2021 Brilliance Award Finalists

2021 Brilliance Award Finalists

  After rescheduling six times, the 2021 Brilliance Awards finally took place on August 31. With approximately 300 in attendance at the JW Marriott Grand Rapids, 30 finalists in 10 categories were honored and recognized. The top honorees were announced in between...
How to Support a Family Member in Recovery

How to Support a Family Member in Recovery

September is National Recovery Month—a time to celebrate individuals in recovery and spread the messages that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover. For years, I have observed individuals with substance use disorders often get various...
Creating a Healthy Work-Life Balance

Creating a Healthy Work-Life Balance

It can be far too easy to end up feeling overwhelmed at work. Though this sometimes does speak to your workload or taking on new tasks and skills, often the root cause has more to do with not having a healthy work-life balance. Being a workaholic (especially for...
The Important Benefits of Life Enrichment

The Important Benefits of Life Enrichment

When you think about life enrichment in an assisted living community, activities like bingo, crafts and card games may come to mind. While these activities are certainly well-loved, there is much more that goes into it. Life enrichment is all about improving the...