COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE & WELLNESS
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Byron Park is truly a hidden gem! From the outside it looks like a quaint hotel, from the inside, you will see views of our gorgeous expansive courtyard and green spaces. Our building is wrapped around a beautiful courtyard featuring multiple sitting areas, a shaded patio for relaxing, a greenhouse as well as heated swimming pool. Imagine sitting on the patio and enjoying the sounds of nature while reading a book, or taking a dip in the pool after gathering with friends. You’ll enjoy the personal attention and service provided by our engaged team of associates allowing you the chance to relax and appreciate all of the details that make this community so special.
Our philosophy encompasses a nine-dimensional wellness model supporting a holistic and fulfilling lifestyle.
Building and nurturing healthy, and supportive relationships, to provide meaningful connections with those around you.
- Welcome Ambassadors (residents and associates)
- Social groups specific to current residents’ passions and interests
- Support groups for grief, dementia, chronic illness
- ‘Speed Dating’ (current residents and prospects)
- ‘It’s a Small World’ (connecting residents by geographic similarities)
- ‘Kisco Travel Tribe’
- Neighborhood block parties
- Matching passions to purpose
Utilizing art and music to encourage movement, support passions, and incorporate creativity into daily life.
- Artisan classes, rotating art wall displays
- Gallery and museum memberships
- Music lessons (take or teach), music & movement
- Community chorus / band
- Dance classes (take or teach)
- ‘Summer Concert Series’, ‘Reading Theater’
- Photography class
Embracing diversity while building relationships with individuals from different backgrounds, while exploring others’ beliefs, customs, and cultures.
- Diversity, equity & inclusion committee
- ‘Through a Different Lens’ understanding diversity
- Cultural Exploration (museums & travel)
- ‘Tasting Your Way’ - exploring culturally diverse tastes
- ‘Cultural Fashion Show’ (associates and residents)
Finding and maintaining a sense of purpose by engaging in meaningful and fulfilling pursuits.
- Continued philanthropic opportunities
- Associate training and mentoring
- Program creation and facilitation
- Resident board of directors
- Community service opportunities
- Resident facilitated newsletter
Taking care of your body by providing essentials necessary for health, healing, and energy.
- Exercise prescriptions specific to you ‘Stand Strong’ fall reduction program
- Indoor and outdoor autonomous stations
- On-demand health and fitness coaching
- Health screenings for prevention
- Vaccination clinics
- Chronic illness & disease management
- Community recreational sports teams (pickle ball, bowling, etc.) VR gaming
- Community tricycles and bicycles
- Nightly meditation streamed via Touchtown
Celebrating and cultivating nutritious, delicious, and healthy food and hydration choices, discovering their impact on mental health, and exploring physical and emotional relationships with food.
- ‘Taste, Travel & Explore’
- Nutrition classes (specific to chronic conditions)
- ‘Chef’s Tasting Table’ and ‘Recipe Share’ supper club
- ‘Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Kisco Edition’ family style meals (Memory Care neighborhoods)
- ‘Eat This, Not That’ nutritional information of all menus
- 'Adventurous Eaters Club’ hydration stations
Providing cognitive stimulation, critical thinking, curiosity, and creativity.
- ‘Kisco University’ lifelong learning program
- Kisco-wide competitions (spelling bee, debate,etc.)
- Live and learn series (residents’ life in review)
- ‘New to You’ technology and other advances
- Mental health wellness programming
- Debate club discussion groups
- ‘How Does it Work?’ science / engineering programs
Creating sustainable environments that promote well-being for individuals and the greater community.
- ‘Community Clean-Up Crew’ recycling program
- Rainwater collection
- Paperless calendar / newsletter options
- Compost
- Community garden
- Green communities
- Bringing the outside inside
Exploring personal beliefs and values to build resilience, purpose, and integrity.
- ‘Soul Surfing’
- Religious offerings
- Spiritual retreats
- World religions courses
- Religious Summit - celebrating similarities and embracing differences
- Meditation
- Bible study (take or teach)
- 'Hymn Sing'
- 'Finding Harmony'
- 'Kindness Rocks'