2008

Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP), an entity of WorldatWork that defines and recognizes innovation, best practices, and work-life thought leadership, recently announced that Mather LifeWays’ Reed Engel, Director of Wellness Strategies, has won a Work-Life Rising Star Award.

 

Mather LifeWays won three 2007 Inspire Awards from the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP). The Health Assessment Campaign won a Silver Award, the m newsletter also garnered a Silver Award, and the AAHSA Excellence in the Workplace Award Campaign took Honors. Headquartered in San Diego, the League of American Communications Professionals is dedicated to supporting and recognizing excellence in the practice of professional communications.

For the third consecutive year, Mather LifeWays ranked number one in an ECRI safety survey conducted among 111 senior living residences across the nation.

Mather LifeWays’ director of wellness strategies received the Work-Life Rising Star Award from the Alliance for Work-Life Progress. This award recognizes professionals who embody passion for change, for work, and for life, and who exhibit a combination of professional and personal attributes that demonstrate emerging leadership and growing contributions to the work-life community.

Splendido’s executive chef was the third place winner in the 2008 Iron Chef Tucson (AZ) competition, which challenges chefs from Tucson’s finest dining establishments, including several five-star restaurants and resorts, to “battle it out” with their culinary skills.

Mather Pavilion volunteer Sheron Quigley received Life Services Network’s Excellence in Service Award and was named Volunteer of the Year.

2007

Mather LifeWays earned three National Active Retirement Association Awards, which recognize projects focused on meeting the demands of active, mature adults across the country. The Mather’s brochure won a Gold Award for Best Active Adult/Retirement Property Advertisement; Splendido won a Gold Award for Best Large Active Adult/Retirement Community and a Silver Award for Best Overall Active Adult/Retirement Community.

The League of American Communications Professionals (LACP) awarded a Platinum Spotlight Award for The Mather’s brochure; a Silver Spotlight Award for Mather LifeWays’ 2006 Year in Review; and a Bronze Spotlight Award for Splendido’s testimonial direct mail letter. More than 900 global entries were received, including entries from $1+ billion Fortune 100 companies. The Spotlight Awards recognize excellence in first impression, creativity, clarity, relevance, and narrative/visual content quality.

PREPARE, Mather LifeWays’ program for improving emergency preparedness in senior living residences, was awarded a third year of funding from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The additional funds will allow Mather LifeWays to reach long-term care providers in all 50 states.

Mather LifeWays received the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program’s (RSVP) Station of the Year Award, which honors one organization that is committed to volunteerism and supports RSVP as a resource to help older adults get involved as volunteers.

Arizona Foothills Magazine named Splendido one of Arizona's "Best Places to Live."

Mather LifeWays received ComPsych’s Health at Work Silver Award, which honors organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to promoting the health and wellness of their employees.

Mather LifeWays and The Plaza Companies, co-owners of Splendido, received BUILDERnews magazine's Spirit of the West Award, which recognizes "exemplary builders and developers who are contributing inspiring, vibrant, and sustainable places to live." Splendido was highlighted for its well-crafted homes, conserving resources, and setting a new pace in homebuilding.

Mather LifeWays earned 10 2007 National Mature Media Awards for its marketing materials, including two Gold Awards, two Silver Awards, two Bronze Awards, and four Awards. The Mather earned two Gold Awards for its “10 Wishes” campaign and brochure.

Mather LifeWays received the 2007 Excellence in the Workplace Award from the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) for demonstrating effectiveness in fostering and advancing a healthy workplace culture and an environment that promotes the recruitment, retention, and development of staff at all levels of the organization. 

Mather LifeWays received three national 2007 Best of 50+ Housing Awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), including an Innovation Award for The Mather and two Gold Awards for Splendido, which was recognized as the best overall Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) and as having the best CCRC interior design.

PREPARE, Mather LifeWays’ program for improving emergency preparedness in senior living residences, was awarded the 2007 Healthcare and Aging Award from the American Society on Aging. PREPARE also was awarded additional funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) for further expansion.

Mather LifeWays was one of three not-for-profit organizations in the Chicago metropolitan area to receive a Models of Significant Service grant from RespectAbility, a program of the National Council on Aging. Chicago Life Opportunities Initiative, a partnership of Mather LifeWays and Council for Jewish Elderly, will use the grant funds for its Count Me In program, which is designed to mobilize Chicago's older adults and community partners to help organizations identify their volunteer needs; recognize the ability of older adults to meet those needs; and effectively recruit, train, and place older adult volunteers in those leadership roles.

The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded a two-year grant to further study and disseminate The S.E.L.F. Program and Observing Quality of Life in Dementia (OQOLD), two Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging-developed programs that support older adults with memory loss.

A Mather LifeWays Community Initiatives employee was appointed to the Illinois Life Services Network (LSN) Home and Community Based Services Cabinet.

Mather LifeWays received the Best Practice Award from the Health Promotion Institute of the National Council on Aging for Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging’s Resident Whole-Person Wellness Survey.

2006

The International Council on Active Aging awarded Mather LifeWays its NuStep Pinnacle Award for the nation’s best wellness program in a community setting. The award recognized Mather’s—More Than a Café on 83rd Steet in Chicago for “using creativity and commitment to transform people’s lives and promote optimal health, regardless of age.”

Mather LifeWays earned three Best of Seniors Housing Awards from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), including an Innovation Award, NAHB’s highest-level honor, and a Gold and Silver Award.

Mather LifeWays earned six 2006 National Mature Media Awards for its marketing materials, including a Gold Award, three Silver Award, and two Bronze Awards.

Mather LifeWays was ranked number one in the country on a nationwide safety survey conducted among 100+ senior living residences.

A Healthy Community: Perspective on Aging Well, a publication produced by the Center for Civic Partnership and funded by the California Wellness Foundation, featured Mather LifeWays’ Café Plus model as one of the top 10 national examples in taking creative action to serve older adults.

At the international conference, Reflecting on 100 Years of Alzheimer's: The Global Impact on Quality of Lives, hosted at Ohio’s Case Western University, Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging's presentation, “OQOLD: A Tool For Improving Research and Practice Via An Activity-Focused, Wellness-Based Quality of Life Assessment Procedure,” won third place for outstanding poster presentation.

The Illinois Office of the Secretary of State and the Illinois State Library/Literacy Office awarded a grant to Mather LifeWays to train staff in English as a second language.

Mather LifeWays’ 2004 Year in Review won the League of American Communications Professionals’ (LACP) 2005 Vision Award, which recognizes exceptional annual reports. Mather LifeWays also won LACP’s Bronze Inspire Award for its internal communications portfolio.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care (ABC) to expand Powerful Tools for Caregivers Online to IBM employees in Latin America, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.

Mather LifeWays’ Manager of Mather’s—More Than a Café on 83rd Street in Chicago received a Status of Women Orchid Award, which is presented to women who are considered outstanding in their chosen field and/or who work to expand their commitment to include community involvement. 

The National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) and The Retirement Research Foundation funded Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging to develop a training program that educates front-line staff in best practices of person-centered care.

PREPARE, Mather LifeWays’ program for improving emergency preparedness in senior living residences, was awarded a supplemental grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to deliver the program to all 50 states.

2005

 

Mather LifeWays earned six 2005 National Mature Media Awards for its marketing materials, including a Gold Awards, two Silver Awards, a Bronze Award, and two Merit Awards.

Mather LifeWays was ranked number one in the country on a nationwide safety survey conducted among 100+ senior living residences.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care (ABC) to convert Making Sense of Memory Loss, a memory support training program co-developed by Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging and the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association, into an online training tool.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a two-year grant from the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust to implement and evaluate a new version of Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC).

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), to develop PREPARE, which prepares long-term care health providers with the core competencies to handle manmade and natural disasters.

The Alzheimer’s Association awarded a grant to study the practical applications of a Mather LifeWays-developed measure called Observing Quality of Life in Dementia (OQOLD).

The Illinois Department of Public Health awarded funding to expand LEAP, Mather LifeWays’ long-term care nursing staff training program, to all licensed skilled care centers throughout Illinois.

The State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) awarded funding  Eliminate the Digital Divide at Mather’s—More Than a Café on 83rd Street in Chicago by expanding its capacity for computer training.

Two Mather LifeWays employees were appointed to the Illinois Life Services Network (LSN) Cabinet.

Mather LifeWays was recognized in the first edition of The Spirit of Excellence: How Healthcare Organizations are Achieving Service, Quality and Satisfaction for Mather’s—More Than a Café.

2004

Mather LifeWays’ LEAP program was selected by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) to receive the 2004 Excellence in Practice Award.

The American Society on Aging (ASA), in collaboration with the Pfizer Medical Humanities   Initiative, recognized LEAP with the 2004 Healthcare and Aging Award for innovative and quality programs.

The Mather Café Plus model design won the ASA Business and Aging Award.

Mather LifeWays earned nine 2004 National Mature Media Awards, including  a Gold Award, five Silver Awards, a Bronze Award, and four Merit Awards.

The Gerontological Society of America Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization awarded the 2004 Outstanding Student Poster Award to a Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging Research Assistant.

St. Andrew’s Parish Council presented an award to Mather LifeWays staff for the Mather Edgewater program for Excellence in Hospitality and Service.

The Illinois Department on Aging awarded a grant to establish a Mather LifeWays support group for grandparents raising grandchildren.

Mather LifeWays Institute on Aging was named managing editor of Seniors Housing & Care Journal, the journal of the National Investment Center (NIC) Seniors Housing and Care Program at Johns Hopkins University.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the American Business Collaboration for Quality Dependent Care (ABC) to develop Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) Online for use by employees of IBM, Texas Instruments, and Exxon-Mobil.

2003

The American Society on Aging (ASA), in collaboration with the Extendicare Foundation, awarded LEAP for a 21st Century Long-Term Care Workforce an honorable mention for the 2003 Recognizing Innovative Programs in the Recruitment, Retention and Promotion of Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities Awards program.

Mather LifeWays received a Partnership Award from the Arthritis Foundation for its time and effort to help improve the quality of life of those affected by arthritis. 

Mather Café Plus received the American Association of Homes and Services for Aging (AAHSA) 2003 Community Service Award. 

Mather LifeWays earned four 2003 National Mature Media Awards, including two Gold Awards, a Bronze Award, and a Merit Award.

Mather LifeWays earned Contemporary Long-Term Care Magazine’s design award for Mather Pavilion’s innovative third-floor spa-like bathroom.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant for LEAP: Enhancing Long-Term Care Nurse Retention and Resident Care Quality, which is funded by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Mather LifeWays was chosen as a charter participant in Life Services Network’s  CONNECTIONS, a best practices and idea exchange clearinghouse.  Mather Café Plus was identified and recognized as an innovative approach to enhancing older adult living.

2002

 

Mather Café Plus received The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award for Architectural Excellence in Community Design.

Mather Café Plus received the Best Practice Award from The Health Promotion Institute (HPI), a constituent unit of The National Council on the Aging. 

Mather Edgewater Senior Outreach was presented with a Best in Community Service Award from the Edgewater Chamber of Commerce.

Mather LifeWays received second place for “Building the Foundation for Quality Improvement: LEAP for a Quality Long-Term Care Workforce,” published in Seniors Housing & Care Journal, the journal of the National Investment Center (NIC) Seniors Housing and Care Program at Johns Hopkins University.

From the League of American Communications Professionals (LACP),  Mather LifeWays received the 2002 Spotlight Award for excellence in development of the Mather Café Plus launch.

LEAP was recognized and featured by the National Clearinghouse on the Direct Care Workforce in the Practice Profile Database, which is supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) to deliver and evaluate the Heart Smart for Older Women Program through Mather’s—More Than a Café.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant from the Community Memorial Foundation to test the benefits of Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) through faith-based communities.

Mather LifeWays was awarded a grant for Mather Geriatric Regional Faculty Development Network, which is funded by the Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.