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BOOM: an unconventional community offers a bold vision for living in later life
Palm Springs, located in California’s Coachella Valley, is a city known for its climate, its tolerance, and its architecture. BOOM, a new master-planned community for the Palm Springs area, will benefit from the first two and contribute to the third.
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Shaping vibrant affordable communities: insights, observations and trends
What makes a great neighborhood? The American Planning Association (APA), a nonprofit that provides leadership in the development of vital communities, highlights examples every year as part of its Great Places in America program. To choose the honorees, APA considers criteria in three categories: neighborhood form and composition, neighborhood character and personality, and neighborhood environment and sustainable practices. In 2008, the 40,000-strong education and membership association named California’s Echo Park, a suburb of Los Angeles, to its list of 10 Great Neighborhoods in America.
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A living environment: NewBridge on the Charles cultivates community
“At the heart of the Hebrew SeniorLife housing philosophy is the fundamental belief that buildings are more than just places to live.” This belief animates NewBridge on the Charles, a continuing care retirement community in Dedham, Massachusetts, developed by the Boston-based nonprofit.
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Changing hospital culture: Henry Ford Health System's new model emphasizes wellness and prevention by Marilynn Larkin, MA
At the one-year anniversary celebration for Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital in Oakland County, Michigan, CEO Gerard van Grinsven, Wellness Director Michael Seidman, MD, and Marketing and Public Relations Director Carey Chesney were exuberant—and with good reason. Their vision for the $360-million hospital—the seventh in the Henry Ford Health System—had become a reality. “The community embraced our efforts to change the definition of the word hospital,” says Chesney. “It’s a loaded word that can generate anxiety and fear. When people hear it, they think of something cold and scary and authoritarian. Our goal,” he explains, “was to explode that concept and get people to think about hospitals in a different way.”
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The Summit: How Grand Prairie created its 'country club for the 50-plus' by Jenifer Milner
When the City of Grand Prairie, Texas, officially opened The Summit Adult Activity Center on June 18, 2010, the community was already deeply engaged with this “senior center of tomorrow” and eager to participate. Efforts to consult and communicate with the public about the new venue had helped create a sense of ownership and anticipation in community members over the years, and the building’s soft opening on May 22 allowed them to finally experience the facility. A flood of visits followed. And by the end of June, less than two weeks after the grand opening, Summit membership stood at about 3,800.
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Lessons learned: ensuring your wellness center concept endures the test of time by Marilynn Larkin, MA
You’ve invested time and energy, you’ve done your planning, and you’ve succeeded in creating a compelling concept for your wellness center. That’s terrific! However, you might want to revisit the concept a few more times before forging ahead, advises Dottie Drake, founder of the Miracles Fitness health clubs. “If you think you have it all or know it all, you better revisit, or somebody else will come out and offer something better,” she cautions.
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