NAAP Workshop

The Eden Alternative developed what are called the seven Domains of Well-being®. If you want to learn them, Eden has a white paper at www.edenalt.org. Another highly recommended way to learn about them is Dr. Allen Power’s book Dementia beyond Disease: Enhancing Wellbeing. Each chapter is dedicated to each of the seven domains. First off, […]

There are small losses we experience almost daily and there are big losses that become a once in a lifetime, defining moment, altering who we are and who we become.We lose our keys, our our favorite sock, a pair of shorts that we loved last summer. Then there are losses that rank higher on the […]

Connectedness is one of the seven Eden Alternative Domains of Well-being®.  Eden offers a free white paper explaining them as well as Wellbeing Surveys designed for Elder, Family and Employee Care Partners at www.edenalt.org. Dr. Allen Power’s book Dementia beyond Disease: Enhancing Wellbeing, is also a resource dedicated to each of the seven domains. Connectedness […]

In the next few months I am going to be publishing a series I would like to refer to as: The Fight for Survival. Each month is going to cover a distinct primitive instinct that remains within us as we age and explain some of the otherwise unexplainable. As Activity Professionals you are continually faced […]

In 1998 I was introduced to the National Association of Activity Professionals when I attended an annual conference in San Diego, CA. I had worked in activities since 1985 at this point in my career. I was very lucky to work with an organization that supported quality of life and encouraged continuing education opportunities for […]

Spontaneity is a practice of the culture change movement. It predominately comes from the Eden Alternative®, an excellent model of changed culture that follows ten principles. I highly recommend nursing and assisted living homes to become a registered Eden Alternative® home as it then propels your community into changing culture. It gives you guidance, support […]