Current Concepts in Brain Health for the Activity Professional – Dr. Cynthia Green

Dementia, eLearning, Programming

There is growing evidence that choices we make daily matter significantly to our cognitive well-being, even in the face of memory loss. This presentation will review 3 current, critical concepts in brain health science: Lifestyle interventions, cognitive training and social engagement. Attendees will learn how to apply these current findings to insure a best practices approach to assessing and implementing activities that promote cognitive wellness, including for those clients facing memory challenge . . .

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Activity Profession, eLearning, MEPAP Instructors, Regulations/Documentation

Supporting Residents’ Rights and Quality of Life in a Time of COVID 1CE

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 […]

Dementia, eLearning

Can People Living with Dementia Read 1 CE

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 […]

Activity Profession, eLearning, MEPAP Instructors

Grant Seeking for Novices 1.5 CE

Speaker: Marie Gress LMSW-Macro This workshop will walk grant-seeking novices through grant proposal readiness, researching new partnerships, funding options to consider, proposal sections from cover letter to evaluation, and reporting after the grant period. We’ll talk about writing tips and strategies as well as ethical planning throughout the process. Watch this webinar on-demand HERE

eLearning, Programming

Advancing and Adapting Your Senior Fitness Programming

Whether required as part of your role, or a temporary responsibility due to outside facilitator restrictions, there is an increasing expectation that AP and TR professionals are skilled at teaching high-quality senior fitness classes. In this session, we’ll discuss where to start, what to include, and how to enhance your senior fitness offering to keep […]

eLearning, Programming

Horticultural Therapy’s benefits in Long Term Care Facilities

Speaker: Lorraine Lee ACC, CDP, M.Ed., Certificate UNC Therapeutic Horticulture Horticultural Therapy is as old as man and woman have been on the Earth. From ancient Egyptians making fabric from flax and cotton and using plants to help heal the sick to volunteers in hospitals during WWII using gardens to heal returning soldiers suffering from […]

Activity Profession, eLearning

Loneliness in long term care : How to Engage Residents

In this session, we will talk about loneliness in long term care. Often considered a fatality, there are (innovative) ways to better engage residents with their family, friends and carers. One of them is called Famileo and it allows a resident to receive every week a personal printed family newsletter, written by their family, specifically […]