A 53-year-old man with type 2 diabetes presents to his internist with erectile dysfunction, increased appetite, and blurry vision. At his last visit 6 months ago, his LDL-C was borderline high.
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 […]
Speaker: Susan Ostrowski MA, MS, CCC-SLP In this webinar, we will: Shake up conventional notions about what it means to read and what adult text should look like. Outline practical, feasible ways to melt away the barriers to reading that many elders encounter. View and analyze videos of LTC/AL residents independently interacting with books […]
In seeking to dispel the pressure to hold groups, to get the pressure where it belongs, focusing on each individual and his/her interests, we now turn our attention to helping institutionalized people be meaningfully engaged. I contend that we have needed to focus on this need way before a pandemic, certainly during it, and will […]
I was recently invited to attend a few care plan conferences for residents who reside on the Memory Care Unit of a nearby facility. Although the residents declined the invitation to attend, families were present to gain any type of insight possible. During a particular meeting a wife (lets call her Mary) brought in her […]
