pawlowski. He said even in the event two units are offline for maintenance, life safety systems will still be supported.
Pawlowski said his emergency power solution is something he can depend on. “Our Generac generators do their job and we do not have to think about it. That is all I could have hoped for in a solution.”
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