Forest At Duke Inc

Programs: The forest at duke welcomed its first residents in 1992 with a mission to provide a caring, responsible community that fosters the independence of residents of retirement age by enhancing their ability to lead purposeful, active, healthy and secure lives. The 47-acre campus is home to approximately 400 residents and includes 249 independent living residences, 34 assisted living suites and 58 skilled nursing residences. In 2007, the forest was awarded a bbb+ credit rating by fitch ratings, achieved national commission on accreditation of rehabilitation facilities/continuing care accreditation commission (carf-ccac) accreditation, and received another health center deficiency free survey from the nc department of health regulators. In 2007, the forest also chose to participate in the medicare part a program and gained certification under medicare. In october 2017, the forest at duke was reviewed by carf-ccac and earned another five-year term as an accredited continuing retirement community. In 2017, the bbb+ credit rating was upgraded by fitch ratings to an a-. The forest has completed the construction of 15 cottage homes and all were occupied by the end of fiscal year 2015. The renovation to the community center, including enlarging the fitness center, enhancing dining and other interior program modifications, was completed by the end of fiscal year 2016. The forest at duke takes seriously its commitment to social responsibility and leadership. Outreach includes major annual corporate financial assistance to the durham council for senior citizens, the durham center for senior life, the senior pharmassist program, and rogers-herr middle school. Throughout the year, other local non-profits are helped with cash, in-kind and volunteer donations as well. More than 75,000 resident volunteer hours per year benefit local schools, churches, duke hospitals and other area service organizations. The forest employee educational assistance fund continues to award monies to over 20 forest staff each year to further their education. The forest continues to have strong associations with educational and licensing institutions. The community serves as a training site for: geriatric fellows duke university medical center internal medicine residents duke university medical center graduate medical trainees in the department of psychiatry, program of geropsychiatry duke university medical center nursing students watts school of nursing interns in the leadership in aging program duke university interns in health care administration university of north carolina at chapel hill, school of public health therapeutic recreation interns from surrounding universities nursing home administrators the north carolina board of licensing of nursing home administrators chaplaincy program divinity school of duke university graduate mba students duke university fuqua school of businessthe forest actively participates with its peers in the industry through association involvement. Forest employees often serve in leadership and as presenters at state and national educational sessions. The forest maintains memberships in the following professional associations: leadingage leading age north carolina north carolina health care association american health care association durham chamber of commerce north carolina coalition for long term care enhancement society for the advancement of gerontological environments