VIVA Merrillville elevates every aspect of senior housing with memory care and respite care programs that foster independence and encourage confidence and growth. Our residents enjoy a sense of connection, community and friendship, with enrichment and wellness programming, chef-prepared meals and a full calendar of events. We take pride in creating an active, friendly community that brings our residents joy and happiness.

AVIVA Merrillville offers an outstanding, nationally recognized senior living management staff and well-trained caregivers—including licensed nurses—assuring residents and their families of high standards and competent memory care. AVIVA Merrillville is a place where every resident of the senior living community will feel a heightened sense of security and enjoy the ability to live as independently as possible.

Quality of Life is more than just quality care. As we get older, we tend to have more appreciation for all things that improve our quality of life, especially when they enhance our vitality and health. Staying healthy in mind, body, and spirit requires a special set of circumstances and a keen focus on one’s individual needs. For many seniors, being able to live independently is the key; for others, having a sense of life purpose and continued health is paramount.

At AVIVA, we measure our success by our ability to cultivate the highest “Quality of Life” for each of our residents as individuals.

This is achieved by means of our Quality Care and by serving the individual needs of each of our residents through:

Our Staff
Our Health & Wellness Programs
Our Social Activities
Our Communities & Amenities
Our Leadership
Our Kindness and Compassion

At AVIVA, we utilize knowledge from an individual’s Lifetime Memoir to aid in the development of each whole-person care plan. This information, along with pertinent medical information from the resident’s medical team, will be utilized to create a whole-person care plan for every specialty care resident.

Each of our residents has abilities, skills and interest, unique to them. At AVIVA, we focus on the abilities of each of our residents (rather than inabilities and barriers) and use the uniqueness of each individual to tailor a holistic approach to care.

Pain is the leading cause of challenging behaviors related to dementia. Many people living with dementia have difficulty communicating pain; our specialty care team members are trained to recognize the non-verbal signs of pain and respond with solutions tailored for that individual.