The Heritage of Green Hills, a premier LifePlan community in Cumru Township, Berks County, has always celebrated wellness and individuality, making it a place where residents can thrive in mind, body and spirit. From left, Erin Snyder, Heritage Care Center director of wellness; Sonya Barsness, gerontologist, Sonya Barsness Consulting LLC; Karen Stobbe, chief purpose officer, In the Moment; Michele Butch, Heritage Care Center administrator; and Heather Setley, Heritage Care Center activities coordinator. (Courtesy of the Heritage of Green Hills) Now, the Heritage is enhancing its already highly individualized personal and memory care with the help of the Eden Alternative ( https://www.
edenalt.org ), a nonprofit that helps the country’s top senior communities improve every aspect of the resident experience through ongoing assessments and training. The state-of-the-art Care Center, which opened in 2022, provides highly personalized care in a beautiful setting with an abundance of natural light, several welcoming indoor and outdoor gathering spaces and a schedule full of wellness-focused activities and events for residents to choose from.
“Boredom, loneliness and helplessness are the three plagues of senior care,” said the Heritage of Green Hills Personal Care Administrator Michele Butch. “These are more than emotional issues. Feeling isolated, helpless and without purpose has devastating effects on physical health and overall quality of life.
“We’re using techniques .
