Whole-Person Wellness and Jan MontagueWhat is Wellness? Research studies have documented the benefits that individuals, regardless of age, can receive when they embrace wellness concepts and strategies. We age successfully by incorporating wellness concepts and beliefs into all aspects of our lives. Simply defined, wellness is the integration of an individual’s multiple dimensions into positive and meaningful activities. This new approach to health, a comprehensive wellness model, requires a lifestyle perspective that includes self-responsibility for emotional, intellectual, physical, social, spiritual, and vocational health; an optimistic outlook; and a can-do attitude. Wellness is about adopting a whole-person health philosophy throughout one’s entire life. Why Should Lakeview Village Embrace a Wellness Philosophy? • Residents in senior living communities that implement wellness consciousness are more satisfied with their respective communities. • A wellness philosophy can lower residents’ overall healthcare costs, because of the reduced need for medical intervention. • Outreach strategies including a wellness philosophy attract potential residents with greater health consciousness. • A wellness philosophy can attract and retain satisfied staff members. • A wellness philosophy can reduce cost creep for residents staying in their independent living apartments or cottages. • A wellness philosophy will meet the needs of younger
residents moving in. Jan Montague’s Qualifications
Jan has a Master’s of Gerontological Studies (MGS) from Miami University in Oxford, OH and a BS in Applied Sociology from Northern Kentucky University. She has conducted collaborative research with gerontology professors at both of these universities, as well as with researchers at the University of Cincinnati, Manchester College, and Cal State Fullerton. Jan serves on several national advisory boards and received the 1997 Professional Achievement Award from Northern Kentucky University. She has authored numerous articles for professional journals focusing on healthy, successful aging. At Lakeview, Jan’s position as Vice President for Wellness
Initiatives will enable her to implement, for the benefit of Lakeview
residents, the best of the whole-person wellness strategies she
has learned and developed during her 20-plus years of commitment
to this area.
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Jan
has devoted her professional life to wellness and health promotion
for more than 20 years. She owned and managed a chain of fitness
center for more than 10 years. She has designed, implemented,
and directed a state-of-the-art wellness center at a senior living
community in Cincinnati, OH. She has consulted with more than
90 such communities, as well as with fitness equipment companies,
health clubs, hospitals, physical therapy companies, senior centers,
and large architecture firms. 
