Today, Westminster St. Augustine became Florida’s only senior living community to earn the 2024 LifeLoop Communities That Shine award, and one of just 12 nationwide.
“We’re very grateful and honored to be recognized as a community that shines,” said Kori Montague, Director of Activities and Volunteer Services at Westminster St. Augustine. “We have this technology thanks to the Westminster Communities Foundation, and the two machines are used in all facets of our community.”
The community leverages iN2L’s diverse programming in all levels of care, including exercise routines, engaging games, captivating videos, a wide selection of music, comforting spiritual content, and a user-friendly volunteer platform. This empowers easy and meaningful one-on-one interactions between volunteers and residents.
iN2L by LifeLoop is especially beneficial for residents of assisted living and memory care who have mobility challenges or benefit from support with activity motivation, fostering personalized connection and engagement.
“It gives us a lot of pride to know we were able to provide something that directly helps the residents right here at the community,” said Westminster St. Augustine’s Director of Philanthropy, Tonnie Alliance.
LifeLoop received an impressive 130 submissions for this year’s award, Westminster St. Augustine’s program standing out as a particularly compelling aspect of their application. Through the program, volunteers utilize iN2L programming to help support their own comfort measures during a resident’s final moments with spiritual guidance, music, and other IN2L resources.
“iN2L is a hands-on interactive tool that helps residents at all levels of care,” said Health Services Administrator Misty DeGross. “Our team members do a fantastic job identifying which residents need which programming and what would best support them.”
Charles de Vilmorin, Senior Vice President of Resident Engagement for LifeLoop acknowledged the community’s dedication, stating, “Our mission and passion is to help communities like yours flourish. We spent countless hours reviewing the submissions and the work that Kori and her team does is essential.”
The ceremony concluded with a tour highlighting how innovative technology fosters a vibrant and deeply connected community, underscoring our commitment to elevating well-being and enhancing the resident experience.
Congratulations to Westminster St. Augustine for your innovative use of technology to supplement the personal care and devotion our team members and volunteers provide to members of our community.
