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ResidentsRights
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The Nursing Home Reform Amendments of OBRA 1987 require that nursing facilities promote and protect the rights of. Each resident. The resident’s rights must be displayed in the nursing facility along with a contact number for the state’s. Long Term Care Ombudsman (a third-party resident advocate). The general goals of the law are:. 1) Quality of Life:. The law requires nursing homes to care for the residents in such a manner and in such an. 2) Provision of Services and Activities:. Contact ombudsmen to v...
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ADO_Beginnings
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The Origin of Activity Director Today. Activity Professionals are the salt-of-the-earth. The Activity Director’s Office website. Is dedicated to everyone who works in the Activity Department and/or Marketing. Department of a facility serving a dependent population. Our visitors will always find a. Robert Lucas, HFA (retired), Linda Lucas, AD (retired),. For 25 years Robert Lucas was a Health Facility Administrator married to an Activity. Which offered facility newsletters for health. Operation of their d...
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ActivitiesDefined
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NURSING HOME ACTIVITIES DEFINED. Special programs in nursing homes encompass a wide. Range of activities and services. To enable residents to react and interact with their. To help them fight back, to shape their destinies,. To find new and satisfying social relationships; and. To be able to be self-directing and spontaneous. Together. The programs should meet the needs of the. Residents as the resident defines them. In other words, the. Residents as the resident defines them. In other words, the. Where ...
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The Creativity Greenhouse: Five Card Bingo
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Friday, August 26, 2011. Need a quick game or an alternative to Bingo? One of my patients told me about this game- Five Card Bingo! This is an easy game to play with individuals who cannot process an entire Bingo card. Even large, over-sized Bingo cards can sometimes be too much to look at. Y'all know I'm teasing). Here's how the game works:. You need two decks of cards, preferably one of them supporting the West Virginia Mountaineers. I'm just saying. So let's play this easy game. Of course you can incr...
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The Creativity Greenhouse: July 2011
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Saturday, July 23, 2011. Do you have a beach themed event coming up? Beach Party. Carribean Get-Away. Sun, Sand, and Silly. Tropical Island Vacation. Tiki Week. Oh there are so many ways to get a nice ocean theme going in our facilities. And it's so nice to hear our residents reminisce about beach trips when they were kids. Here. Image via Two Barking Dogs. Or discuss the history of a nearby beach, if you're lucky enough to be nearby a beach. You can really set up the scene or just go with one sentence&#...
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The Creativity Greenhouse: Crafts
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A Rainbow of Your Own. A colorful project that uses the visible color spectrum that we see in a rainbow. March/St. Patrick's Day, Easter, or color adaptable to any theme or holiday. Check out a couple of resources for freebie coloring pages. One site will even email then directly to you every Friday! Paper Collages, Part 1. Get out those scissors and let's get busy on a colorful paper strip collage. Paper Collages, Part 2. Let's take a look at how to adapt our collages for different functional levels.
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The Creativity Greenhouse: Facilities
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Content sprouting soon. Please check back. This page will highlight creative and unusual facilities- Activity Rooms, outdoor spaces, dining area, you name it. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Please accept my sincere apologies but I am currently not checking email from this blog. You Can Also Find Me . If I'm not in The Greenhouse, you can find me in the jungle-. That's my blog about the surprises and little pleasures in life. What We've Already Planted- Blog Archive. Culture for the Health of It. Long Term C...
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The Creativity Greenhouse: Culture for the Health of It
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Monday, October 3, 2011. Culture for the Health of It. Image via Decca Records. I came across this article in the National Post titled Art for Life's Sake: The Health Benefits of Culture. It's all good.". I strongly encourage you to click over to the article- it's an easy and intriguing read. Image by Olds College. Once you read the article, you will naturally ask yourself, "How can I take this information and put it to work in my facility for my residents? Image via Appalachian Clogging and Dance Center.
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Library of Useful Links | MAPA-NC
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REGISTER HERE FOR WORKSHOP! Upcoming Workshops and Programs of Interest. Library of Useful Links. Metrolina Activity Profesionals Association. Library of Useful Links. Action Pact, Inc. Golden Carers Rec Therapy Blog. Current Activities in Long Term Care. Kim Grandal’s Re-Creative Resources. Debbie Hommel’s DH Special Services. Other State Activity Professional Organizations. Southern Nevada APA Facebook. AP of North Dakota. Upcoming Workshops and Programs of Interest. Library of Useful Links.
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The Creativity Greenhouse: Writing
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Six Word Memoirs. Reminiscence In Nutshell. Short and sweet and to the point- a writing activity that is a fun, easy, and manageable way for your residents to tell their story. 65279;. Check out how the Apple iPad can enhance the well-being of the readers in your facility. Make poetry accessible to your residents with these poems that don't intimidate. Iambic Pentameter-free. Make magnetic poetry that your residents can actually see. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). You Can Also Find Me . Current Activitie...