Speaker: Alisa Tagg BA, ACC/EDU, CADDCT, CDP, CDCS The pandemic has allowed Activity Professionals to see clearer with a new set of fresh eyes for positive resident engagement. Activity Professionals can now grow and cultivate life-enriching experiences that will make quality engagement even better in the senior living setting. In this session, we will review […]
First off I’d like to welcome you to a work environment that is as unique as you are. As you may have noticed already, things in a memory care unit are unlike any other place in the world. It is chaotic and busy, constantly buzzing with activity and yet riddled with moments of frustration and […]
One of my very favorite things about fall is hearing the crunch of the leaves. You too? One of my favorite fall memories is sharing that crackling crunchy sound with the people who lived in the nursing home where I worked. You too? Have you ever gone outside and UNRAKED the leaves? Yep, what I […]
What is the actual value of your volunteer program? How do we measure that value? Is it only the hours volunteers donate, or is there more? Is it the stories we tell? Why should your leadership continue to fund your volunteer efforts? What difference do your volunteers make? The purpose of this presentation is […]
For the last 19th months we have seen and experienced things that make us take a look back and reflect on the seriousness and the loss that a world wide pandemic has on our lives. We have all suffered great loss due to covid-19! I don’t mean to make light of any of those losses […]
First I want to start by saying that there is probably nothing I am going to say to you now that you don’t already know. I just feel that in this present day and age, we may need to update our survival skills in the workplace and specifically during the inspection process. We all hate […]
Have you ever realized that the MDS boxes us in? The care plan is driven by the MDS. Hopefully you go way beyond the MDS but just in case you don’t, let this be some encouragement. Think outside the MDS box. The Section F Preferences indicated on the MDS are very good actually if you […]
Over the past few years NAAP has shared with the membership the challenges of yearly elections and consistent voting from our membership. NAAP also recognizes the challenges state associations have gone through in the last two years with the impact of COVID, participation, and services. In response to these challenges, the NAAP board has revised […]
NAAP is proud to announce that there have been three Diversity Advancement Scholarships awarded! The intent of this scholarship is to create interest and awareness of Therapeutic Activity Services with people of color and other minorities by providing financial support for education in activity services, therapeutic recreation, geriatrics and other related fields. Scholarships range from […]
It is well known that nursing home residents have rights guaranteed under federal law. Since the COVID crisis began, however, for some it has felt as if residents’ rights have gone out the window. While there have been some waivers to federal requirements that have affected some rights, they are limited, and the rights of […]
