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Garden Spot Village Named to AAHSA Ziegler Top 100
Retirement community is among nation’s largest not-for-profit senior living facilities.
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. —Aug. 13, 2009 — Garden Spot Village has been named to the AAHSA Ziegler 100, an annual listing of the country’s 100 largest non-profit senior living organizations, which is compiled by the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) and Ziegler Capital Markets.
Garden Spot Village is the 15th largest single-campus non-profit senior living organization on the list, out of nearly 500 AAHSA members tracked for the report. Its 104-acre campus at 433 S. Kinzer Ave. is the 39th largest campus. Many of the larger campuses listed are part of multi-campus systems.
“A large campus benefits residents by providing more opportunities for a vibrant community life,” said Steve Lindsey, chief executive officer at Garden Spot Village. At Garden Spot Village, residents have access to a state-of-the-art wellness center and heated indoor swimming pool, several dining facilities, a woodshop, a train room, a small recording studio, craft rooms and other indoor recreational areas, as well as gardens and walking trails outdoors. The large chapel hosts a variety of events, from Sunday services to lectures and concerts. Indoors and out, the facility offers spaces for gathering or quiet time. An active staff organizes events and activities on campus and off.
“Being larger also allows cost efficiencies due to economies of scale, which ultimately benefit residents as well, particularly in a non-profit environment,” Lindsey said.
Without the need to generate profits for shareholders, a non-profit that saves money can choose to keep costs down, hire additional staff and/or add services, all to the benefit of residents. This can be especially important for residents who need healthcare services.
“We provide skilled nursing for 73 people” said Lindsey. “That may seems like a small number of people compared to the 1,000 people who live here, but we still thought it was important to invest in changing our model of skilled nursing care to be more homelike and less institutional.”
According to AAHSA, not-for-profit continuing care retirement communities like Garden Spot Village that offer skilled nursing have more nursing staff than for-profits and have significantly fewer total and serious deficiencies than for-profit facilities, among other differences. A report published online earlier this month by the British Medical Journal supports this. Canadian researchers analyzed the results of 82 studies of nursing homes in the United States and Canada, and found that on average, not-for-profit facilities deliver higher quality care than do for-profit nursing homes. This has certainly been the case for Garden Spot Village, which delivers person-centered care in four skilled nursing households. Its model of care has gained both national and international recognition.
Garden Spot Village is a not-for-profit continuing care retirement community dedicated to creating an environment of fellowship and caring, and to meeting the social, physical, intellectual and spiritual needs of the individual. The community opened its doors in 1996. Home to all faiths and backgrounds, Garden Spot Village is affiliated with the Lancaster Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church; the Atlantic Coast Conference of Mennonite Church USA; Mennonite Health Services; PANPHA, an Association of Non-Profit Senior Services; and AAHSA.
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