Palisades of Broadmoor Bluffs, a senior living community that is associated with UCCS, was recently selected as a finalist in the 2012 Best of 50+ Housing Awards Competition in the category of best fitness and wellness program.
Award recipients were selected by a jury of sixteen industry experts who specialize in the 50-plus housing industry.
Notice of Palisades receiving either a gold or silver award will be announced Feb. 9 at the Builder’s Show in Orlando, Fla.
Faculty and students from the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences have worked for more than three years to develop an integrated model of fitness and wellness promotion at Palisades. UCCS efforts with Palisades are led by Sara Qualls, Kraemer Family Professor of Aging, Psychology Department, Mary Ann Kluge, associate professor, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, and Amy Silva-Smith, associate professor, Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
For more about the UCCS partnership with Palisades, visit:
http://www.uccs.edu/~ur/communique/2008/10/03/palisades.html
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