I have never been a fan of putting “Activities are subject to change” on my activity calendar. I do understand why it is necessary and at times unavoidable . Even the best laid plans can change up, cancel out or just down right fail. When planning our activities we all want our programs to be […]
Workshop description: Care planning is an essential part of the activity professionals’ world. Even if you don’t write care plans in your setting, you are still using the care planning process. Many professionals often feel they aren’t sure the wording to use in care plans, uncertain as to how specific they should be in their […]
Independent Living and Life Plan communities have long been pushing the idea of “radical hospitality”, where residents experience the environment and customer services akin to a high-end hotel or cruise ship. Residents are waited on hand and foot, nothing is too much trouble, and there’s a 24-hr concierge available to respond to every need or […]
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, […]
The Eden Alternative developed what are called the seven Domains of Well-being®. CMS actually included the Eden Domains of Well-being in the “new” (2016) regulations. And, of all places, at the Activities tag! F679 Activities. INTENT §483.24(c) To ensure that facilities implement an ongoing resident centered activities program that incorporates the resident’s interests, hobbies and […]
Sharks. They have lived on Earth over 400 million years and became the staring nightmares of popular movie, television shows and summer reading lists for over 50 years. While the opening scenes of the movie “Jaws” may be the first thing most people think of when hearing the word ‘Shark!’, here are some facts and a […]
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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It seems to me that we Activity Professionals have a unique vantage point on the condition of the world, quality of life, and human behavior in general. So, when I read about research in other fields, I get all excited about the obvious tie-ins to our work. A few months ago I wrote an article […]
One of the main reasons we should focus more on the social environment that we create for persons living with dementia is the 3rd of the six main core instincts that we operate from: our willingness and ability to respond to threats. This is probably one of the most common cave-man-ish visuals you have held […]
