What You Should Know About Brookdale University Park Alabama
Brookdale University Park provides a full range of choices for today's seniors. Choosing a senior living community represents a lifestyle choice and we understand that our residents are choosing much more than a comfortable living environment to call home. Brookdale Living's Birmingham, AL community delivers Inspired Independent Living, with the promise of Exceptional Experiences Everyday. In choosing this community, our residents have made a conscious lifestyle decision designed to deliver enhanced opportunities for pursuing health and life fulfillment through the exceptional independent and assisted living services, amenities, and opportunities we offer. And, the residents at Brookdale Place University Park can rest assured that as their needs change, we provide a variety of ancillary services and a Personalized Assisted Living environment that encourages residents to continue to live as they please while respecting individual preferences.
Optimum Life® and Celebrations provide an all-encompassing way of life that touches the lives of the residents of this independent and assisted living community, their families, and associates alike. Optimum Life® is a journey of self-discovery including services, features, and benefits that allow each resident to pursue their peak level of health, wholeness and fulfillment while balancing six key dimensions of personal wellness: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual and purposeful. As part of Optimum Life®, the mission of Brookdale Place University Park is to encourage our independent and assisted living residents to celebrate life each day. Inspired dining and vibrant lifestyle activities come together in our Celebrations program filling the monthly calendar at Brookdale Living's Birmingham, AL community with themed experiences, special events, and group activities that highlight different cultures and cuisines in a common venue of camaraderie.
Our Crossings Program adds a specialized layer of programs for men and women facing early- to mid-stage Alzheimer's and Dementia. Our Clare Bridge program further accommodates the unique needs of those with later stage Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. Each day, we promise to work to deliver Daily Moments of Success for each resident. The Clare Bridge Daily Path provides structure and activities each day designed to meet specific needs of those with dementia, while the Clare Bridge Dining Program, designed by a gerontologist and registered dietitian, helps residents in need of Alzheimer's care retain the ability to enjoy and master the daily dining experience.
What Brookdale University Park Alabama Offers
- Communal Dining
- Pets
- Salon Services
State Licenses: D3768
AssistedLiving.org only refers families to appropriately licensed facilities.
What Residents Are Saying
4.37
Reviews gathered from around the web
Average of 40 reviews
My sister and I have seen Brookdale University Park Alabama. It was for independent living, and they had very large rooms. I like that because I think my sister would…
Read More
Speak with a Senior Living expert
We partnered with Caring.com’s Family Advisors to provide custom advice on finding the best assisted living communities for your needs at no cost to you.
Welcome back!
It looks like we already have your info. If you still need assistance,
please call (888) 307-1103
Map of Brookdale University Park Alabama
Services & Amenities
Brookdale University Park Alabama offers services and activities to help residents thrive and build meaningful connections.
FAQ About Manor Lake Assisted Living & Memory Care
The Community is nestled in a Residential area called Mountain Brook. It is built into the side of a mountain and is surrounded by woods and green spaces.
We staff 3 personnel on days and we have a nurse around the clock and we have 2 Resident programming personnel on days and afternoons. Overnight we have 2 personnel and a nurse for our Residents.
The Residents can choose from three entrées with meat, fish or poultry. We have multiple sides of vegetables and salads. We have sugar free and regular desserts. We have a restaurant type atmosphere for our dining experience. Our chef conducts a monthly “Menu Chat” where he receives feedback on our menus and service.
Our population is made up of retired CEO’s, Judges, Attorneys and Business leaders of Birmingham. Their average is 80 with a few Residents in the high 90’s. Their favorite thing to do is socialize and be with their lifelong friends who also live here. They enjoy our Activities and the local outings we provide on a weekly basis.
We offer transportation to physician appointments. We have transportation to local church and synagogues. We have multiple trips a month to shopping and restaurants.
We have gone to a music festival, the art museum, local brewery and other cultural events. We take part in local community charities like the Alzheimer’s and the Junior League. We attempt to go where ever our Residents wants us to go.
The Programs or activities that Brookdale offer to keep residents engaged are: Recreational, Life skills, Sensory and B-Fit Exercise. We also celebrate Birthday’s once a month along with musical and social activities. The staff engages residents’ long-term memories by offering home like environment and activities that improve resident’s quality of life.
We use the State of Alabama DETA course work and Brookdale has its own Learning Management Systems that provides on going electronic education and resources.
The Nurse (HWC) assesses the Resident’s health and cognitive functioning monthly. The charge nurse monitors for any changes in resident’s mental status or condition daily and immediately reports their findings to the resident’s attending physician and family.
1. The HWC schedules care conference meetings with the families every 90 days, with each change of condition, care plan review, medication changes, or any other change that may occur with the resident/family.
2. The HWC may hold a care conference meeting via phone or in person.
3. The family can request to have a care conference meeting at any time as well.
We are on a gated community and we have secured doors that a visitor will need a electronic fob to gain access to the community. We also have emergency systems in each unit and pendants for the Residents. We also have a concierge desk that is manned 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
We use several hospitals including Brookwood, Grandview and UAB Downtown
We aim to enhance meal enjoyment, provide a positive social experience, and provide nutritional stability. We attempt to preserve the remaining dining skills and ability to use utensils while honoring tastes, preferences, past dining habits and choices. We use several techniques to support residents during mealtimes such as the following:
a. Gesture prompt- We point to the object or touch the resident’s hand where we would like for them to take action.
b. Starter prompt- Is when we task with the resident to help them understand
c. Demonstration prompt- We show the resident what action that we would like for them to take.
d. Hand over Hand prompt- We do this by placing our hand over the hand of the resident to guide them on action from beginning to end , and the let go to see if the resident can continue without the prompt.
e. Hand under hand prompt- We hook our thumb under the resident’s thumb to help guide them through the physical action of the task.
No. We have a resident Care Coordinator during day time hours to serve out Independent Living residents. We also have Nurse on Call - Home Health and Personalized Living to assist our residents in our community. Our residents are able to hire an outside agency of their choice to provide assistance
We do accept cats and dogs as long as the Resident can care for the animal. Once they cannot provide care for the animal we can provide a fee based service to manage the animal. We have court yards for them to enjoy the outdoors.
We have two common areas on each floor of our community. We have a community room that can seat 100 people they can use. We have a 2nd floor atrium area where they can gather and chat. We have various nooks throughout the community they can sit and engage with each other.
The shopping districts of Homewood and Mountain Brook are nearby. The University of Alabama – Birmingham and Samford University are nearby for our Residents use and enjoyment. Local restaurants and a mall are a mile away from our campus.
Get Pricing & Availability
Speak with a Senior Living expert
We partnered with Caring.com’s Family Advisors to provide custom advice on finding the best assisted living communities for your needs at no cost to you.
Welcome back!
It looks like we already have your info. If you still need assistance,
please call (888) 307-1103