While death and dying are not new to long term care, the pandemic has accentuated the need for changes and improvements in the delivery of person-centered palliative care. The challenge of transforming this final stage of life into a meaningful, respectful, and valuable experience for residents, families, and care providers, has never been more critical.
Making Adjustments – Merging the Best – Proving Your Worth A One-Day Program for Recreation/Activation Leaders More complex care needs, new innovations in recreation programming,…
Uncovering the Hidden Treasures and Rewards of ActivityProA one-day training session for current ActivityPro usersActivityPro, the most prominent recreation/activation software program in seniors’ care, has…
Strategies in overcoming resident resistance to participation in recreation programs Every recreationist has faced the challenge of overcoming resident resistance to engage in seemingly great…
Recreationists in long term care are challenged to stay “in the positive,” in spite of constantly changing demands and expectations. In this session, the implications…
All successful recreation departments have one common feature – effective leadership. Too often great programs and strategies fail to realize their full potential as a…
One Person, One Step at a Time As the number of cognitively impaired residents in long term care escalates, recreation programming must shift in response…
Programming for Frail, Alert Residents Don’t panic! BINGO is still Good! However, the need to re-think programming for the minority group of residents called “alert…
Maintaining the vitality of activities is an essential element to providing successful activity programs. Resident decisions to attend programs, stay involved during the activity, and…