Independence Village wins community and provider engagement award

PETOSKEY — Independence Village of Petoskey recently received A Place for Mom’s 2022 Community and Provider Engagement Award in addition to its Best of Senior Living Award.

A Place for Mom is the premier ratings and reviews site for senior care providers in North America, featuring over 14,000 senior living communities and trusted by over 300,000 families every year.

Its annual awards recognize the best of the best out of those 14,000 communities, and the Community and Provider Engagement Award is their most exclusive honor. It’s only given to providers that have received an average rating of 4.5/5 across 25 or more reviews by seniors and their families.

According to A Place for Mom, the areas that separate winning communities from the rest are: personal connections between staff and residents, mouthwatering and nutritious food, and activities and care that improve mental and physical wellbeing. All of which touching on the pillars Independence Village of Petoskey strives to give its residents every day: safety, belonging, something to look forward to and peace of mind.

And even though this year’s criteria were more stringent than ever, Independence Village of Petoskey is proud to be a part of a senior living family that had 71 of its communities receive awards — far and away the most of any operator in North America.

Independence Village of Petoskey offers independent living and enhanced living services. Unique to Independence Village, enhanced living is an “in-between” service offering that included all the benefits of independent living plus personalized care services for those who benefit from extra support.

Independence Village of Petoskey is located at 965 Hager Drive in Petoskey. To learn more about the award and Independence Village, call (231) 348-8498.

This article originally appeared on The Petoskey News-Review: Independence Village wins community and provider engagement award