The 4 Pillars of Spectral Life Village
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Housing:
Safe and Sound
o Located 10 minutes from city limits
o Hospitals and amenities are within close proximity
o Gated community
o Monitored by security, support workers and caregivers/guardians via property technology 24/7
o Support workers live within the community on a 1:4 ratio
Affordable, Sustainable, and Accessible
o Mere points off net zero construction
o Solar panels, organic gardens, green outdoor spaces
o AHS and CSA approved design for senior care and fully wheelchair accessible
o Flexible acquisition options – rented, life leased, or purchased
Individual living spaces interconnected to the greater community
o Provides Sensory division
o Modularity allows for adaptation to support changing life stages
Perimeter individual housing
o Allows more independently-capable residents an opportunity to live within our community, but also maintain their own autonomy
o Families of our residents would be able to purchase and live within our community to maintain proximity to their loved one
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Education, employment and volunteer opportunities:
o All roles, both employed and volunteer, within the facility will be offered first to residents of the community
o Shuttles will be available several times daily to link residents to transit, work, programs, and amenities within the city
o Conduct educational seminars to our residents, families of our residents, our employees, and members of the broader area. Eg: work readiness, safe living, cooking classes, guest lecturers on specialized topics of interest, etc
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Services/Day Programming:
o Seeking provincial approval to be a provider of PDD programming to both our neurodiverse residents and members of the broader community
o 24 support worker care for residents as approved by PDD
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Community:
o Linked modular design, with multiple small to large gathering spaces both indoors and out lends itself to community congregation.
o Encouraging interaction between senior residents and ASD residents allows for purposeful living, benefiting both populations
o Café, Bakery, Grocery and Pizza shops on site to encourage members of the broader area to come visit and interact with our residents
o Farmers Markets, Christmas Markets, Local Theatre club venue, encourage broader community to interact with our residents
