Irvine Cottages is dedicated to providing compassionate and loving care to all of our residents. We offer care well above expected standards to provide families with peace of mind and to give our residents the highest quality of life.
We Specialize In:
- Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
- Parkinson’s Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
- Diabetes/Nephrology
- Hospice Care, including continuous care and a dedicated hospice program with one on-site hospice team
Why Should You Consider a Residential Care Facility (or Board & Care)?
Most professionals agree that memory-impaired and/or medically-frail people function better when living in smaller surroundings with a familiar group of people. As a result, we have created real homes, just like the ones our residents have lived in most of their lives. Our eleven intimate homes (located in Irvine, Mission Viejo and Newport Beach) are decorated beautifully, with a maximum of six residents per cottage and two caregivers on duty. (A “night sitter” can be provided if needed for an additional charge.) This low resident-to-caregiver ratio, along with the close supervision of our Nurse and Administrators, often helps our residents avoid institutional settings altogether.
Our staff is dedicated to developing the highest professional standards in residential care for the elderly. In everything we do, the one question always on our minds is, “How do we make life comfortable, safe and enjoyable for those whose care has been entrusted to us?”
Irvine Cottages is owned and operated by Dupont Residential Care, Inc. and was founded by Jacqueline Dupont in 1996. Jacqueline Dupont, CEO and Gerontologist, is well-known in the Orange County community for her dedication to older adults.
Dr. Dupont is a current member or has been a member of the following Boards of Directors:
- Alzheimer’s Association of Orange County
- South County Senior Services (Age Well Senior Services)
- Meals on Wheels
- The Salvation Army
- WomanSage
- The National Parkinson’s Foundation
- The Elder Abuse Prevention Council
- UCI MIND Institute Advisory Board
- Orange County Catholic Foundation
- JSerra Catholic High School
- St. Anne School
FACT SHEET
- Founded in 1996
- First small facility to have a specialized residential cottage for older adults with dementia in Irvine, California
- First and only facility in the country (USA) to have video cameras in the bedrooms
- First facility to have a comprehensive music therapy program
- First residential care facility in Orange County to be owned by a gerontologist
- Lowest staff turnover:
2005: 4.5%
2006: 3.9%
2007: 3.4%
2008: 3.7%
2009: 3.1% - (Full time employees)
- Average manager has been employed for 3.7 years
- First facility to install bidet toilets to prevent urinary tract infections
- Comprehensive aroma therapy program and vitamin supplement individualized program designed by our medical team
