In April, The Weekly SOURCE reported on the launch of Keyton’s innovative Resident Activity Program which allocates a maximum $1,500 to a resident project or activity “that has positive outcomes for you, other residents and the village or resort".

Head of Resident Operations Tamara Rasmussen (pictured right below with CEO Nathan Cockerill left) said they have received more than 260 applications from 69 villages and resorts. 

“We will financially support 181 applications, from 63 villages and resorts, that will provide more than 50 different types of activities for residents to enjoy,” she said. 

This equates to $271,500 in cash support funded by Keyton. 

All applications went through a process that included endorsement from the village/resort manager, and the health, wellbeing and sustainability teams to ensure the projects aligned to Keyton’s strategic objectives. 

Top 10 activities for funding requests: 

• Gardening; 

• Art; 

• Craft; 

• Bowls; 

• Music; 

• Technology Equipment; 

• Bus Tour; 

• Cognitive games; 

• Needlework to create items for charity; and  

• Choir 

“Ignite your Passion is, we believe, a first for the retirement living sector, and it is a program that embraces Keyton’s guiding principle to ‘Lead with Heart’. It has been extremely rewarding for us to be able to partner with residents in this way,” CEO Nathan Cockerill said. 

The concept came from a successful pilot in 2022. 

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