Senior Independence Launches iPartner

Senior Independence launches iPartner,
a nationwide initiative, with Lynchburg affiliate.

(Lynchburg, Virginia 10/2009)
Columbus - Ohio-based Senior Independence -- a not-for-profit provider of home and community based services for more than 30 years -- has launched the iPartner Program to help continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) nationwide jump-start their own home and community based services programs for seniors.

The first two iPartner affiliates of Senior Independence are Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg, Virginia and Kendal Northern Ohio. This partnership will complement these organizations' continuum of care with services to help people remain independent longer in the place they call home. The home and community based services will be owned and operated by Westminster Canterbury of Lynchburg and Kendal Northern Ohio with ongoing technical support and services from Senior Independence.

"The iPartner Program serves as a successful business model for other not-for-profit providers who choose to serve older adults in the place they call home," said Nancy King, EDM, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Senior Independence. Senior Independence is offering start-up implementation services, on-going management, office support and brand licensing through the iPartner Program.

Senior Independence is a comprehensive program that gives seniors the help they require and the confidence they need to stay at home, living the life they choose. A division of Ohio Presbyterian Retirement Services, Senior Independence is one of Ohio's premier providers of home and community-based services recognized for quality, innovation and a tradition of compassion. Senior Independence is recognized nationally as a model for continuing care and provides services to older adults and their families, allowing them to stay independent and in their own homes for as long as possible. Today, Senior Independence serves nearly 75,000 people in 41 Ohio counties. For more information, please log on to www.seniorindependence.org.

To learn more about Westminster Canterbury contact
Joseph P.L. Payne, Senior Vice President, Westminster Canterbury, 501 V.E.S. Road, Lynchburg, VA 24503,
(434) 386-3507.