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A day in the mountains everyone could enjoy By Linda Schmidt
Planning an activity that includes people at different levels of function can be a challenge. However, you can do it by thinking ahead, enlisting the cooperation of other staff members, and clearly letting people know how they can participate.
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The pinnacle of programming: NuStep salutes older adult wellness programs
In the Senior Living Community category, the panel bestowed the 2007 Pinnacle Award on United Presbyterian Home, a retirement community in Iowa that provides a continuum of care. Staff at United Presbyterian Home use their creativity to develop wellness offerings for residents. The organization’s intergenerational approach to wellness is especially effective. United Presbyterian Home provides an on-site daycare facility for employees—dubbed UP With Kids Daycare—and integrates the children into its restorative health programs, to keep residents in a youthful state of mind. Other offerings include a wellness and fitness center, home healthcare services, and walking and social groups.
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Offense, offense, offense: running the community wellness ball by Melissa Bossert, Sarah McCallin and Janelle Renda
There are wonderful programs offered in our field to improve the well-being of our clientele. Yet a program isn’t successful unless people participate, and many communities struggle with this. What’s the perfect solution to pull people into your wellness program?
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Expand the older adults program with specialized classes by Katy Moline, MS
The SilverSneakers® Fitness Program has been offered at Universal Athletic Club since January 2004 when the program was first available to fitness facilities in Pennsylvania. (Prior to 2004 we offered a similar older adult fitness program, Super Seniors, for our members.)
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Healthy Strides: making a difference every day
After Andrew Kohlberg bought his company’s first retirement community in 1990, the founder and president of Kisco Senior Living (originally Kisco Retirement Communities) asked himself 2 things:
• “If my parents were to live in a retirement community, what would I want it to be like?” and
• “How would I want them to be treated?”
These questions—and the ideas they stimulated—became the driving force behind Kisco’s senior living philosophy. This belief system, in turn, has guided the company’s growth and development over the years.
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The SilverSneakers Fitness Program: empowering older adults to take control of their health
Physical activity programs for older adults come no larger than the SilverSneakers® Fitness Program from Axia Health Management. This program for Americans ages 65 and over is offered to more than 2.4 million Medicare-eligible members in 49 states through a network of over 2,100 fitness centers and class sites. Originated by HealthCare Dimensions’ Mary Swanson, the SilverSneakers model addresses inactivity in this population by involving health plans in the challenge, and by supporting, encouraging and empowering its members to make positive lifestyle changes.
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