This presentation showcases a best practice of spiritual care from one of Signature HealthCARE's facilities, specifically the Breathe Life Program as it was performed at our Brookwood Gardens Facility in Homestead, FL. While applicable for everyone, this like all of our presentations is specifically designed for caregivers in a long-term care environment.

1. Breathe Life
Prayer Walk
Brookwood Gardens
Homestead, FL

3. Breathe Life Therapy
• Partnering with Spirituality, Respiratory, Restorative,
Nursing Assistants and members of the Rehab Services,
kicked off the event with its first Community Prayer Walk.

4. Breathe Life Therapy Program
• Coordinated by Brookwood Gardens’ Respiratory Nurse, Patty
Ruffin, the prayer walk, lead by Chaplain Eddie
Santana, Brookwood's Director of Spirituality and joined by its
Administrator, Mrs. Lucy Reese, accompanied 10 selected
residents who participated in the activity. The goal of the activity is
centered on increasing the lung capacity of the
participating residents. The Prayer Walk is one of many activities
being implemented in the facility to achieve this goal and incorporate
the Breathe Life Therapy at Brookwood.

5. Breathe Life Therapy Program
• With the help of members of the Restorative, Nursing Assistants and
Rehab team, the walk began with an opening prayer and blessing at
the facility's reception area. Given the beautiful 78 degree
breezy Florida sunny weather, the residents were then wheeled to
four different outdoor areas identified as prayer, praise and stand up
stations.
• Encouraged by the team leaders of the different departments, each
resident would be brought to a station where one of them would
offer a prayer of praise and thanksgiving, while the others lifted their
arms in an offertory gesture. After the prayer, those residents
who were able, where asked to stand up and take a deep
breathe while clapping their hands in praises to the Lord.

6. Breathe Life Therapy Program
• "By having them lift up their arms, stand up, clap and
take deep breathes, these residents not only were giving
themselves a respiratory, breathing therapy, but also inviting
the Spirit of the Lord into their lives", stated Chaplain Eddie.
• "It felt so refreshing and relaxing just to go outside and be
able to stand and breathe the fresh new air," state one of the
participating residents. "I felt God blowing new life into me"
commented another.

7. Breathe Life Therapy Program
• The Breathe Life Therapy, a program being introduced by
Signature HealthCARE in all of its facilities, hopes to prevent and
help those residents who suffer from breathing problems from
getting any further complications and possible risk of pneumonia.
• The Prayer Walk, which was held on Wednesday, November
30th, will be hosted by the Brookwood Department of
Spirituality and offered on the first Thursday Morning of every
month.

8. For more information on the
Prayer Walk, please contact:
Director of Spirituality
Signature HealthCARE of Brookwood Gardens
Homestead, FL 33035
Phone 305-246-1200 ext. 3011