The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Powell recently achieved a deficiency-free health licensure 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.
“I am so proud of our team for achieving this deficiency-free survey,” said Jennifer Ricker, 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.”
Located at 7710 Dannaher Drive, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Powell 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 Powell Lantern.”
More about Morning Pointe
The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Powell, shares a campus with Morning Pointe of Powell Assisted Living, located at 7700 Dannaher Drive.
The campus is operated by Morning Pointe Senior Living. The company, founded in 1997 by Tennessee healthcare entrepreneurs Greg A. Vital and Franklin Farrow, currently operates 39 communities in five southeastern states. Other East Tennessee campuses are located in Knoxville, Hardin Valley, Clinton, and Lenoir City. Morning Pointe’s 41st community, The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, Hardin Valley, is in development and expected to open in early 2025.
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.
