Newsweek Magazine Names Eight ASC Communities as America’s Best Nursing Homes
Newsweek Magazine recently recognized eight American Senior Communities (ASC) nursing homes as “America’s Best Nursing Homes,” with one community, Greenwood Meadows, ranking ninth in the country. The annual ranking identified 750 top nursing homes across 25 states, analyzing data from over 12,000 nursing homes in the U.S. In the 100-149 bed category, Spring Mill Meadows […]
Why ASC Proudly Walks & Joins The Fight to End Alzheimer’s
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s document 2023 Facts and Figures, an estimated 6.7 million Americans over age 65 are living with Alzheimer’s dementia in 2023 and about 1 in 9 people (10.8%) over age 65 have Alzheimer’s dementia. This disease slowly attacks nerve cells in the cortex of the brain, reducing a person’s ability to […]
Virtual Reality Making a Difference in the Lives of Seniors
American Senior Communities became the first senior living company in Indiana to offer immersive, virtual reality experiences custom-made for seniors by partnering with Mynd Immersive. The technology is not only fun, it promotes resident engagement and wellness. The technology uses VR (virtual reality) to recreate environments through a combination of software and lightweight, comfortable headsets […]
2023 Graduates of the Opportunities to Nursing Excellence Program Honored
American Senior Communities (ASC) and Health & Hospital Corporation (HHC) recognized eight graduates of the Opportunities to Nursing Excellence (O2NE) Program at a luncheon on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at The Bridgewater Club in Carmel. The O2NE program is a unique educational opportunity presented by ASC and HHC, which together comprise the largest senior care […]
American Senior Communities Hosts Annual Chef Showdown
American Senior Communities (ASC) hosted their annual Chef Showdown on Thursday, August 10 at the Ivy Tech Culinary Building in Indianapolis. Culinary Managers from all 101 ASC communities across Indiana were invited to compete in this Iron-Chef-inspired cooking competition. Six Culinary Managers competed in the 2023 showdown with Executive Chef Michael Minch from Rosegate Commons […]
Outstanding Individuals Recognized with a 2023 Senior Living Award by the IHCA/INCAL
Two notable members of the American Senior Communities family were honored as 2023 recipients of a prestigious Senior Living Award by the Indiana Health Care Association/Indiana Center for Assisted Living (IHCA/INCAL). Diane Sturgeon, Unit Manager from Springs Valley Meadows, received the Caregiver of the Year award. Linda Kuhn, a volunteer at Brownsburg Meadows Assisted Living, […]
Creating ‘fixers’ for a new generation of nursing home leadership
This article originally posted at: https://www.mcknights.com/news/creating-fixers-for-a-new-generation-of-nursing-home-leadership/ Indiana’s largest skilled nursing operator is developing a new program to advance leaders across the organization’s footprint, focusing on soft skills and people management techniques that are necessary in a range of frontline and administrative roles. Designing the program falls to American Senior Communities’ senior adviser Donna Kelsey, a […]
CICOA Announces 2023 Annual Award Winners
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions presented six awards during its annual meeting on June 27 to honor the contributions of volunteers and partner organizations over the past year. “With heartfelt gratitude, we thank each of these individuals and organizations for their creativity, innovation and advocacy in serving vulnerable older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers,” […]
Monticello Healthcare & Springs Valley Meadows Receive Silver Quality Award
American Senior Communities is delighted to announce that two of our communities have been awarded the prestigious 2023 Silver – Achievement in Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL). These two exceptional communities, Monticello Healthcare in Monticello, IN, and Springs Valley Meadows in French Lick, IN, join […]
Communities Receive New Helpers in the Dining Room
American Senior Communities has enlisted the help of some unusual new team members at two of their assisted living communities. You’ll find them roaming the dining room delivering food – and they’re robots! Called Servi from Bear Robotics, the robots can be found at Allisonville Meadows Assisted Living in Fishers, and at Aster Place Assisted […]