Intergeneration Day Means Business Award

 2008

Jeff Dunn, of Dunn and Associates, and The Palisades at Broadmoor Park , Colorado Springs, will receive Intergeneration Foundation’s Intergeneration Day Means Business Grand Award on October 4^th, 2008 .  The Palisades, “is a passion and dream shared by a lot of people,” says Jeff Dunn, manager and director of the Palisades center. Dunn continues: "I’ve worked with preschoolers through seniors, and find the Palisades will come the closest of any retirement community I know to be truly intergenerational, because of the collaboration with the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, (UCCS), whose grad students and interns will enrich our senior residents and in turn be enriched on a daily basis.” 

Dr. Carol Parrington, National Co-Chair of The Intergeneration Foundation (IGF) and Intergeneration Day, states “The Palisades at Broadmoor Park epitomizes our concept of bringing generations together.  It’s good for everyone involved and it’s good for business.”  Intergeneration Day is celebrated worldwide the first Sunday in October and begins Intergeneration Week. 

Dunn began an innovative collaboration with Dr. Sara Qualls, the Director of the nationally prominent UCCS Gerontology Center in 2004.  “Dr. Qualls has taken the concept much farther than I imagined possible, “says Dunn.  Run by faculty and students the collaborative research and evaluation allows residents to access cutting-edge knowledge from the fields of health, psychology, and sports science. The facility provides:

• A Lifelong Learning Center promoting mental fitness through classes, discussion groups, outings, book and game clubs and service opportunities
• A health Clinic staffed by Certified Nurse Practitioners from Beth-El College of Nursing to provide convenient access to health and wellness care.
• Fitness for Life, providing a comprehensive approach to maintaining physical fitness and independence by improving strength, conditioning, balance and flexibility — all while having fun!

The Palisades’ distinctive concept takes the finest elements of a first-class community — comfort, convenience and luxurious amenities — and blends them with a comprehensive health and wellness approach that focuses on nutrition, physical fitness, emotional well being and cognitive fitness. The result is a more intimate community unlike any imagined.