[Tampa, FL] – Argentum is proud to announce the recipients of the 2025 Best of the Best Awards, recognizing breakthrough programs and services that are setting new standards in senior living. These awards celebrate the creativity and dedication of senior living professionals who are addressing challenges and elevating care across the industry.
Best of the Best Awards: Recognizing Innovation
The Best of the Best Awards celebrate Argentum member companies that are leading the way with innovative programs, products, and services. These awards focus on solutions that solve industry challenges, enhance operations, and advance excellence in senior living.
This year’s winners exemplify the highest standards of service and commitment:
- The Arbor Company for the Short Play Production – “The Breakroom Chronicles”
The award was accepted by Jenay Sherman, Communications Consultant, The Arbor Company
An innovative internal communications effort using storytelling and live performance to bring company culture to life, reinforcing values, expanding equity and inclusion initiatives and boosting team morale. - Charter Senior Living for the Flourish Memory Care Mixology Drink Bar
The award was accepted by Amber Dahle, Vice President of Memory Care and Resident Programming, Charter Senior Living
A hydration-focused initiative that creatively integrates memory care programming with customized, sensory-rich drink experiences for residents. - Commonwealth Senior Living for the Pineapple People Praise Program
This award was accepted by Tommy Comer, Chief HR Officer, Commonwealth Senior Living
A company-wide recognition program that celebrates team member excellence in real time, boosting morale and reinforcing a culture of appreciation and hospitality. - Phoenix Senior Living for The Legacy Project
The award was accepted by Victoria James, Corporate Director of Programming, Phoenix Senior Living
This inspiring program honors residents by documenting their life stories through thoughtfully curated photoshoots featuring props that reflect their personal history—such as clothing, hobbies, and career symbols—and by fostering meaningful intergenerational connections. The result is a preserved legacy that reinforces a sense of purpose and belonging. - Singh Senior Living for Adventure by Waltonwood
The award was accepted by Richard Mabe, Director of Resident Care, Singh Senior Living
A resident-centered program that empowers older adults to pursue bucket-list adventures, from skydiving to snowmobiling—proving it’s never too late to live fully.
“Each of these programs reflects the spirit of innovation that drives our industry forward,” said James Balda, President & CEO of Argentum. “We are honored to highlight the leaders behind these exceptional ideas and thank them for their creativity, heart, and commitment to excellence.”
The Best of the Best Awards underscore the ways in which senior living organizations are enhancing quality of life, operational effectiveness, and community connection through innovation. The 2025 Best of the Best awards were presented during a special ceremony at the Senior Living Executive Conference, powered by HMP Global, celebrating the extraordinary people who make senior living communities vibrant, safe, and meaningful places to call home. Learn more about the contributions of this year’s winners.
About Argentum:
Argentum is the leading national association exclusively dedicated to supporting companies operating professionally managed, resident-centered senior living communities and the older adults and families they serve. Since 1990, Argentum has advocated for choice, independence, dignity, and quality of life for all older adults.
Argentum member companies operate senior living communities offering assisted living, independent living, continuing care, and memory care services. Along with its state partners, Argentum’s membership represents approximately 75 percent of the senior living industry—an industry with a national economic impact of nearly a quarter of a trillion dollars and responsible for providing over 1.6 million jobs. For more information, visit www.argentum.org.
About HMP Global:
For 40 years, the company has built trusted brands including Psych Congress, the premier source for mental health education, and the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC), the largest wound care meeting in the world. HMP Global partners with leading experts around the world to deliver more than 450 annual events, medical strategy and marketing for pharmaceutical and medical device customers through HMP Collective, and pharmaceutical market insight, engaging a global community of healthcare stakeholders that includes nearly 2 million clinicians across 600 medical specialties as well as managed care, behavioral health, senior living, emergency medical, and pharmaceutical commercialization professionals.
Media Contact:
Stephanie Robert
Vice President, Marketing, Content and Member Services
Argentum
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