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The Academy at Shell Point involves residents in lifelong learning
Located in Fort Myers on southwest Florida’s Gulf Coast, Shell Point Retirement Community is an accredited continuing care retirement community blessed with an enviable waterfront setting, a reputation for excellence, and a history of continued improvement and growth. The nonprofit community, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008, attributes its foundation of success to its organizational values.
“Our community was founded by The Christian and Missionary Alliance, and while the denomination is not involved in our daily operations, we are mindful of the spiritual values that guide and inspire us,” Shell Point President Peter Dys told a local newspaper last year. “We desire to serve our residents and employees in a way that honors the whole person and respects their right to enjoy as independent a lifestyle as their health will allow.” Further, “we are committed to our residents in a way that we hope improves their well-being and enhances their lifestyle.”
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Pathway Senior Living brings residents together through drumming and vibration circles
Pathway Senior Living promises “a sense of community and a whole new way of living life to the fullest” to older adults who reside at Pathway communities. Formed in 1997, the for-profit organization “owns, operates, manages and develops affordable and market-rate senior apartment and assisted living communities,” according to its website. The Des Plaines, Illinois-based company—which envisions a future as the premier owner and operator of affordable seniors housing in the Midwest—has 11 properties in the Chicago and Detroit areas (including two under development). At the properties currently in operation, an innovative and popular wellness offering supports the sense of community and engagement in life that underpin the Pathway Lifestyle. And this program is attracting individuals who typically avoid traditional programming.
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Garden Street Grill: an elegant gourmet evening sets a community apart by Yannick Himber, BTH, and Teresa Beshwate, MPH
Imagine dining in the finest restaurant in town. After being seated by the maitre d’, you notice the votive candles glowing in the intimate space, jazz music playing in the background, mouth-watering aromas filling the air, and hum of friends conversing. Fresh floral arrangements adorn each table, accompanied by the finest china, an elegantly folded napkin and a stylish menu announcing a five-course meal and accompanying wine selections. Your tuxedo-clad server makes his way to your table to introduce himself and offer the featured cocktail of the evening. Your five-star meal has begun.
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Teamwork promotes wellness by Pattie Beans-Clark
Mix together a wellness program and friendly competition, blended with teamwork and defined goals, and the result is the HT Challenge, a recipe cooked up by the wellness team at Wesley Enhanced Living at Heritage Towers retirement community. The HT Challenge is a fitness, nutrition and health program that invites participants to form teams or individually work to achieve weekly goals. “HT” stands for “Healthier Together” at “Heritage Towers.”
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Motivational challenges: practical tools for increasing participation by Annie Wagner Shaffer
Creating a friendly, encouraging environment is crucial to ensuring a successful wellness program. “Motivational challenges” are practical tools that entice clients to exercise regularly and engage in other wellness activities.
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Reaching the peak: NuStep award celebrates excellence in older-adult wellness
NuStep announced the results of its 2008 awards contest at an event held during the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) Conference in October. University Living, an independent/assisted living community in Ann Arbor, Michigan, won the award for the senior living division; while the City of Rogers Adult Wellness Center (AWC), located in Rogers, Arkansas, collected the award for the wellness division. Each organization received a NuStep TRS 4000 Recumbent Cross Trainer; travel and hotel for, and recognition at, the NuStep event; and an inscribed NuStep Pinnacle Award trophy. Presentations were later held at each recipient’s site as well.
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