Moorings Park has won the 2021 ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award, recognizing the Top 5 “Best in Wellness” senior living communities in North America. Sponsored by the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA), which leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry, and NuStep, LLC, a major manufacturer of recumbent cross-trainers used in healthcare, senior living and fitness centers, this award annually honors best-in-class wellness-centered environments that benefit all who live and work there.
Additionally, Moorings Park Grande Lake has won the 2021 ICAA NuStep Beacon Award, which recognizes the Top 25 “Best in Wellness” senior living communities in North America.
“The global pandemic has further reinforced the vital importance of wellness as a lifestyle,” says Colin Milner, CEO and founder of ICAA. “Congratulations to each of these award-winning communities for embodying wellness and serving as examples of how to successfully empower their residents to pursue a rich, active life.”
Seven key dimensions comprise wellness: emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, vocational and environmental. Equally nurturing and prioritizing each dimension not only can enhance overall wellbeing but also can lead to greater engagement, higher expectations and better outcomes.
As the older adult population continues to expand, senior communities can have a significant effect on health, longevity and quality of life through their wellness culture. Beyond simply classes or programs, wellness ideally must permeate the environment as a mindset and daily pursuit for residents and all levels of staff. Beacon Award winner Moorings Park Grande Lake is helping to lead the way.
About NuStep, LLC
NuStep, LLC designs, manufactures and distributes recumbent cross trainer exercise equipment. NuStep products, accessories and adaptive equipment empower users of virtually all functional abilities and fitness levels to engage in exercise that helps build strength, enhance independence and improve health outcomes. From 1998 to 2018, NuStep sponsored the Pinnacle Award to recognize senior communities and senior centers transforming lives through whole-person wellness programming. The award also served as a vehicle to educate and encourage senior organizations to integrate whole-person wellness into their programming.
About the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA)
ICAA is a professional association that leads, connects and defines the active-aging industry and supports professionals who aspire to develop wellness cultures for adults over 50. This support includes creating wellness environments, programs and services. The association is focused on active aging—an approach to aging that helps older adults live life as fully as possible within all dimensions of wellness—and provides its members with education, information, resources and tools. As an active-aging educator and advocate, ICAA has advised numerous organizations and governmental bodies.
For more information on the many wellness programs at Moorings Park Grande Lake, or to schedule a visit or tour on any one of our three campuses, visit our website.
