The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Collegedale, Tennessee, recently achieved a deficiency-free health licensure survey and life safety survey.
Senior health care communities must undergo unannounced state inspections yearly. The health licensure survey addresses aspects of care from proper medication to nutrition, hygiene to proper record keeping, staffing to resident and family feedback. Surveyors not only observe care but also conduct interviews. The life safety survey addresses the physical state of the building and environment.
“I am so proud of our team for achieving this deficiency-free survey,” said Sarabeth Wilkins, executive director at the memory care community. “Each resident, and their family, is special to us, and we strive every day to not only meet the requirements of the state but also to be a true caring family for our residents. We love them and their families, and we always want to provide the best for them.”
About the Community
Located at 9300 Messinger Lane, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Collegedale offers memory care services with 24/7 access to clinical care. Meals are served with dietician oversight in a restaurant-style setting and with an emphasis on fresh, local produce. Residents also enjoy a full life enrichment activity program, including regular outings, service projects, intergenerational programming and engaging community partnerships. Physical, occupational and speech therapy services are also available on-site.
Specialized memory care programs at The Lantern include Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach® to Care, the Best Friends™ Approach and Morning Pointe’s own Meaningful Day™ – a purposeful memory care program providing structure to help residents feel safe and secure.
Rob Pollard, senior vice president of operations for Morning Pointe Senior Living, added, “Achieving these survey results speaks volumes to the community about the emphasis we place on quality. Well done, team Collegedale Lantern.”
The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Collegedale, is part of the larger Greenbriar Cove area that also includes Morning Pointe of Collegedale at Greenbriar Cove Assisted Living, as well as several other senior housing options.
Both The Lantern and Morning Pointe of Greenbriar Cove are operated by Morning Pointe Senior Living. The company, founded in 1997 by Tennessee healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow, currently operates 40 communities in five southeastern states. Other Hamilton County campuses are located in East Hamilton, Chattanooga and Hixson.
The philanthropic arm of Morning Pointe Senior Living is the Morning Pointe Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that works to provide nursing scholarships and caregiver support.
