Local Senior Living Communities Brightview of Bel Air & Avondell Named ‘EMPLOYER OF THE YEAR’ by The Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities
Bel Air, MD – Brightview of Bel Air and Avondell retirement communities have been awarded the ‘Employer of the Year Award’ by the national Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities, and will receive the award at a ceremony on October 16, 2008, 11:30am, at the Maryland Golf and Country Club in Bel Air, Maryland. The two senior living communities, managed by Brightview Senior Living, were nominated for the award by the Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Northern Chesapeake in Harford County, for their dedicated hiring of people with disabilities.
Marilynn Duker, President of Brightview Senior Living said, “I could not be more pleased and proud of the honor given by the Committee and ARC to our community teams at Brightview Bel Air and Avondell. The director and associates have worked diligently for more than five years bringing ARC members into the Bel Air community, providing them with important life skills and valuable work experience. The ARC members have been terrific additions to our Brightview teams.”
Executive director of Avondell & Brightview Bel Air, Eileen Adams, said, “My objective in working with the ARC members is to provide an opportunity for their members and our associates to learn as a team. It allows my department heads to expand their management and team building skills. It’s a pleasure to have successful outcomes with these associates, and to get to know them as individuals.” Jan Stauffer, a Job Development Director at the ARC adds, “Brightview and their director Eileen have been a huge supporter of the ARC employment program. Brightview is committed to the concept of employing our members, and Eileen is confident that it is gong to work at her communities. It’s because of employers like Brightview that 97% of our ARC members are employed.”
Avondell and Brightview of Bel Air give residents a vibrant and enriching social environment where housekeeping, cooking, transportation, and maintenance are all provided by caring staff members. Avondell residents enjoy a movie theater, wellness center, hair salon, restaurant dining, pub, billiards room, library, and internet café along with local transportation. Avondell offers seniors independent living apartment homes and twenty-four assisted living apartments with a variety of floor plans. Brightview Assisted Living of Bel Air residents enjoy extensive activities and cultural events, a wellness center/therapy room, hair salon, restaurant dining, reading library along with local transportation.
Operating since 1997, Brightview Senior Living offers 16 senior living communities in 8 states including rental Independent Living, Assisted Living and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. “Vibrant People Creating Vibrant Communities.” Brightview Senior Living is a senior-focused division of The Shelter Group, a privately held company that develops, manages and owns residential real estate while specializing in multi-family and senior living communities. For more information on Brightview Senior Living or the Shelter Group please visit www.brightviewseniorliving.com or www.TheShelterGroup.com.
