Episcopal SeniorLife Communities featured in the RBJ – “Senior Communities Adapt as Baby Boomers Prefer More Tech, Wellness and Personalized Offerings”

In the latest edition of the Rochester Business Journal’s Senior Living and Long-term Care Supplement, experts from ESLC, Michelle Scipioni and Teresa Galbier speak to the ever-changing needs of baby boomers and how ESLC adapts and will adapt to those needs. Michelle Scipioni, Vice President of Independent Living talks about Ellen’s Place, ESLC’s 9th campus in Irondequoit that opened this past September, catering to health and wellness programming, community spaces and even a pickleball court – a popular favorite among baby boomers.

Teresa spoke to how dementia affects this generation and how ESLC approaches the ever-growing rise in dementia. “It’s really difficult to talk about Baby Boomers without talking about the impact that Alzheimer’s and other dementias are going to have on them,” said Teresa Galbier, Vice President of Dementia Program Development, Episcopal SeniorLife Communities.

“The No. 1 risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease is age. So we’re looking at this population as they turn 65 and they’re now entering the age of the greatest risk for the disease.”

Episcopal SeniorLife Communities has been selected as one of 390 approved providers nationwide by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service to serve as a pilot site for the innovative Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) initiative in 2025. To read the full article click here.