Paintings and interior design materials inside the Mary Immaculate Health/Care Services’ Memory Care Unit are meant to engage residents in people-watching and interaction. They include murals and features that bring the outdoors in, such as a Meeting Tree (left), handcrafted by the community’s former maintenance director.

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