Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment Center & Hospital in Fort Myers

Treatment for Alzheimer’s at Park Royal

You may have found that as you are getting older you are starting to notice changes in your ability to do or remember things the way you used to. For example, maybe you forget where you put things, get lost more often, get moody, become agitated over little things, or feel less social. These may just be normal symptoms of getting older that can be helped with mental exercises and by staying active. Or in some cases they may be indicative of something else such as dementia.

When you learn you or a loved one has Alzheimer’s disease, fears and worries set in about sudden changes and the necessity to immediately make new decisions about life. Alzheimer’s disease does change your life, but not in every area all at once. It develops slowly over years, in three overall phases – mild, moderate, and, finally, severe. If you take action promptly by seeking help from an Alzheimer’s disease treatment center or hospital in each phase, you or your loved one can experience a better quality of life and plan for the changes to come.

The news that someone has Alzheimer’s disease is often devastating not just to the individual, but to those closest to that person. The normal course of Alzheimer’s generally unfolds over a number of years, giving you and your loved one’s time to spend together and make decisions for the future. With the right intervention from a professional treatment center or hospital that specializes in Alzheimer’s disease, you can maintain your memory and thought processes for a longer period of time than previously thought possible, and continue to enjoy life for some time to come. The diagnosis is not the end of your life – it just requires the need to find the right services that will give you all the extra time possible to continue living. Fortunately, Park Royal Hospital in Fort Myers, FL offers high-quality Alzheimer’s disease treatment at our center where you can find health and wellness once more.

Why Seek Alzheimer’s Treatment at Park Royal Hospital

Park Royal Hospital is located in beautiful Fort Myers, Florida. This serene area will allow you or your loved one to concentrate on the tasks at hand, whether it be completing a comprehensive evaluation or working on getting acute behavioral difficulties under control. We understand how hard it is for people or family members to face the possibility of such a difficult diagnosis. Before we begin the formal evaluation process, we spend time with you and all relevant people in your life who may add to the information we have about your current problems and your history. Most important, we want to get to know you as a person. We will never look down upon you and we are committed to treat everyone who comes to our treatment center for help, patient and family members alike, with respect and ensure their dignity is protected at all times. We take our responsibility to provide you with the most accurate information possible about Alzheimer’s disease so that we can discuss the best and most appropriate options for you and members of your family while partaking in treatment at Park Royal Hospital.

At Park Royal Hospital, we provide a complete range of treatment options, which includes an inpatient crisis stabilization unit with special services for seniors who have displayed mental status changes, behavior problems, unexplained agitation, or unusual patterns of memory loss. Even in the case of a person admitted to our treatment center for evaluation and observation services, we focus on the whole person including individual psychiatric, emotional and medical needs.

Park Royal Hospital has trained staff who are available to speak with you by phone to determine you and/or your loved one’s needs to help you determine what course of action is the best to pursue. We are accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year. You can also make an appointment for a free evaluation to provide a more complete and comprehensive picture of what may be occurring with you or a loved one.

Our Alzheimer’s Treatment Center Philosophy & Benefits

Park Royal Hospital strives to be the best behavioral health organization in the area by providing a variety of options for inpatient and intensive outpatient treatment for Alzheimer’s disease. Our objective is not to replicate treatment services that are already available, but to supplement these program components that already exist in our community. At the same time, we ensure our services at our hospital are not merely extra add-ons, but have substance, evidence of efficacy in improving the condition for which they are utilized and are accepted, and popular with the people who come to us for help for any number of conditions.We believe in providing holistic treatment at Park Royal Hospital, focusing on the needs of the entire person, even when a person is with us at our treatment center for only a short time. We make this possible by viewing people in their entirety from the very beginning and continuing to see them in this manner throughout their stay. We also strongly believe in ensuring that when the time comes for someone to be discharged from our hospital, they already know what their next steps will be in pursuing their treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and are aware of what specific program or housing option they will be transitioning to. We are committed to the patient and family as a unit and understand how important family and significant others are in a person’s life. We will never treat included friends or family as secondary and will integrate them into the person’s evaluation and Alzheimer’s disease treatment to the fullest extent possible.

At Park Royal Hospital, our team of professionals will be available to you and your loved ones to provide information, support, education, and therapeutic interactions on both a formal and informal basis to ensure all needs are met and you and your loved ones can rest easy.

Treatment Options for Alzheimer’s at Our Hospital in Fort Myers, FL

Our inpatient services at our treatment center are intended primarily for stabilization. Yet, we believe even when working through an acute crisis, it is important for people to participate in other active therapeutic opportunities to help them make a start on rehab, prior to transitioning to the next step on the path to recovery. The therapeutic options we offer for you to participate in while on our inpatient unit, include group therapy consisting of both psycho-educational groups and process oriented groups. Appropriate individual work is also provided, aimed at helping people with mood, behavioral reactions and maintaining memory. Additionally, we have family visitation at our treatment center to help family members better understand their loved one’s condition, process their emotions regarding their loved one’s Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis, and options for what might be appropriate placements if the individual is not able to return home or live with family.

Additional opportunities to help people express themselves and interact with others at Park Royal Hospital are also provided, including:

• Occupational therapy (as appropriate)
• Semi-structured activities
• Physical therapy
• Leisure time with peers and staff
• Recreational programs

Continuing Care – What Happens Next?

At Park Royal Hospital, we are dedicated to providing the most comprehensive evaluation services possible for Alzheimer’s disease at our treatment center. From the beginning, this allows us to already start thinking about what might be appropriate options for you after you are discharged from our inpatient treatment program. We begin working in collaboration with you as soon as appropriate to decide what the best step is for you to take next.

Depending on what the evaluation shows, you may be ready to return home or to live with family and pursue additional help through outpatient services or community resources. If it is determined that a more intensive approach is warranted, you may choose to enter one of our Intensive Outpatient Programs. These programs provide individuals with active treatment three to five times a week for three hours a day generally in a group setting. Groups include psycho-educational/skill building groups and process groups. In addition, individuals and family members will be provided with peer support, education, and skill building approaches.

If you or someone you care about could benefit from the life-changing Alzheimer’s disease treatment that is offered at Park Royal Hospital in Fort Myers, FL, call us today. We can help.