| Life Enrichment Center Moves To New Facility |
M.A. Andrews
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 Two program assistants direct adults through a special exercise program.
The new facility has two therapeutic kitchens as well as one large common kitchen. Breakfast and lunch is served every day. The therapeutic kitchens include the attending adults where they help out with the meals. The hours begin at 5:30 a.m. and go through 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Center’s fifteen member staff attends to all types of needs for the participants and includes a healing garden, a patio and cookout area. Those areas offer 12 inch square tiles that are made from recycled materials that are non-slip. Workers are still preparing an outside area for a garden. There is a theatre for get togethers and conferences. A health care suite includes a nurses station and hospital beds. There is also a beauty shop and a special room where those unable can be given a bath.
The Life Enrichment Center also has a library and trained assistants who offer exercise programs daily. There’s also a lot of attention paid to programs that encourage the use of the mind and some designed to help with self-esteem and reliability. Everything and anything is thought of at the LEC to provide a great alternative to nursing home care for adults. Linda Cabiness, Outreach Community Coordinator, graciously provides a detailed tour of the facility and its activities.
This center has come a long way from a church basement, where Suzi Kennedy, Executive Director, started the program 31 years ago. She is very proud of her staff and the accomplishments of the Life Enrichment Center. For her, the new location is a dream come true.
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