Ann’s Choice Provides Onsite Employee Health and Wellness Center

Ann’s Choice’s employees don’t have to go far if they need a flu shot, lab work, or checkup. At Ann’s Choice, an Erickson Living community in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, employees can visit the on-campus employee health and wellness center for everything from sick and well visits to cancer screenings and vaccinations.

“Our Center also offers resources, benefits, and programs to help employees achieve a healthy lifestyle,” said Nurse Practitioner, Denise O’Hara. The Center offers convenient, confidential, comprehensive, and no cost/low-cost care by a licensed Nurse Practitioner.

“The health and wellness services we provide affect people’s lives in a very positive way,” said O'Hara. “By helping to keep our employees healthy, they, in turn, can provide our residents with the best care possible.”

At the Health and Wellness Center, employees can see a Nurse Practitioner during work hours. The Center plays a vital role in helping keep Ann Choice’s employees healthy by providing onsite wellness care and preventative health checkups, as well as allowing employees to schedule appointments, receive referrals, and complete lab work without ever leaving campus. Also, employees can use the Center for other services, including free health IQs, annual flu shots, medication renewals, smoking cessation and Weight Watchers programs, and consulting with an onsite nurse health coach.

Ann’s Choice also offers staff access to its onsite fitness center and employee fitness classes, as well as Erickson Living’s Wellness Fund that provides reimbursements for qualifying personal fitness expenses.

The Health and Wellness Center is part of an Erickson Living network of 12 similar centers nationwide. As a leader in health and wellness for senior adults, Ann’s Choice and Erickson Living understand the relationship between a healthy lifestyle and a long life. In 2016, Erickson Living received the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine’s Corporate Health Achievement Award for its outstanding health, safety and environmental practices.

“The health and wellness offerings we provide our valued employees is the great differentiator between Erickson Living and others within the senior housing industry,” said Dr. Craig D. Thorne, Erickson Living’s vice president and medical director, employee health and well-being. “We take great pride in promoting a work culture of health and well-being that empowers and supports all employees to lead a healthy lifestyle and successful life.”

Ann’s Choice is committed to being an employer of choice in Bucks County by providing quality of life and professional growth programs for its employees. The community is home to more than 2,000 residents and offers abundant amenities, hundreds of clubs and activities, on-site restaurants, a state-of-the-art medical center, an all-season pool and a fitness center. For more information, visit www.annschoicecommunity.com.

For information about job opportunities at Ann’s Choice, visit https://jobs.ericksonliving.com/.

Photo: Ann’s Choice Fitness Specialists Ellen Book-O’Neill and Heidi Barke in the community’s onsite fitness center. Employees have access to the onsite fitness center 24/7.