A Vacation Lifestyle with Southern Charm

You’re looking for more than just a community that checks off most of your boxes. You’re looking for the right fit, a community of friends that feels like your tribe. Come find out if Brookdale University Park in Birmingham, Alabama, is for you. We are a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, which means you have independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing and rehabilitation all on one campus.

As a resident, you have the freedom to experiment with new hobbies, reignite your sense of purpose and enjoy new experiences and connections with interesting new friends. Maybe you want to take a painting class or check out a tech class and learn about podcasts. Here you can. And with a selection of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom pet-friendly apartments, you can find just the home that fits your style. Plus, you’ll have peace of mind knowing our staff is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to be alerted to an emergency.

dementia. Clare Bridge Crossings offers cognitive workouts, regular and varied physical exercise and increased social interaction to slow the decline of those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.

When Should you consider early-stage dementia care? Consider care when you or someone in your care: needs a bit of help with planning day-today activities; doing well with reminders, reassurance and social interactions with others but may be struggling with initiation; getting around without a lot of assistance; mostly managing bathroom needs and personal care with only occasional support.

What can you expect from the Clare Bridge Crossings program? Innovative engagement. Engagement provides an opportunity to ‘stretch to improve’ cognitive skills, and a daily routine of programs, including a specially designed exercise program, helps residents stay socially connected, engaged and more confident in their abilities. We like to call our daily path of engagement ‘kicked up a notch’.

Dining Options

Dining in the Crossings encourages resident choice and participation to build self-esteem and help maintain autonomy.

Healthy and delicious meals featuring optional Optimum Life brain-healthy menu help increase our residents’ nutritional health and decrease their risk for weight loss.

Purpose-built and Designed Environments

Intentionally designed program spaces encourage continued learning and help our residents maintain connections with opportunities, such as: Art and music workshops, live and active garden spaces as well as fitness areas that exercise the mind and body. Outings that include learning opportunities, local interests, and culture.

Come home to Clare Bridge Crossings for a different approach to early stage Alzheimer’s and dementia care.

Brookdale University Park IL/AL/MC (AL)

Independent Living | Assisted Living

Alzheimer’s & Dementia Care | Rehabilitation & Skilled Nursing

400 University Park Drive Birmingham, AL 35209

When Roxanne Batson, Rick Batson and Mur Feldman opened Trublue of Birmingham they weren’t thinking so much about senior living as they were about helping homeowners to maintain their home.

“Finding a contractor to do small projects was so difficult that we started our own handyman service to solve the issue.” said Roxanne.

Trublue began to focus on helping people ‘Age-in-Place’ after they kept getting calls for repairs and maintenance from people who could no longer do it themselves or needed to make it easier to navigate at home after an injury.

Each year approximately 25% of people over 65 experience a fall due to balance and slower response issues. A third of those are injured enough to go to the hospital and face long term rehabilitation.

That’s why the company began working toward helping clients prevent accidents before a fall occurs.

“Nobody wants to live out their life in assisted living or nursing care, if they can stay in their home instead.” Said Mur. “And it’s much easier and cheaper to prevent a fall before it happens than do a major renovation afterward.”

Trublue offers preventative repairs, installations and maintenance to help people stay in their homes as long as possible. Projects include ‘tub cut-outs” to convert old bathtubs into showers, grab bar installation, lowering shelves for easy access, motion sensor lighting, rotten wood replacement and moving furnishings to prevent trip hazards.

If you’d like to know more call Trublue at 205-839-3818 to talk to one of their certified Senior Home Safety Specialists. Estimates are free.