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Essentials is an outreach of the NAAP Education Council. Committed to equipping your daily work through research and timely resources to enhance quality of life for residents everywhere. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. An opportunity to enhance our understanding of the beautiful brain and human experiences. Accenting/Lighting things UP with green is the thing to […]

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Senior Living organizations thrive on quality team members who are well trained, dedicated, flexible and focused on serving older adults. The 2020 pandemic brought unimaginable challenges and within the storm, creative, competent leaders, who had been there all along, emerged in new and exciting ways. Finding the silver lining is a uniquely human skill, no […]

The NAAP membership, in article two, From the Frontlines of the Activity Profession, of this series, shared challenges and changes the COVID-19 Pandemic brought to senior living services. Increased conflict amongst interdisciplinary team members, additional non-related Activity Service tasks requested by organizations, staffing shortages, witnessing the loss of function within residents, social isolation, death of […]

Research confirms that people living in care settings are more likely to thrive when they regularly listen to their favorite music. The music we love can shift our moods, make us happier, even prompt us to sing or dance. So, when your loved one needs to transition to assisted living or a nursing home, access […]

The pandemic applied significant strain to an already vulnerable senior living workforce, which has historically experienced high levels of turnover and burnout.  This article is the second in a four-part series focusing on the Activity Professional, working on the front line. The NAAP survey, conducted in July 2022, included open and closed ended questions.  Survey […]