Health and Wellness Programming
VIVA!
An enthusiastic celebration of life!
Victory Centre’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.
One large component of VIVA! at Victory Centre of Vernon Hills is health and wellness programming for both the mind and body.
Wellness Works
Victory Centre of Vernon Hills offers traditional and modified yoga. The many benefits include balance, flexibility, range-of-motion, strength, energy, pain relief, stress reduction and peace of mind.
VIVA! Laughter Yoga
Others choose 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.
Brain Exercise
Countless numbers of scientific studies in recent years provide evidence for the benefits of memory training to help older adults improve memory functioning, as well as the potential for any individual to minimize the risk of developing memory loss by engaging in preventive exercise. Victory Centre of Vernon Hills partners with Memory Training Centers of America to provide both preventive and treatment programs for its residents with the goal of helping all individuals maintain optimal memory function throughout their lifetimes.
Health Chats
For example, health care professionals from Victory Centre’s VIVA! Plus home health partner give regular “Health Chats” on a variety of health and wellness topics. Residents say that the talks inspire better eating, more physical activity and less stressful living.
Easing the Transition
Let’s face it: moving to a senior living community can be a difficult transition. At Victory Centre of Vernon Hills, residents can use the help of a VIVA!Plus Transition Counselor, a licensed social worker, to help them adjust to their new living situation.
Music Therapy
In addition, a VIVA! Plus music therapist uses the many facets of music to improve Victory Centre residents’ overall health and wellbeing. Singing, playing an instrument, listening to music, moving to music and discussing music all have the power to actively engage and lift one’s spirits. Studies show that the healing affects of music can help people manage stress, reduce pain, enhance memory, improve communication, encourage emotional expression and further physical rehabilitation.
VIVA! Plus
Partnering with the best, VIVA! Plus provides truly integrated, patient-centered care
Victory Centre’s VIVA! Plus program complements the VIVA! lifestyle by bringing 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 their own homes.
VIVA! Plus physicians, pharmacists, home health nurses, physical and rehabilitation therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and hospice specialists all serve as an extension of Victory Centre’s team. All providers are carefully selected for quality, share Victory Centre’s holistic VIVA! philosophy and work together to provide coordinated, seamless care. VIVA! Plus helps residents live well and recover more quickly when not well.
Your daily dose of confidence
Residents and families also take comfort in knowing that Victory Centre’s VIVA! Plus preferred medication management partner offers industry-leading accuracy rates and inspects all medication orders for contra-indications, interactions, duplications, toxicity, safety and efficacy.
Distributing and taking medications is made easy and convenient. Resident’s medications arrive in specialty OnePAC pouches that are segmented for each resident by day and time of day and clearly labeled. This means that nursing staff can spend less time worrying about medications and more time caring for residents. Plus residents can take their medications with confidence and a sense of independence.
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, including a physical therapy and rehabilitation team, Victory Centre communities, including Vernon Hills, have reduced hospital 30-day readmissions by one third. Overall hospital admissions are on the decline as are the number of falls and injuries from falls.