Celebrating those who make senior care exceptional
Recognizing excellence and innovation
The Communities That Shine Awards highlight and celebrate the communities that are improving the quality of life for older adults and those who care for them by truly leveraging the power of LifeLoop's technology (LifeLoop platform or iN2L). Think your community deserves to be recognized as a Community That Shines? Tell us about it!
Celebrate innovation
Highlight your community
Support a cause
What makes communities shine?
We want to hear how you use LifeLoop to make positive impacts across your organization, including:
Enhancing resident experience
How are you using LifeLoop (our platform or iN2L engagement systems) to engage residents with unique activities and personalized content to enrich their lives?
Improving staff experience
How does LifeLoop (our platform or iN2L engagement systems) help your staff operate more effectively, making their jobs easier and more satisfying?
Connecting family members
How does LifeLoop (our platform or iN2L engagement systems) help you keep residents better connected to each other, your staff, their families, and the world around them?
What does winning mean?
A special awards committee at LifeLoop will review all submissions and select winners. Winning communities will receive LifeLoop Communities That Shine swag, recognition on the LifeLoop website and social channels, and be entered into a drawing to win a financial donation to their organization’s foundation or a charity of their choice in their honor. LifeLoop will notify winners via email and obtain permission before sharing any information about winning communities with others.
Learn how to help your community shine!
Join us for our new webinar series, Flourishing Communities! This series features communities sharing how they are successfully leveraging technology to create exceptional experiences for their residents, their families, and community staff.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Communities That Shine Awards?
Who is eligible to win a Community That Shines Award?
What if I use iN2L?
How do I nominate my community?
To nominate your community for a Communities That Shine Award, you will need to fill out the submission form once the submission period opens. You can sign up here to be notified when submissions are being accepted.
Can I submit one nomination for all my communities, or do I have to nominate them individually?
When is the deadline for submissions?
What information will I need to provide in the submission form?
Before beginning your submission, it will be helpful to have the following information at your disposal:
- Community/organization name
- A high-resolution file of your community's logo
- Knowledge/understanding of challenges with the following areas: resident engagement, staff satisfaction, and connecting families
- Details around your community's use of LifeLoop's solutions (LifeLoop platform and/or iN2L engagement content/systems) to solve for the above-mentioned challenges
- Any data or testimonials to support outcomes from your use of LifeLoop's solutions
- An executive staff member to provide responses for the Executive Insights section
Who should fill out the submission form?
There are two parts to the submission form:
Part 1 - Staff Insights
Please have a staff member (someone who works with residents and our technology on a daily/regular basis) complete the Staff Insights part of the submission form to help us understand how your use of LifeLoop (the LifeLoop platform and/or iN2L engagement content/system) has enabled your community to shine.
Part 2 - Executive Insights
Please have an executive leader (Executive Director, leadership team, C-suite, etc.) from your community or organization provide answers for the Executive Insights section. Here's an easy letter to send them information, the link, and your community's login credentials.
What if I need help with my submission?
How are the winners of the Communities That Shine Awards determined?
When are the winners announced?
What do communities receive for winning?
Winning communities will receive a Communities That Shine trophy that can be displayed in a lobby or common area, Communities That Shine swag, a digital badge to add to their website, recognition on the LifeLoop website and social channels throughout the year, and will be entered into a drawing to win a financial donation to their organization’s foundation or a charity of their choice in their honor. A press release will also go out on the national wire announcing the winners.