ZoeLife Stroke Immersion Program (SIP)

The ZoeLife mission is to pursue vitality through a full, active, and purposeful life.

Stroke Facts:

Strokes are caused either by a blocked blood supply to the brain (ischemic stroke) or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts (hemorrhagic stroke).
Brain tissues die, which may result in brain damage, disability, and/or death.
Each year, nearly 800,000 people throughout the U.S. experience a stroke, and 140,000 die from stroke (one every 4 minutes).
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability.
Stroke risk increases with smoking, excessive alcohol, and a lack of exercise.
Healthy lifestyle (ZoeLife) choices can decrease the risk of stroke.
Approximately 80 percent of strokes are avoidable.

The ZoeLife Stroke Immersion Program (SIP) is a holistic rehabilitation and prevention program designed to improve the safety and quality of life for stroke survivors.
SIP participants are immersed as a group in a comprehensive program of activities designed to rehabilitate physical and cognitive challenges and to lower the risk of recurring strokes.
SIP is offered at the Glendale Center for Modern Aging in Glendale, Ariz.
A ZoeLife team of speech/occupational/physical therapists, dieticians, counselors, exercise physiologists, and program administrators work together with patients’ doctors to develop tailored programs to meet individual goals and potential.
SIP applies a ZoeLife approach to fall prevention for individuals who have experienced stroke(s).
SIP participants enjoy highly social activities with other stroke survivors, sharing common experiences, motivating and encouraging one another as they work together to improve their quality of life.
SIP activities include speech therapy classes, customized movement classes, virtual reality sessions, water therapy, customized nutrition plans, stroke-specific art projects, and dance classes.

ZoeLife was founded in 2019 at the Glencroft Center for Modern Aging (CFMA).
The Glencroft Center for Modern Aging serves as the ZoeLife headquarters.
ZoeLife is a culture of successful aging practices centered around a holistic approach to the wellbeing of body, mind, and spirit.
Zoe is a biblical word with Greek origin meaning “life” or “vitality.”
ZoeLife focuses on six pillars of wellbeing: spiritual, physical, emotional, social, intellectual, and vocational.
Residents of ZoeLife senior living communities are provided with opportunities to maximize their quality of life by embracing ZoeLife at no additional cost.
ZoeLife activities are encouraged but optional. Residents choose what they want to participate in and how often.
Senior care facilities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRC) are encouraged to integrate ZoeLife at their facilities.
For more information about joining Glencroft’s ZoeLife community as a resident or integrating ZoeLife into your senior living community as a health care administrator, please contact Vice President, Director of ZoeLife Operations Steve Heller, (623) 847-3120, sheller@glencroft.com, or info@glencroft.com.