Life Enrichment Pillars
CRL is dedicated to providing on-going stimulation for residents with our program entitled “Life Enrichment Pillars” that is based on our foundation of caring • dignity • family … through healthcare innovation™.
Our communities are designed to enrich the lives of our residents through CRL’s Mind, Body and Spirit Stimulators based on the following Life Enrichment Pillars:
• Nutrition rich in natural ingredients to strengthen the immune system while minimizing toxins and acid formed foods that destroy brain cells
• Physical, mental and social stimulation designed to reduce stress and loneliness while increasing positive outlook through innovative programs that increase both mental and physical wellness with one-on-one and group activities
• Community Enrichment that promotes a feeling of family within each community based on biopsychosocial, spiritual and therapeutic design that includes design of community, programs and care.
From these we have created six key Activities Stimulation Pillars that put total focus on our residents’ wants and needs. They are:
• Physical (Get up & go):
Regardless of mobility, medical research supports that consistent, on-going physical activity at any level helps increase mental and physical wellness. CRL has incorporated several activities from chair pilates and stretch activities, to simple Wii games such as bowling and golf, to strolls about the communities to encourage our residents to keep fit and feel better. Our programs are customized for residents to meet their individual fitness levels.
• Social (Let’s Get Together):
Our residents have many reasons to celebrate and have a lifetime of insight and memories to share, so our Celebration activities evolve around coming together and sharing their life experiences, a smile and a joke, and times to just let their hair down.
• Emotional (Hooked on a Feeling):
Sometimes it’s someone to talk to about what’s on their mind, a hand to hold when you’re feeling lonely, or reaching out to family whether across town or across the miles. Our caregivers treat every resident like a family member. One program we’ve brought into our communities comes right out of the Jetson cartoon show; tele-calls using a computer technology call Skype. Residents can sit in front of a computer screen and not just talk to a family member online, but see them in real-time, just like Sci Fi TV!
• Nutritional (Healthy & Whole): Fueling the body with natural and healthy ingredients is the foundation of CRL’s nutritional meals program. No pre-made products are in our communities. We even make our soups, gravy and sauces from scratch.
The benefits of our CRL Dietary program are evident in that we have fewer UTI’s (Urinary Tract Infections), fewer blood pressure and blood sugar issues, and little weight loss. Plus our residents love our food!
• Mental (Brain Games):
Activities for both individual and group participation designed to enhance the mental clarity of our residents.
• Spiritual (Reflections):
From private reflection time in any of our gardens, libraries or even their apartments, to bringing in ministry services from various religious denominations, our residents’ spiritual needs are met with care in a loving environment.
