Our Alzheimer's Program, Hearts in the Past, is a special care unit certified by the New Jersey Department of Health. The program meets all the criteria for providing safety and security, while achieving the high standards for which Seacrest Village is known in providing quality care and quality of life.

Hearts in the Past offers many additional features in caring for the residents in the program...

• Pet Therapy
  A house is not a home without a pet. Our many canine and feline visitors are right at home among our residents and are a loving feature of our program.

• Intergenerational Programs
  Hearts in the Past works with local schools to bring in children as volunteers to interact with our residents and to participate in various activities along with them. This interaction is enriching for both young and old and is a favorite among our residents.

• Our beautiful Walking Garden, in a serene, yet secure setting, provides exercise and an outlet for wandering, which is behavior associated with this condition.
• The unit is geared to cueing and soothing our residents.
• Shadow boxes, which are filled with personal effects such as photos and mementos, direct residents to their rooms.
• Appropriate music during meals and sensory activities helps to calm agitation and aids residents in recalling pleasant memories from the past.

Hearts in the Past strives to create areas within the environment that recall a sense of home. Family members are encouraged to continue this theme by personalizing the loved one's room