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Innovative Program for Older Adults Receives National Award
Life Enriching Communities received the 2010 Best Practices in Health Promotion and Wellness and Aging
award for innovative programs and services offered to older adults through The Connection at Twin Towers
and The Connection at Twin Lakes. This award, given by the Health Promotion Institute of the National
Council on Aging (HPI/NCOA), was presented to Life Enriching Communities at the 2010 Annual Conference
of National Council on Aging and the American Society on Aging in Chicago, IL on March 16th. The Health
Promotion Institute’s Best Practice Award recognizes a program, initiative, or service that enhances the health
and wellness of older adults.
Life Enriching Communities Partners with
TriHealth for Associate Wellness
Life Enriching Communities has long been recognized as a leader among senior living communities for
incorporating the principles of wellness into adult lifestyles. Using this expertise, we have begun an Associate
Wellness Initiative to be more purposeful and intentional about the whole-person wellness of our Associates.
“We are working with TriHealth to offer a Health Assessment to all Associates,” says Monica Smith. “This is
an opportunity for Associates to improve their whole-person wellness using the six dimensional approach at
the core of our Way of Wellness philosophy; emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational,”
explains Monica.
The Health Assessment includes the completion of a questionnaire and a personal evaluation with a TriHealth
Wellness Specialist. The evaluation consists of a blood pressure screening, a body composition analysis, a
lipid profile, a glucose reading and full review of the results. Participants will then work with Personal Associates
at the Connection at either Twin Lakes or Twin Towers to create a personalized plan for their own wellness
journey.
In addition to the opportunities through
TriHealth, LEC offers Associates a Whole-
Person Wellness Questionnaire to assess the
needs and interests for new wellness
programming to be offered at Twin Lakes and
Twin Towers. “Through this questionnaire we
will be able to develop new programs directly
in line with what Associates want,” Monica
says. “This initiative is very exciting because
it will allow us to provide Associates with
valuable information to begin or continue their
journey of Whole-Person-Wellness.”
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The Connection, located on the campuses of Twin Towers and Twin Lakes Senior Living Communities, focuses
on the implementation of programs and services that keep older adults healthy in mind, body and spirit throughout
their lifetime. Offering individualized programming, a variety of aquatic classes, the finest strength training
equipment and the knowledge of professional Associates, The Connection provides a variety of opportunities for
balancing the six dimensions of wellness: emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual and vocational.
“Winning this award is very prestigious,” says Monica Smith, Executive Director, Twin Lakes, “our vision is to
be a world-class leader in senior living. This award indicates we are leading the country in our approach to
senior living.”
New Business Advances
Whole Person Wellness
During the past decade, LEC has become a recognized leader of whole-person wellness in the senior living
industry. Our reputation and expertise affords us the opportunity to create a new business venture, Whole
Person Wellness Solutions, Inc. (WPWS) to provide solutions to the senior living and senior services industries in
the form of whole person wellness.
“This is a great opportunity to further advance whole person wellness
across the landscape of senior living,” says Scott McQuinn, LEC President
and CEO. “Older adults, now and in the future, expect a lifestyle with
meaning and purpose.” In addition to consulting services, WPWS will
offer leadership training, professional education programs, product
development and research opportunities for the advancement of wholeperson
wellness.
Jan Montague, a national expert in the whole-person wellness movement, has joined the LEC team to assist with
the design, development and implementation of WPWS, Inc. “It seems as if everyone I have met at Life Enriching
Communities is interested in the advancement of whole-person wellness for all the right reasons,” says Ms.
Montague. It’s an outstanding opportunity to work closely with a group of people motivated to develop optimum
whole-person wellness.”
“This is a great
opportunity to
further advance
whole person
wellness across the
landscape of senior
Joining Jan is Monica Smith, executive Director of Twin Lakes who
began her career with LEC as the Director of Wellness for Twin Towers
and Twin Lakes nearly ten years ago. She has played a huge part in
creating a culture of whole-person wellness for LEC.
She has worked with Jan Montague for several years in a variety of
different ways. Ms. Smith states, “The philosophy of whole-person
wellness touches me personally. I am thrilled to have this opportunity,”
Ms. Smith continues, “I am excited and looking forward to working
with Jan in the development of Whole-Person Wellness Solutions
Inc.”
The response to this new business has been extraordinary. The first
living” -Scott McQuinn,
opportunity for WPWS will be providing consultation services to the
LEC President and CEO
University of Nebraska Medical Center in the development of their
Home Instead Center for Successful Aging.
Whole Person Wellness Solutions Inc. is located at 3051 Arborcreek Lane, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242.
For information call 513-247-1934.
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