Recognition

Since opening its doors to Memory Support residents in August 2015, Abe’s Garden Community has been recognized locally, nationally, and internationally for its intentional and “groundbreaking” dementia design, outstanding staff, and more.

2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015: Certified as an I’m Still Here Center of Excellence

2022, 2021, 2020: Named Best Memory Care Community Nashville by Memorycare.com

2021: Received six LeadingAge TN awards across four categories, including On The Front Lines, Innovator in Action, Distinguished Senior, and Grand Positive Influence by LeadingAge TN

2020: Recognized as a Groundbreaker  in dementia design in the World Alzheimer Report and featured as one of nine United States-based residential care center Case Studies in the report

2018: Received a Therapeutic Garden Design Award by The American Horticulture Therapy Association

2016: Received an “Excellence in Development” Award by Urban Land Institute Nashville

2015: Named Architecture & Design, Best Stand Alone Memory Care by Senior Housing News

Research: Peer-Reviewed Papers

Abe’s Garden Community collaborated on the following published research:

 2017: “Managing Person Centered Dementia Care in an Assisted Living Facility: Staffing and Time Considerations” in Gerontologist, June 2017

2018: “A Quality Improvement System to Manage Feeding Assistance Care in Assisted-Living” in The Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (JAMDA), March 2018. An accompanying video can be viewed by clicking here.

2018: “A System for Managing Staff and Quality of Dementia Care in Assisted Living Facilities” in the Journal of The American Geriatrics Society, July 2018.