FAQ’s

a. YES! Many of our residents use their Long-Term Care Insurance to cover their stay at Marama. We are happy to create the documentation necessary to receive reimbursement from your Long-Term Care Insurance company.

b. At Marama we do not offer health or medical care only residential care, so we do not bill Medicare or other health insurances. We do help facilitate trips to the doctor, dentist or home visits from physical therapists and other providers. Payments for those services are arranged between the patient and the provider.

Marama stands out from typical memory care communities through its holistic approach and focus on potentially reversing cognitive decline. Unlike conventional care, Marama offers personalized treatment plans based on Dr. Dale Bredesen’s methods, integrates cutting-edge research, and emphasizes empowering residents to recover memories and rediscover joy. The facility features a modern, state-of-the-art environment with a dedicated, compassionate team, all aimed at providing tailored, innovative care.

At Marama, we welcome individuals at various stages and types of cognitive decline, offering personalized care rooted in compassion, dignity, and evidence-based therapies. We accept a wide range of cognitive diagnoses, including:

• Alzheimer’s Disease

• Vascular Dementia

• Lewy Body Dementia

• Fronto-Temporal Dementia

• Unspecified or Mixed Dementia

• Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD)

• Encephalitis-related cognitive decline

• Cognitive changes due to Brain Injury

• Degenerative Brain Diseases

• Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome

• Alcohol-Induced Cognitive Decline

• Cognitive impairment following Stroke

• Early-Onset Dementia

• Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

• Short-Term Memory Loss

• Patients participating in Cognitive Therapy programs

If you or your loved one have a different or evolving diagnosis, we invite you to reach out—our team is here to guide you through the next steps with empathy and clarity.

We recommend residents plan to stay for at least 6 – 12 months. We typically start seeing improvement within 6 months, however depending on what you have been able to incorporate at home in advance of your stay it can take a bit longer. Some new community members will need 4-6 weeks to adjust to the new environment and routine. This is normal and part of the reason we do not encourage a stay shorter than 6 months. Remember, this neurodegenerative process has been going on for decades before it presented itself as memory loss. It will take a bit of time to reverse it. Our goal is to prevent and at least delay your need for long term memory care and allow you to return to independent living.

We are committed to seeing all of our graduates thrive at home. Our goal is to support them in being as independent as possible while they are here and as they transition home. We provide graduates and families with recipes, shopping lists, guidance on activities and the implementation of a non-toxic environment through the Reversing Alzheimer’s Course as you make the transition home.

At Marama, we prioritize open communication with family members, community partners, staff, and medical providers to ensure that our facility is the right fit for you or your loved one. While we aim for our residents to transition back to independent living within 6 to 12 months, there are instances when our team determines that a long-term stay at Marama is the best option for their ongoing care. term.

Unfortunately, we are not currently licensed as a day program. We hope to be able to offer this service in the future. Please sign up for email updates to get up to date information about the services we are providing.

All staff undergo training in the Bredesen Protocol techniques and therapies. Careful time is taken with each resident to tailor a unique care plan to meet each individual’s specific needs. Our staff is specially trained to promote the best outcome for each resident. Marama director, Pamdora Moore, LPN, is one of only two nurses in Kansas certified as an Apollo Health ReCode 2.0 practitioner. We employ physical trainers, life coaches and lifestyle coaches. We are all about encouraging people and making sure that they are seen and heard and are participating in activities.

A. Dr. Bredesen uses the metaphor of a “leaky roof” to explain his approach to addressing cognitive decline. Just as a leaky roof can have multiple causes, cognitive decline can be driven by various factors like inflammation, nutrient deficiencies, toxins and more. His protocol aims to identify and address each of these contributing factors to effectively “patch up the leaks” and improve brain health. The Bredesen Protocol involves a personalized, multifaceted approach that includes dietary changes, exercise, sleep optimization, stress reduction, brain training, and target supplements, among other strategies. To measure the success of the program, Marama Experience utilizes the Montreal Cognitive Assessment to measure changes in cognition every 12 weeks.