Well-Being Roundup

For the month of August, we have some exciting updates and content to share to help your life enrichment teams deliver exceptional experiences to your residents.?Check it out below:

• Congratulations to Welbi's Hero of the Month, Leanne Hus from Princess Court! ??
• Start getting next month's activity calendar ready with our new Environmental Wellness activity ideas blog! ???
• Check out the latest episode of This Day & Age podcast hosted by Holland Home, which features Welbi's CEO Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau discussing the unexpected keys to healthy aging! ???
• Read our latest blog as we discuss 4 ways that social isolation is costly for operators — and how a resident experience platform can help.?

We hope that these resources help you in your journey to improve the lives of older adults. We're always here to support you every step of the way!

Congratulations to Leanne Hus, Welbi's August Hero of the Month! ??

For the month of August, our Welbi Hero is Leanne Hus, Recreation Lead at Princess Court, a long-term care community in Dryden, Ontario. Leanne was nominated for Welbi’s Hero of the Month by a colleague who appreciated how hard she was working to help the team get set up with Welbi. Leanne has been holding both one-on-one and group teaching sessions to ensure that her team members are getting the most out of the platform!

Check out the blog about how she and her team work to engage every resident at Princess Court with the help of Welbi!?

Environmental Wellness Activity Ideas for Seniors

For this month, we’re sharing activities to help increase environmental wellness in your community! Environmental wellness is one of the Seven Dimensions of Wellness and has to do with how we treat the world around us.

Start planning your next activity calendar with these fresh activity ideas!

This Day & Age Ep 06: Technology & Aging

Thank you to?This Day & Age?for featuring Welbi's CEO, Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau , on the latest podcast episode!?

In this episode, Holland Home 's Director of Resident Life, Marenta Klinger, MHA , and Welbi's CEO, Elizabeth Audette-Bourdeau, discuss the role of social engagement and life enrichment in optimizing the health of older adults.?

Check out the episode here!

New Blog: The Cost of Social Isolation to Senior Living Operators?

Senior loneliness is a well-documented issue that comes with a heavy cost to residents and operators in senior living. In a previous blog, we discussed?why loneliness can be as dangerous as smoking 15 cigarettes a day for older adults.

In this blog, we discuss four ways that social isolation is costly for operators — and how a resident experience platform can help.???

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