In this article we are keeping in line with the goal to give back normal life to people who live in nursing homes and assisted livings. Don’t let yourselves get institutionalized. We are also applying a framework I’ve designed called Creating Joy with a focus on the people doing the planning and again, back to […]
Is there really such a thing? No one really wants to be helpless, do they? Learned Helplessness is described as the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. Learned Helplessness was accidently coined by Professor Seligman and Professor Maier in the 1960’s. They were doing experiments with Dogs and […]
Question: I am often pulled from my responsibilities in Activities to provide transportation for residents to medical appointments. The activities program is suffering and I believe that the residents’ quality of life is being affected. Do you have any advice about how I should approach this with my Administrator? Answer: It is true that many […]
Up until now I have survived unscathed by the dreaded Covid virus, that is until 5 days ago. Hit me like a common cold, and although I had my feelers up, testing 2 and 3 times a day based on some positive cases in a facility I consult in, I still felt I was in […]
This is a framework I call Creating Joy now applied to Christmas. Don’t Plan First and this may surprise you, don’t plan! Yes, even though you get paid to plan, don’t do it. Looking back this is something I would have done differently and encourage you to do/not do. Why? Because I/you don’t live there. […]
There are usually long lists of great activities you can enjoy in the warmer months, but finding activities that the whole family can enjoy from grandparents to young children during the winter can be difficult. The cold weather makes everyone feel like they just want to stay inside, but luckily there are a lot of […]
Note: On my travels to represent NAAP at conferences this fall, I was asked a number of the same questions, often because of my experience as an Administrator/Executive Director. Many of these were not programming related, but rather concerns about operations, staffing or management. I’m starting this new column in the NAAP e-blast as a […]
Create Joy and Festivity – for isolated people – during the Holidays. This is a session I teach which I’m breaking down in four articles applying a Creating Joy Framework I’ve had fun developing. Don’t Plan First off, and shocking I know, don’t plan! Even though you get paid to plan, don’t do all the […]
Arts and crafts are not something exclusively for children or grandmoms, it is an activity that can be enjoyed by all ages. The holiday season is one of the best times for crafts because there are so many possibilities. From Christmas ornaments to table decorations, crafting is also a great way to spend time with […]
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