It’s the year 2020. So much has advanced in our field in just twenty years. Just think about how much more is going to change. One thing that we should all take advantage of is the ability to network 24/7. Facebook has allowed a shared open space for fellow activity directors to vent to each […]
January Live Webinar: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 1pm ET, 12pm CT, 11am MT, 10am PT. Topic: The State of the Activity Profession – A look ahead at 2020! Speaker: Alisa Tagg BA, ACC/EDU, CDP, CADDCT, CDCS Click here to register for this webinar Today’s Activity Professional must be able to meet the ever changing […]
I, like most people, have a few pet peeves. While working in this field, my biggest pet peeve has to be when I hear people use nursing homes as a threat. For example, someone says to you “ You better be nice to your children or else they will choose your nursing home.” In the […]
Whenever I need to lift up my soul and change things up in my daily life, I like to take a nice day trip. Go somewhere outside of my ordinary surroundings. Whether it be taking in nature, antique shopping in a quaint town or going to the beach. For many people, getting away, if only […]
October is my favorite time of the year. Fall Festivals begin and everyone anticipates Halloween. A while back I had wrote a blog on the appropriateness of R-rated films and how there is a stigma with infantizing films shown to seniors. My theory has always been that as adults, seniors should be able to watch […]
In a previous blog, I reviewed the book, Don’t Retire/Rewire, by Jeri Sedlar and Rick Miners. Their descriptions of “drivers” aka personal motivators still resonates with me. They identify eighty-five drivers (Appendix C) and then narrow it down to 30 main ones on p. 61. Drivers are tied to the concept of what makes an […]
October is the designated month to honor Residents and their rights. The Resident’s Rights are guaranteed by the Federal Law – 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act. The law requires nursing homes to promote and protect the rights of each resident. There are 27 listed rights, do you know them? Do you honor and promote them? […]
As of lately, I’ve sadly seen many activity directors post on various social media advice sites that they have seen their facility post an ad for their position. This can be extremely upsetting and demoralizing. I know because sadly it has happened to me. I never saw an ad in the paper, however I was […]
The swimming pool has reopened! This news brought joy into the hearts of many individuals at my retirement community a week ago, as it signified one small success in what will have been a year-long journey in learning to manage expectations, overcome fear of change and be more creative and flexible than we ever thought […]
It was a lazy Sunday morning when I decided to spend some time on the couch with my puppies while waiting for my laundry buzzer to go off. I skimmed through Netflix and it was filled with tons of fun cooking shows where chefs and sometimes families competed against each other. I finally settled on […]
