The purpose of this doctoral capstone project was to understand why independent living (IL) residents presented with decreased acceptance of skilled therapy services and to implement mechanisms to improve their adherence towards a skilled therapy program at Compass Park. Independent living residents demonstrated a decreased acceptance towards skilled therapy services secondary to a lack of understanding on what skilled therapy involves, which increased their risk of debility and hospitalizations. The program consisted of educational seminars and therapeutic wellness activities in order to increase the IL residents’ understanding of what a skilled therapy program involves. The IL residents presented with an increase in their readiness to initiate a skilled therapy program for prevention and improvement in their self-perceived global mental health. The program was sustained at Compass Park through the social services team administering educational videos about skilled therapy services for IL residents to view before beginning a skilled therapy program.