Health and Wellness Programming
VIVA!
An enthusiastic celebration of life!
Pathway’s signature, award-winning VIVA! lifestyle fosters purpose and offers a whole new way of aging healthfully and happily. VIVA! offers a wealth of opportunities to enrich lives through social, educational and spiritual pursuits, as well as the chance for people to share their skills, talents and passions with others through resident-led activities.
Zumba Gold
Quickly becoming one of Victory Centre of River Woods most popular exercise classes, Zumba Gold is based on a series of easy-to-follow dance moves choreographed to Latin music. Specially geared toward seniors and beginners, the "Gold" version is less intense than regular Zumba and can even be done seated in a chair. The moves focus on improving balance, strength and flexibility, while raising your heart beat and improving cardiovascular ability.
VIVA! Laughter Yoga
Others are choosing to get fit and have fun with a new twist on yoga, VIVA! Laughter Yoga. A certified Laughter Yoga instructor leads the group through a workout that combines the breath work of yoga with laughter. Benefits include a good mood, heart protection, better immunity, emotional connection and a positive attitude.
Chair Chi and Yoga
Victory Centre of River Woods offers a popular Chair Chi program, a gentle exercise to help people who cannot stand or have balance issues receive the benefits of traditional Tai Chi. The many benefits include balance, flexibility, range of motion, strength, energy, pain relief, stress reduction and peace of mind. Some residents are getting these very same benefits by practicing traditional and modified yoga.
VIVA! Plus
Partnering with the best, VIVA! Plus provides truly integrated, patient-centered care
Pathway’s VIVA! Plus program brings together an impressive group of third-party healthcare partners to give residents access to high-quality, coordinated medical and behavioral care options—all conveniently delivered in the privacy and comfort of residents’ own homes.
Takes VIVA! and healthy living one step further helping residents live well and recover more quickly
Physicians, pharmacists, home health nurses, physical and rehabilitation therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and hospice specialists all serve as an extension of the Pathway team. All providers are carefully selected for quality, share Pathway’s holistic VIVA! philosophy and work together to provide coordinated, seamless care.
Better care means better outcomes
Not only is accessing care providers made simple, but the VIVA! Plus team results are outstanding. Working with our trusted healthcare partners, Pathway has reduced hospital 30-day readmissions by one third. Overall hospital admissions for Pathway residents are on the decline as well and so the number of falls and injuries from falls.