The News Room

NAAP Contributor, Anthony Vicari, offers the second article in his series, Breaking Through the Glass Walls.  Cultural Competence is a “hot topic” for every single healthcare professional’s working portfolio.  Current research, specific strategies and techniques, and personal reflections are all outlined in this informative and relevant article. Read the Article Cultural Competence in Today’s Healthcare World

I wrote an article a few years ago talking about the benefits for residents in long-term care who belong to a performing choir.  Well, actually, it turns out that belonging to almost any group can bring positive results.  And … oh, yeah … we aren’t doing groups right now.  That’s too bad, because feeling included […]

The world of the Activity Professional has been turned upside down and  recently I have noticed a very sad trend…people leaving the field. The stress of the profession is slowly taking a toll on many in so many ways. I don’t believe folks that have not walked in our shoes can understand how personal our […]

As we enter into month 5 of being quarantined and limited in our Activity Program options it is time to really focus on those temporary care plans and make them more permanent. It is essential to review and revise the care plans to ensure the residents’ individual needs are being met. This may be challenging […]

Think about this possibility: a person living with dementia suddenly, for an isolated moment, return to normalcy, not by some mysterious wave in brain functioning, but by the person’s mind distancing itself from the brain?  In its earliest infant stage and even throughout the end stages of dementia, many persons living with Alzheimer’s disease are […]

Exciting News for New Zealand! As of June 7th, the Ministry of Health announced that the country was moving to Level 1. This means that there were no active cases of CoVID-19 in the country! Because of this, starting June 8th citizens no longer had to abide by physical distancing and restrictions on mass gatherings. […]