August Activity Ideas – By Linda Amoroso, Education Outreach

The NAAP membership, in article two, From the Frontlines of the Activity Profession, of this series, shared challenges and changes the COVID-19 Pandemic brought to senior living services. Increased conflict amongst interdisciplinary team members, additional non-related Activity Service tasks requested by organizations, staffing shortages, witnessing the loss of function within residents, social isolation, death of […]

Research confirms that people living in care settings are more likely to thrive when they regularly listen to their favorite music. The music we love can shift our moods, make us happier, even prompt us to sing or dance. So, when your loved one needs to transition to assisted living or a nursing home, access […]

The pandemic applied significant strain to an already vulnerable senior living workforce, which has historically experienced high levels of turnover and burnout.  This article is the second in a four-part series focusing on the Activity Professional, working on the front line. The NAAP survey, conducted in July 2022, included open and closed ended questions.  Survey […]

I recently returned from jointly representing and participating at the Pioneer Network Conference with Peter Illig and Debbie Hommel of NCCAP. The Pioneer Network is the national leader of the culture change movement, helping care providers to transition away from a medical, institutional model of elder care to one that is life affirming, satisfying, humane, […]

From Scienceforseniors.net – Gloria Hoffner owner One of the greatest questions faced by humans is: Are we alone in the universe? It’s a big questions because it’s a huge universe. It is estimated there could be 40 billion Earth sized planets according to preliminary studies from scientists using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope.  On July 12, […]

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