Award winners
“Best in Wellness” ICAA NuStep Beacon Award winners for 2020
COVID-19’s emergence in 2020 upended daily life in senior living communities across North America and made it more vital than ever to nurture wellness for residents and staff. Many communities have embraced wellness as a culture shift in the last decade, prioritizing wellness—and its pursuit—as an essential way of life. International Council on Active Aging® (ICAA) and NuStep, LLC, honor 25 communities and recognize their “Best in Wellness” achievements with the 2020 ICAA NuStep Beacon Award.
ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award winners for 2020
These communities prioritize wellness—and its pursuit—as an essential way of life. Yet how they structure their support for wellness can significantly affect health and longevity. Wellness is not simply something to practice; it is a culture that permeates all aspects of life
- John Knox Village of Florida (Pompano Beach, Florida)
- Lakeview Village (Lenexa, Kansas)
- Masonic Village at Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania)
- Maravilla Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
- Sunnyside Retirement Community (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
ICAA NuStep Beacon Award winners for 2020
The Beacon is awarded to communities that successfully foster a wellness culture and an environment that supports wellness for all who live and work there. Wellness is typically defined by seven key dimensions: emotional, physical, intellectual, social, spiritual, vocational and environmental. These dimensions improve a resident’s quality of life when they are nurtured and prioritized as a whole.
- John Knox Village of Florida (Pompano Beach, Florida)
- Lakeview Village (Lenexa, Kansas)
- Masonic Village at Elizabethtown (Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania)
- Maravilla Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
- Sunnyside Retirement Community (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
- Splendido At Rancho Vistoso (Tucson, Arizona)
- Tapestry Arbutus Walk (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Tapestry Village Gate West (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- The Forest at Duke (Durham, North Carolina)
- Tapestry at Wesbrook Village (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- Westminster Palms (St. Petersburg, Florida)
- Westminster Canterbury (Winchester, Virginia)
- Carolina Meadows (Chapel Hill, North Carolina)
- Westminster Manor (Austin Texas)
- Williamsburg Landing (Williamsburg, Virginia)
- Holland Home (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
- Fleet Landing (Atlantic Beach, Florida)
- Matthews Glen (Matthew, North Carolina)
- Kavod Senior Life (Denver, Colorado)
- The Hacienda at the Canyon (Tucson, Arizona)
- Galloway Ridge at Fearrington (Pittsboro, North Carolina)
- Paradise Valley Estates (Fairfield, California)
- Mather Place Wilmette (Wilmette, Illinois)
- Maravilla Scottsdale (Scottsdale, Arizona)
- The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay (St. Petersburg, Florida)