Fox Trail Memory Care Living at Paramus sits in a quiet part of Paramus, New Jersey, with a classic white siding, red roof, and a white picket fence on its home-like building, and you'll see a green lawn with a grilling area and cozy front porch before you even step inside, and when you do, you'll notice wide, well-lit hallways, common rooms set up for both privacy and social time, and private resident suites with beds, armchairs, dressers, TVs, and wood floors, made to feel secure and comfortable for those with Alzheimer's, dementia, Parkinson's, or other issues with thinking or memory. The staff stays on site and ready to help twenty-four hours a day, providing full care, including medication management, home-cooked meals, snacks, light or heavy support for daily activities, and specialized help for things like insulin or injury recovery, and there's also support from nurses, on-call doctors, therapists, a dentist, and visiting beauticians.
The community takes safety seriously with things like secured doors, wandering-prevention technology, easy-to-use showers and tubs, and areas for those who need extra help, but that doesn't mean residents miss out on life-there's always something to do, with music, art, gardening, and group activities led by an activity director, as well as the SPARK memory care program made to keep minds active and hands busy, plus outdoor walking paths, gardens, and a kitchen where meals get made fresh each day. Fox Trail accepts pets, keeps the grounds neat, and allows smoking only outside. People can get special meals that fit their diets, like vegetarian, gluten-free, or low-salt, and there's always room in the indoor common spaces or outside for visits with guests. There are spaces for prayer and trips for those who want to go off site, with transportation and parking included.
Fox Trail Memory Care Living stands out because it's a smaller, more personal place, where staff work to learn each resident's needs and try to keep routines familiar, aiming for a warm, family setting instead of something that feels too big or busy. There's even short-term respite care for those recovering from surgery or giving families a break, and aging in place is possible, which means people can stay as their needs change over time. Care plans get made for each individual, with nurses, aides, and the Community Director, Sheleen Nelson-Williams, keeping an eye on things. Families mention how clean the place feels and how the staff seems to know the residents well, which matters most when memory loss or confusion is part of daily life. The property allows both men and women to live there, accepts people who wander, and lets families bring dogs or cats along for companionship, focusing on keeping life as normal and pleasant as possible for everybody.
