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Welcome to Florida Assisted Living. We understand our residents’ needs. We provide personal care with healthy care and active lifestyle in wonderfully caring environment with additional care. At Imperial Club, we offer several living choices for our assisted living residents. http://www.imperial-living.com/
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Building mutual support & social capital in Retirement Communities
“Social capital is about the value of social networks, bonding similar people and bridging between diverse people, with norms of reciprocity” ‘Bonding’ capital: within scheme ‘Bridging’ capital: between scheme & wider community
Examples of initiatives in retirement housing which build both forms of social capital
Benefits for providers • Marketing • Partnerships • Use of communal spaces • Meeting needs that they can (no longer?) reach • Outreach
Benefits for the community • Buildings and facilities • Ready-made community of people • Resources, knowledge, skills, time of individuals • Named professional contact • Secure and structured environment
Benefits for older people • Opportunity to make a contribution • Extra (free) support/ befriending • Activities & facilities – more choice, more support to participate • Greater choice and control as a community • Contact with diverse people
Good neighbour scheme • One of six named volunteers will pop out for light shopping and prescriptions for others who cannot • Residents can ask them directly or go via the Estate Manager “Now residents don’t feel so shy about asking for help” – Estate Manager Bowes Lyons Close Windsor (Hanover)
For more information contact us: • Address: Imperial Club2751 NE 183rd Street (Just off Biscayne 183rd) Aventura, FL 33160 • Phone: (305) 935-1801 • Join us on: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Imperial-Club-Aventura-Retirement-Living/216448131719254 • Website: http://www.imperial-living.com/