When he's not in scrubs caring for his residents, he's suited up as vice president of health services, overseeing the SNF, ALF, and other elements that comprise John Knox Village in Lee's Summit, Mo.
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Ensuring expertise is one of the reasons John Knox Village, a continuing care retirement community in Lee's Summit, Missouri, decided to outsource therapy.
To acquaint its medical students on the various aspects of aging, the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine has taken a three-pronged approach: Along with providing clinical exposure to the students in a hospital and nursing home setting, UMKC also has partnered with the independent-living residents of John Knox Village (JKV) in Lee's Summit, Missouri, to give the students--the doctors who will be caring for aging boomers--an idea of what healthy aging is about, pairing them with active, vital older adults.
Westcott, research director for Nautilus Corporation and author of several books on senior fitness, conducted his research for Nautilus at John Knox Village in Orange City, Florida, focusing on 19 very frail elderly ranging in age from 80 to 90 years.
In addition, Fitch affirms the 'A-' rating on the $10,300,000 Industrial Development Authority of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri, health facilities revenue bonds, John Knox Village, series 1999, and $12,500,000 Industrial Development Authority of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri health facilities revenue bonds series 1995 and $9,625,000 Industrial Development Authority of the City of Lee's Summit, missouri health facilities revenue bonds series 1992.
