Lake Ridge, Va. (October 13, 2025) – Westminster at Lake Ridge (WLR), a not-for-profit Life Plan Community in Northern Virginia, is pleased to announce its Life Enrichment Manager, Otmar Donald, is the recipient of a 2025 Memory Care Innovation Award. Donald, a Senior Housing Certified Activity Consultant who has led compassionate person-centered care at the community for four years, is a member of this year’s class of awardees, granted by WTWH Media Healthcare.
“Otmar has been instrumental in his role of developing personalized programs and partnerships that benefit the residents in Westminster at Lake Ridge’s Assisted Living and Nursing Neighborhoods,” said Westminster at Lake Ridge’s Executive Director Kera Wooten. “This award is a reflection of his dedication to Ingleside’s comprehensive approach to memory care, which ensures that individuals experiencing cognitive changes feel empowered, valued, and actively engaged.”
Otmar’s award recognizes his contributions to advancing memory care in the Senior Housing & Senior Living category. His insights and contributions to memory care residents at WLR will be featured in an upcoming interview with Senior Housing News (SHN).
“It is an honor to receive this accolade for my contributions at Westminster at Lake Ridge; serving the members of the community is both a privilege and passion,” Donald shared. “As someone who has always strived for excellence in the service of residents, especially those living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia, I deeply appreciate the recognition.”
The inaugural Memory Care Innovation Awards recognizes passionate leaders that aim to reshape the future of aging in America. Awardees were selected based upon their innovations and commitment to delivering high-quality cognitive care, boosting health outcomes for those living with memory-related disorders, and supporting the people who care for them. All winners will be featured in upcoming WTWH Media Healthcare publications and are invited to attend WTWH Healthcare’s BUILD & BRAIN Conference, taking place in Dallas, Texas on November 6-7, 2025.
WTWH Media Healthcare is the parent company of the Aging Media Network and publications such as Senior Housing News, Skilled Nursing News, Home Health Care News, and more.
To learn more about Ingleside and their commitment to excellence in care, please visit https://inglesideonline.org or call 301-407-2030.
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About Ingleside
Ingleside is a premier, charitable not-for-profit provider of comprehensive older adult opportunities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Based in Rockville, MD, Ingleside is the supporting organization for three CARF-accredited, SAGECare platinum LGBT cultural competency credentialed, not-for-profit life plan communities, and not-for-profit affiliate. Ingleside’s family of communities include Ingleside at Rock Creek (Washington, D.C.), Westminster at Lake Ridge (Lake Ridge, VA), and Ingleside at King Farm (Rockville, MD), as well as Westminster Ingleside Foundation, which supports the communities’ charitable activities. Named a 2023 and 2024 Best Workplaces in Aging Services™ by Great Place to Work® and Fortune’s 2025 Best Workplaces in Aging Services, Ingleside’s mission is to provide strategic and operational leadership that enables our communities and affiliates to excel in their missions. For more information, visit www.inglesideonline.org.
About WTWH Media Healthcare Network
WTWH Healthcare Network covers the $7.6 trillion business of senior housing and care through the Aging Media Network, which includes the publications Senior Housing News, Skilled Nursing News, Home Health Care News, Hospice News, and Behavioral Health Business. Through fresh content and industry expertise, the network serves a community of industry executives and participants. For more information, visit https://agingmedia.com/.