Leonard Florence Center for Living Wins at the LeadingAge Massachusetts 2023 Annual Achievement Awards!
October 13, 2023At the recent LeadingAge Massachusetts‘ 2023 Annual Achievement Awards, the Leonard Florence Center for Living proudly accepted the Program Innovation Award!
The award was given for LFCL’s revolutionary Outward Bound program, which enables ventilator-dependent residents to attend events outside of our Chelsea-based residence.
Betsy Mullen, COO of Legacy Lifecare and Chelsea Jewish Lifecare , and Yari Velez, Special Projects Director at LFCL (both pictured below), accepted this prestigious award on behalf of Chelsea Jewish Lifecare, with many staff members present.
Yari Velez has coordinated over 35 trips for ventilator residents this year. “Outward Bound is a one-of-a-kind program that allows residents to embrace their best lives regardless of their physical limitations,” she said. “The sparkle in residents’ eyes is proof that mobility does not hinder their sense of adventure.”