LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, NOV. 08, 2010 – Grand Lodge at the Preserve, a senior living community in Lincoln, has partnered with Madonna ProActive to offer residents an expanded fitness program customized for their needs.
Located in southeast Lincoln, ProActive is the city’s first medically based health, fitness and wellness facility. “This is an ideal partnership for our senior residents,” says Lisa Henning, executive director of Grand Lodge at the Preserve. “We offer a unique Fitsix Wellness program, which addresses the six dimensions of wellness: physical, social, intellectual, spiritual, emotional and vocational. ProActive’s program matches this holistic approach.”
With Madonna’s expertise in the therapeutic and medical rehabilitation fields, ProActive goes beyond a typical fitness center. It offers two indoor swimming pools, three whirlpools, an aqua track, circuit training equipment and state-of-the-art equipment for cardiovascular health. Also, classes include yoga, aquatic, dance, journaling and others of particular interest to seniors.
“ProActive’s programs and facility are designed to focus on the need of each individual,” says Heith Wilkinson, ProActive general manager. “By considering an individual’s lifestyle, as well as health history, personal preferences and goals, we help the residents at Grand Lodge do all the things in life they want to do.”
New residents of Grand Lodge receive a complimentary membership to ProActive for a year, and current residents receive half off their monthly membership. ProActive hours for Grand Lodge residents are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and any open hours on the weekend. “This provides our residents with personal attention when the facility has lower usage,” Henning says.
With their membership, residents receive three meetings upon enrollment – two with a trainer and one with ProActive’s member coach. “The member coach reviews the wellness assessments given to the residents on enrollment,” Henning says.
In addition to general membership, ProActive also offers Structured Independence, available to patients undergoing therapy through Madonna’s outpatient services clinics. This provides exercise with the support of clinically trained physical and occupational therapists nearby. “The goal is to help individuals improve and maintain their health gains,” Wilkinson says.
“This goal is important to both ProActive and Grand Lodge,” says Henning. “We share a commitment to helping our residents enjoy an active, independent lifestyle. Through this partnership, we can offer even greater wellness benefits.”
Grand Lodge at the Preserve is the only senior living community in Nebraska accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities and the Continuing Care Accreditation Commission (CARF-CCAC). Only 15% of communities nationally have received this accreditation, which recognizes the highest standards in administration, finance, care and services to seniors.
Grand Lodge is owned by Lifespace Communities, Inc., headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Lifespace Communities is a nationally recognized not-for-profit leader with 2,500 employees providing an active lifestyle to more than 4,500 seniors residing in 11 communities in seven states. Founded in 1976, the company’s mission is to create and sustain communities celebrating the limitless possibilities in the lives of seniors.
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For more information:
Pam Carlson
Marketing Director
Grand Lodge at the Preserve
402.489.8003
pam.carlson@lifespacecommunities.com
Katy Martin
Membership Manager
ProActive
402-486-7796
kmartin@madonna.org
