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New York Times Article Features COLLAGE
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Colleagues,
COLLAGE was prominently featured in the May 9, 2012 issue of The New York Times. The article, Fitness Regimens, Well Beyond Shuffleboard by Elizabeth Olsen, focused on the "push of some aging services organizations for more structured data-based wellness and fitness programs...to systematically help seniors fend off frailty and the effects of age-related diseases." A few article excerpts follow:
"Retirees entering so-called independent living communities often say they want active lives, but such places can come up short in trying to fulfill that desire. While staff could assess the needs of residents and make recommendations, they had no way to follow through to determine whether residents actually met their goals."
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"The health information gathered from residents goes into a national database, which is used to help seniors set short- and long-term goals and measure their results regularly."
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"At Kendal [at Hanover], Ms.[Diana] Cox [, director of resident health services,] said the COLLAGE assessments had led to broader changes. While its 420 current residents - average age 84 - were largely healthy and taking few medications, some needed help dealing with chronic pain, the data showed."
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"'We formed a pain group as a result,' Ms. Cox said. 'We've got a team with a nurse practitioner, social workers and rehabilitation specialists to educate and help residents with pain issues which make them less active and less mobile.'"
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"At Orchard Grove, 86 percent of its 240 residents have joined the ... program. Even though one-quarter of residents use canes, walkers and scooters, Ms. [Aline] Russotto [, executive director of Orchard Grove,] said a top goal was to increase fitness so much that 'we can have a walker bonfire someday.'"
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Did you know?
Willamette View,
Portland, OR
has joined the COLLAGE Consortium! WELCOME to Mjere Simantel and her colleagues!
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Webinar Alert
An Introduction to COLLAGE, 2012
Thurs., May 17, 2-3 pm, ET
Click on the webinar title above to register
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Did you know?
COLLAGE has developed a new Personal Wellness Profile report for member organizations to easily share with their residents. It will feature a simple evidence-based score (1 to 5) in each of nine healthy aging domains including: Cognitive Performance, Community Involvement, Emotional, Social Engagement, Physical Activities, Health, Weight Status, Religious Participation, and Social Life.
The report will include resident-directed content clustered around three themes: 1) what your score may mean for you; 2) what you may consider doing to promote your wellness; and 3) how your score compares to others in your community.
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Excerpts from COLLAGE Healthy Aging Conversations (15:09)
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"COLLAGE is a gigantic program for us. It gave me a chance to analyze what has happened in my life, what is going on today and will continue to give me hope for the future. COLLAGE gave me an opportunity to rethink my life. I feel lucky -- life isn't easy but because I'm here there are opportunities to positively share and plan for the future."
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