Educational How-To
The Life Enrichment professional at a skilled nursing facility should create an activity calendar that helps residents achieve their optimum health and well-being which in turn meets the federal standards.
Educational How-To
Assessing the needs of our residents is essential to be able to deliver quality care and programming. The process involves interviewing the resident and the family to find out who …
Educational How-To
Documentation, whether in the skilled nursing facility setting or in senior living is the process and the art of telling the story of the resident. It is a key factor …
Educational How-To
A care plan in the nursing home setting, or the ISP (Individual Service Plan) for assisted living communities, is a systematic assessment used to assist in the identification of a …
Educational How-To
In order for comprehensive care planning to take place, so that each resident’s needs and preferences are fully acknowledged, it is imperative that a resident’s family and loved ones are …
Educational How-To
One of the major challenges of person-centered care, after taking into account the person’s needs and interest, is to select the most appropriate activity that isn’t too challening while remaining …
Educational How-To
In senior care communities, the concept of wellness is supported by the concept of person-centered care which means including the voice of the person throughout their stay, no matter their …
Educational How-To
The story of how individualized therapeutic engagement can decrease the reliance on anti-psychotic drugs, reduce the need for unnecessary hospitalizations and decrease the risk of falls, is a powerful one. …
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 1PM - 2PM ET
Join Dr. Tracey Gendron, Gerontologist and Associate Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Department of Gerontology, in a discussion about taking the next steps to disrupt ageism in your organization.
On-Demand Webinar
Tuesday, April 23, 2019, 1PM - 2PM ET
Hear from award-winning author and activist, Ashton Applewhite! Ageism—stereotyping and prejudice on the basis of age—is stoked by social and economic forces and harms us both individually and collectively.
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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the current need for physical distancing, the way resident engagement existed prior to the virus outbreak needs to be reinvented. Linked Senior …
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Being highly engaged in recreational activity is associated with increased cognitive functioning and social engagement, as well as decreased aggression and antipsychotic medication use.
