Morning Pointe adds memory care

Morning Pointe of Powell Senior Living will add a new Alzheimer’s memory care facility to its campus. Construction is scheduled to be completed in early 2022 on The Lantern at Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence, the second phase of its state-of-the-art alzheimer’s care at this location, 7710 Dannaher Drive on the Tennova Healthcare campus.

To provide specialized assisted living and memory care for more than 120 seniors, MPPSL will be a 33,000-square-foot community consists of 44 apartments created specifically to meet the needs of residents with Alzheimer’s and other memory disorders. “… Innovative therapies, such as Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach® to Care and Morning Pointe’s Meaningful DayTM purposeful programming to ensure the highest quality of care for residents,” a Morning Pointe press release stated.

The third Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence to be built in the area, Morning Pointe also operates assisted living and memory care centers in Lenoir City, Knoxville and Clinton.