There are some old songs from the time of the revolutionary war. The victorious colonists took “Yankee Doodle” as their theme song, but when Cornwallis’ army was marched out of Yorktown in defeat, the fifes played “The World Turn’d Upside Down.” This is how it goes: If buttercups buzzed after the bee, If boats were […]
Every Wednesday afternoon we load up our tri-shaw, which we have transformed into the “Happy Heart Cart” and go room to room in our independent apartments with a Mobile Farmer’s Market! All departments have worked together to make this a successful activity for our residents. The idea originally came from our Director of Nursing, and […]
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Doctor shows on TV were just becoming popular when I was growing up. And every one of them was shown with a stethoscope around their neck. Nurses too had stethoscopes around their necks, always. And in real life, my own doctor would always take his stethoscope and listen. First to the heart and then take […]
Winter storms as well as fall and summer hurricanes can be brutal and cause havoc for your senior home. More often than not, employees from all departments suffer from being short-staffed. One major concern for caregivers with children is how they will be taken care of. Recently owners from care homes have found it beneficial […]
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 […]
