Residents:
Professionals:
"We pride ourselves on offering superior lifestyle options and cutting-edge services. ConnectedLiving at Brookdale has dramatically increased communication between our residents and their knowledge of each other’s lives. The personal support of an Ambassador is proving to be key for getting first time computer users online.”
Sara Terry, Senior Vice President for Optimum Life® at Brookdale
"Brookdale is clearly the thought leader and first mover in the senior living industry to embrace the importance of a "connected life" for both residents and family members. We have worked together to structure the right blend of simplified technology, support and programming to make the experience engaging and successful."
Sarah Hoit, CEO, ConnectedLiving
“The benefit of a connected life demonstrated through this project reflects what we want to see with all our residents. Combining the power of purpose and life-long learning through technology takes Senior Living to the next level.”
Scott Ranson, CIO, Brookdale Senior Living
“What I have seen develop from the residents who are involved in the Slate Project is that those residents have become more confident and appear to be happier. Because they are learning new skills, have shown more care in how they look and appear to others, they seem more engaged and interested in world events through their dialogue, Only 2 of the 25 residents in the Slate project have taken ill in the past 12 weeks, so it is safe to say they are healthier. The Slate Project has given them a different, and with many of them, a new outlook on life.”
John Jorgenson, Executive Director of The Heritage of Des Plaines
“The residents love the ConnectedLiving Program. It is interactive, and they get to learn something new... There is buzz about the program even outside of the class.”
Tessa Silvestri, Director of Lifestyle Programs Hawthorn Lakes
"Of our 286 residents, more than 100 are currently actively engaged in the ConnectedLiving program. That’s up from almost zero technology use in this building six months ago.”
Geri Good, Vice President of Regional Operations, North Division