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Topic- Innovator awards
ICAA spotlights innovation in active aging
Promoters of active aging seek to enhance the health and well-being of older adults with life-enriching programs, products and environments. The drive to continually create new and better solutions animates a dynamic industry. The ICAA Innovators Awards recognize those that are leading the way, setting new standards, and making a difference in the lives of older adults.
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Steven Blair: a renowned researcher inspires the active-aging industry
In 2012, when considering who to recognize with the second annual ICAA INSPIRE Award, CEO Colin Milner chose a researcher whose studies have had a tremendous impact, whose service as an ICAA Advisory Board Member has helped advance the industry, and whose support for the association predates its launch: Steven N. Blair, PED.
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Expressions: Prestige's memory-care program engages residents in life-affirming activities
The philosophy of caring at Prestige Care, Inc., is guided by four core values—respect, integrity, commitment and trust. “Our promise is to personally touch lives every day,” states Dina Newsom, product manager for Prestige’s Expressions Memory Care program. The person-centered Expressions initiative is one way that the company fulfills that promise.
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Gourd Fest bolsters meaning and purpose at Pathway's Alexian Village
Among Mother Nature’s more unusual creations is the gourd. Its fruit comes in all shapes, colors and sizes, some of which are decorative. At Alexian Village of Elk Grove, a Pathway Senior Living community in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, an annual harvest festival “reinforces and promotes the belief that seniors”—like the gourd—“have purpose, meaning and beauty,” says Karen Leimberer, MA, RN, CMC, Pathways’ corporate director of life enrichment.
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A 'green' initiative unites residents and staff at The Orchards at Southington
Owned and operated by Hartford HealthCare and Central Connecticut Senior Health Services, which provides integrated services and a continuum of care, The Orchards promotes a lifestyle that “allows … residents to age in place while supporting independence.” The community provides fine dining; social, cultural and recreational activities; cognitive and physical fitness programs; plus amenities such as a pub and grille and a library. Environmental wellness, a key focus, is supported by a bevy of “green” practices. This environmental initiative has not only improved resident and staff health at The Orchards, but has also won outside recognition for the community
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Seabury Spirit Week supports camaraderie and "the benefits of play at any age"
Citizens of the Hartford, Connecticut, region know they have a good thing in Seabury: The not-for-profit, interdenominational community was voted “Best Retirement Community” in Hartford Magazine’s Annual Readers Poll for three years running (2009–2011). Located on 66 acres in the scenic town of Bloomfield (population 20,000), Seabury is dedicated to quality of life for adults ages 62 and beyond. This “active life care community” offers a range of residences and services intended to support independent, vibrant lifestyles, plus the promise of security should residents need more care. Yet it is the community’s Wellness for Life philosophy that best expresses the Seabury spirit.
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