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Creative Exchange: Top ideas for wellness programming-11084

Creative Exchange: Top ideas for wellness programming

Among the joys of attending a professional conference is the opportunity to meet industry peers in person. On the conference agenda, formal in-session discussions and facilitated brainstorming provide avenues to develop knowledge and exchange ideas. At ICAA's Conference, participants each brought two ideas to create this group summary of approaches/strategies in a Creative Exchange on wellness programming.

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Kevin Burke: Pioneering and promoting whole-person wellness by Julie King, MS-11072

Kevin Burke: Pioneering and promoting whole-person wellness by Julie King, MS

After 30+ years striving to enrich the lives of older adults in senior housing and senior living communities, Kevin Burke was eager to share his expertise as CEO of Paradise Valley Estates (PVE). Under Burke's leadership, the community provides supportive environments, lifestyles and care to foster quality living and help residents attain wellness goals. His achievements as CEO earned him an ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award.

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Share your expertise at the ICAA Conference-11056

Share your expertise at the ICAA Conference

At the ICAA Conference, you learn alongside others who engage with people so they can live their best possible lives. Speakers, side by side with attendees and exhibitors, generate ideas, information, questions, reflection and laughter. Have you wondered how you can share your knowledge and successes as a speaker? Discover how sessions and speakers are selected (and why you should consider sharing your skills).

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Creative Exchange: Top ideas for team-building-11054

Creative Exchange: Top ideas for team-building

In today’s dynamic work environment, fostering a cohesive and engaged team is more crucial than ever. Recognizing this imperative, ICAA Conference attendees shared an array of strategies designed to bolster team-building during a Creative Exchange session. Participants each brought two ideas to be included in this group summary.

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Ginger Anzalone: Realizing lifestyles for living at Vesta communities by Julie King, MS-11044

Ginger Anzalone: Realizing lifestyles for living at Vesta communities by Julie King, MS

When invited to lead aerobics classes on a racquetball court in Taos, New Mexico, in 1982, Ginger Anzalone didn't recognize it as the beginning of a richly rewarding career. Today, she serves as regional president of operations for Vesta Property Services, and has pioneered and promoted fitness and wellness services for 40+ years. In fall 2022, her leadership as a wellness executive earned her an ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award.

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Sages of Aging: A perspective by Jim Firman, EdD, MBA-10042

Sages of Aging: A perspective by Jim Firman, EdD, MBA

Leaders in the fields of aging and longevity have striven for decades to transform the aging experience through research, policy and practice. Ken Dychtwald, PhD, founder and CEO of the consultancy Age Wave, is a prolific writer, speaker and thought leader on the grand opportunities and challenges of an aging society. Elyse Pellman, Age Wave president, has collaborated with him on many publications. Their most recent book, Sages of Aging, offers life and leadership guidance for future leaders.

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