Brookdale Senior Living is First Company to Offer Residents Connected Living by MyWay Village

Jan. 30, 2009 - PRLog -- Chicago / Boston– Chicago-based Brookdale Senior Living is the first senior living company to offer its residents and their family and friends access to MyWay Village’s Connected Living Program.  MyWay Village is the first senior-focused technology company to help seniors get online in a fun, easy and social way by combining access to simplified technology with personal training and support.

MyWay Village has just finished launching the “Connected Living” program in Brookdale’s Chicago and Boston area communities, and residents responded positively by showing up in large numbers for the launch events.  Brookdale residents can access a customized home page that allows them to choose from a variety of activities including sending and receiving electronic messages, sharing and viewing photographs, listening to audio books and music, recording their own personal memoirs, and receiving notifications of events happening daily at their Brookdale community. MyWay Village provides on-going support to retirement communities, residents and their families through a team of “Ambassadors” who provide individualized help for seniors, and who lead group activities and classes on computer use, memoir sharing, and book clubs.

“We pride ourselves on offering superior lifestyle options and cutting-edge services,” said Sara Terry, senior vice president for Optimum Life® at Brookdale.  “The Connected Living at Brookdale program has dramatically increased communication between our residents and their knowledge of each other’s lives.  The personal support of an Ambassador is proving to be key for getting first time computer users online.”

“Seniors are excited to participate,” said Sarah Hoit, president and co-founder of MyWay Village. “They have so much to share, and once connected, are spending hours writing memoirs and messaging with their families. Families now have a better communication link to their loved ones …  it gives them peace of mind.”

Sarah Rieger, lifestyle director at the Seasons of Glenview in Glenview, Ill. said, “The discussion groups are very successful, and our residents love sharing their stories.  They are reaching out to people they might never have before.  Our residents are sharing about families, careers, growing up and also things that are harder to talk about, like surviving the Holocaust.”

At Brookdale Senior Living’s River Bay Club in Quincy, Mass. Geri Dussault, executive director, said,  “Of our 286 residents, more than 100 are currently actively engaged in the Connected Living program.  That’s up from almost zero technology use in this building six months ago.”

Founded in 2007, MyWay Village is transforming the experience of aging and connecting families across generations by combining simplified technology with high-touch personal support.  The company is based in Quincy, Massachusetts.  More information can be found at www.mywayvillage.com or by calling the number below.

Contact: Sarah Hoit
MyWay Village
617-328-1600 ext. 323
shoit@mywayvillage.com

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MyWay Village helps older adults achieve maximum well-being by providing technology and services that enhance connections with family and community. Connect Living gets Seniors online by combining simplified applications with high touch personal support.