Maravilla’s Wellness Program Honored Two Years in a Row
09-3-2021

Maravilla, an active retirement community in Santa Barbara, has earned the prestigious 2020 ICAA NuStep Pinnacle Award for the second year in a row. The award recognizes and honors the Top 5 “Best in Wellness” senior living communities in North America. 

Maravilla, which also earned the ICAA/NuStep Beacon Award, is among those recognized as best-in-class for successfully fostering a wellness-centered environment to benefit all who live and work in their community. The award was created as a joint effort between the International Council on Active Aging (ICAA) and NuStep, LLC, a major manufacturer of recumbent cross-trainers used in healthcare, senior living and fitness. 

Maravilla’s wellness program is part of Senior Resource Group’s Zest initiative, a  proactive, holistic approach to wellbeing built upon personal enjoyment and new experiences that focus on three fundamental areas of ourselves: mind, body and soul. Launched in 2018, the evidence-based initiative seeks to measure and improve residents’ quality of life, thus creating a more active, engaged and healthy lifestyle. Zest focuses on positive ways for residents to feel their best—from social engaged and physical activities to diet and nutrition.

“Zest encompasses individuals who have overcome fear, old patterns and comfort zones to get more out of life, with curiosity, gratitude, optimism, love and zest,” said Maravilla’s Zest Director Jill McRae Hyers. 

Sister-community Maravilla Scottsdale in Arizona also received a “Beacon Award” for ranking among the “Best in Wellness” among senior living communities. 

Maravilla offers independent and assisted living lifestyles as well as award-winning memory care services. To learn more, please call 805-308-9585. Or, to find out more about Maravilla Scottsdale, which  offers a continuum of care, please call 480-538-5600.

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