Award winners

"Best in Wellness" ICAA NuStep Beacon Award winners for 2021

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 2021 ICAA NuStep Beacon Award.

ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award winners for 2021

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

• Tapestry at Victoria Harbour (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
• Sunnyside Retirement Community (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
• Splendido At Rancho Vistoso (Tucson, Arizona)
• Friendship Village of Bloomington (Bloomington, Minnesota)
• Moorings Park (Naples, Florida)

ICAA NuStep Beacon Award winners for 2021

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.

• Tapestry at Victoria Harbour (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
• Sunnyside Retirement Community (Harrisonburg, Virginia)
• Splendido At Rancho Vistoso (Tucson, Arizona)
• Friendship Village of Bloomington (Bloomington, Minnesota)
• Moorings Park (Naples, Florida)
• Tapestry at Wesbrook Village (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• Moorings Park Grande Lake (Naples, Florida)
• Shell Point Retirement Community (Fort Myers, Florida)
• The Forest at Duke (Durham, North Carolina)
• John Knox Village of Florida (Pompano Beach, Florida)
• Tapestry Village Gate West (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
• Maravilla Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
• Maravilla Scottsdale (Scottsdale, Arizona)
• Berwick Qualicum Beach (Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada)
• Tapestry Arbutus Walk (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
• Galloway Ridge at Fearrington (Pittsboro, North Carolina)
• Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community (West Columbia, South Carolina)
• Touchmark on West Prospect (Appleton, Wisconsin)
• Sharon Towers (Charlotte, North Carolina)
• Meadowood Senior Living (Worcester, Pennsylvania)
• Touchmark at Wedgewood (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada)
• Matthews Glen (Matthews, North Carolina)
• The Village at Northridge a Senior Resource Group Community (Northridge, California)
• Meadow Lakes a Springpoint Community (East Windsor, New Jersey)
• Heritage Community of Kalamazoo (Kalamazoo, Michigan)