2017 Innovative Health and Wellness Program Award winner from Arizona LeadingAge.
What We Do
Our work is informed by research and education surrounding issues that concern us as we age.
On Success
Success Matters is part of Resident Services at Beatitudes Campus. We work within a holistic framework to help residents experience optimal health, wellness, and quality of life in a variety of areas. We recognize that the concept of "success" is personal and not an external standard, but an internal frame of mind.
What We Offer
Concerns about falling, low vision, mobility, cognition, and pain management are all issues that can affect us more as we age. Interventions at the right time can keep older people active and engaged. Acknowledging personal challenges allows us to address them in the way most conducive to overall well-being.
Support Groups
Our groups offer peer support, structure, and proven resources to meet your needs!
- Better Breathers Support Group. 2nd Monday at 3:30 in the Rec. Center
- Parkinson's Support Group 1st Wednesday at 1:00PM in Plaza View Lounge
- Dementia Caregivers Support Group. 2nd Wednesday at 1:00PM in (BRE)
- Low Vision Support Group. 3rd Wednesday at 1:00PM in Board Room East (BRE)
- Off-Campus guests are welcome at our Support Groups. Please call Jessica at 602 995-6110 to confirm date, time, and suitability.
What We Offer
Do you need to update your living will or health care preferences? We can work to help clarify the distinctions among health care documents, and have your choices made clear. Have questions about Medicare coverage, your credit report, social security account, or long-term care policy? We can help. Anything else? Please ask us!
SimulAge Staff Training
Our employee training program was featured in the Arizona LeadingAge Magazine. Our program encourages employees to recognize ways we can serve residents through ordinary and deliberate actions and attitudes.
Education
We partner with other Campus employees, residents, and professionals to present informative seminars on issues important to our community. These include understanding the dynamics of individual v. community life, family relationships, health and wellness topics such as integrative medicine, diabetes education, Blue Zone living, end of life planning, and more.
Intern Life
Success Matters hosts interns in Occupational Therapy programs from both A.T. Still University and Northern Arizona University. These young professionals contribute much to Beatitudes Campus, working directly with residents and staff to develop their own knowledge base and therapeutic approaches.
Who We Are
Our work is informed by research and education surrounding issues that concern us as we age.
Gillian Quaal, MSOT, OTR/L
Director of Success Matters
The Success Matters program is directed by occupational therapist Gillian Quaal. Occupational therapy takes a mind-body-spirit approach to health and wellness, which enables Gillian to work with residents in a wide variety of wellness areas to ensure they are empowered to continue to live their lives to the fullest. Areas of practice include:
- Falls prevention, low vision, mobility, cognition, and pain management interventions
- Environmental and activity adaptations and equipment for improved independence and safety.
- Comprehensive Empowerment Platform. Wellness baseline screenings assess a variety of physical health, activity and quality of life factors in order to provide each resident with the best opportunity to optimize personal wellbeing and purposeful engagement at Beatitudes Campus.
- Health and wellness workshops, classes, and support groups
- One-on-One consult regarding various quality of life concerns
Alexa Ray, MPH
Resource Navigator
Our Resource Navigator assists residents with life planning and benefits documents and resources to improve quality of life and help residents plan for the short and long term. Areas of practice include:
- Arizona Long-Term Care System (ALTCS) benefits
- Campus Resident Assistance Fund
- Scam awareness and prevention
- Medicare plans and benefits
- Life Planning documents, such as healthcare powers of attorney and Living Wills
- Connections to trusted community resources such as financial and legal professionals
- Transportation alternatives to car ownership
- Life Planning and Aging issues workshops, classes, and groups
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