Council on Aging Martin County Welcomes New Director of Adult Day Club

Stuart, FL – Louann Robinson, MSN, BSN,RN, CCRN, an experienced Treasure Coast healthcare professional, has joined the Council on Aging Martin County as Director of the Adult Day Club.

“We are delighted to welcome Lou Robinson to our team,” said CEO Karen Ripper. “She brings the leadership qualities, competence and compassion that our clients in the Adult Day Club need and deserve.”

Robinson hold a Master of Science in Nursing with a specialty in Healthcare System Leadership from Norwich University. She was most recently the Director of a Patient Care Unit at HCA Florida Lawnwood in Fort Pierce and formerly was the Director of Critical Care Nursing Services at Kuakini Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Robinson is a U.S. Air Force Veteran and the recipient of the Daisy Award for Outstanding COVID-19 Nursing Care.

Robinson takes over the Director role from Phyllis Brown, who oversaw recent physical renovations to the Day Club. “Phyllis has helped to build our program to an extraordinary level of client interaction and family involvement,” Ripper said. “She leaves an impressive legacy. We are grateful for all she did for our clients and wish her the best in her retirement.”

The Adult Day Club serves seniors with mild or moderate dementia or mobility issues. Clients spend their days at the Club in meaningful social activities, specialized therapies, memory care, and brain fitness. The program provides respite to caregivers while enhancing the quality of life of its participants.

If there’s the sound of music and laughter at the Council on Aging’s home at the  Kane Center on Salerno Road, it’s sure to be coming from the Day Club. “I’m very excited to be working at the ground level, interacting with our clients every day, and having a positive impact on their quality of life,” Robinson said.

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For seniors, their families, and caregivers, the Council on Aging Martin County is their trusted and comprehensive hub for senior resources. We work with the community to reduce anxiety, depression, loneliness, and hunger. Together, we help seniors live a safer, healthier, and happier life.

From our Adult Day Club, Day Primary Care Center, Case Management, and Memory Enhancement programming, to our nutrition and exercise classes, games to improve memory, concerts and social events, the Council on Aging’s Kane Center on Salerno Road is a beehive of activities. Services also take to the road – like Meals on Wheels, providing a hot meal and a warm smile to more than 500 homebound and needy Martin County senior residents in their home each day, or Senior Dining Centers at locations throughout the county in Stuart, Jensen Beach, Indiantown and Hobe Sound. The Elder Care Mobile Outreach Bus brings knowledgeable and compassionate staff directly to seniors in local neighborhoods.

For 52 years, the Council on Aging Martin County has been working tirelessly to inspire a community that embraces, uplifts and encourages seniors to maintain lives of quality and purpose. Stay healthy. Be active. Eat well. Get help when you need it from the Council on Aging Martin County. Please visit us in person, online at coamartin.org, or on social media, and learn more about the many services of the Council on Aging Martin County. Our staff and volunteers are ready and eager to help.