b'NEW ENDEAVORSChange is the norm, and our ongoing success requires usto be agile, adaptable, and forward-thinking. Sometimes we must respond to a change coming from outsideof the organization. For example, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) routinely introduce new requirements and protocols to ensure the health and safety of our residents, and we are quick to conform. We also monitor and readilyimplement changes called for by the Illinois Department ofPublic Health (IDPH) and county health departments. Other changes are born internally. A new staff member mightClub UnityLake Forest Place spot an opportunity to do something innovative or take adifferent approach to a task. An experienced staff member Lake Forest Place is launching Club Unity, an enrichment might share their considerable wisdom in a way that triggers a program for Independent Living residents with early tonew idea or methodology.We welcome those new outlooks; mid-stage memory loss. they keep us feeling young and energized as an organization.This Monday-Friday programthe first of its kind at aAnd, of course, our residents often share new perspectives thatPresbyterian Homes Communityoffers a safe and comfortable cause us to rethink and reimagine what we do. Our residentsenvironment with nutritious meals, hydration, non-clinical care, range in age from their 60s to 100+, and they have vastly and social, recreational, intellectual, and physical exercise.different needs and expectations. We play close attention to Trained staff will guide participants throughout their day.what our residents require and prefer. In response, we might Independent Living Social Worker Stacy Kissamis, who willmake a simple change like expanding a music playlist to appeal complete assessments to determine program eligibility, is excited to younger people. Or we might launch a complex and to provide this service to residents and, in turn, offer respite to groundbreaking initiative. their spouse or caregiver.10nPRESBYTERIAN HOMES & GENEVA FOUNDATION 2023 ANNUAL REPORT'