Celebrating aging and the benefits of active living at any age, Active Aging Week showcases the capabilities of older adults as fully participating members of society. This campaign also spotlights role models that lead the way. Learn how you can join with thousands of Active Aging Week supporters to help change the way we age.
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
Tell us what you did during Active Aging Week to redefine the term "Active."
Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay promotes a culture of wellness as an essential part of life in our community by fostering resident engagement in the seven key domains on a daily basis. Active Aging Week is an event our residents look forward to each year, and 2019 was no exception! We embraced the theme “Redefining Active” with staff and residents partnering together to develop 23 engaging, and diverse wellness activities for our community to participate in throughout the week. These events included an Outdoor Yoga and Meditation class, a Play on the Bay Day with our neighbors from Atlantic Shores Retirement Community, an American Heart Association CPR certification course, a Walking Relay for Root Beer Floats around our back lawn, our first ever Resident and Staff Partner Croquet Challenge, a Brain and Balance Circuit class merging physical and cognitive exercises with “goofy” games, the 4th Annual WC Kennel Club Pet Show with our “resident furry friends” and so much more! Close to half of our Independent Living population participated in one or more Active Aging events this year and learned that it truly means to redefine active. Can't wait until 2020!
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