Tag: engagement

As we age – 4 steps to keeping your brain active
Posted on July 19, 2010
engagement therapeutic
Losing our mental capacity as we age is something that most people dread. It is possible to keep your brain active and maintain a good quality of life throughout the aging process. Food, nutrition, physical and social activities all play a role in keeping our brains active. Brain games and activities will keep our brain […]

Ipad and seniors
Posted on July 5, 2010
engagement person centered
There has been lost being said about what the Ipad can do for seniors. The debate could be ported on the empowerment and content tailored to seniors. Here’s a very touching video that shows some of its potential:

Tools of Engagement: 4 ways to put residents in charge
Posted on June 21, 2010
engagement person centered
Communities that are successfully enhancing their residents’ activity and life enrichment program often point to a simple strategy: ask them what they want to do. Today’s seniors and people retiring in the coming future seem to be more eager to participate in activity planning than residents in years past. To start off this kind of […]

Social Media for Communities
Posted on June 14, 2010
engagement
In addition to direct benefits to residents, which we’ll cover shortly, social media can bring a very interesting mix for retirement communities on an image & marketing aspect. Word of mouth is a powerful influence. When we have direct contact with someone, we tend to have more trust in what is said because there is […]

Making Cultural Diversity an Opportunity
Posted on May 18, 2010
engagement person centered
Senior living communities often face an interesting challenge based on the core of the US nation: diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. This involves deep benefits and challenges at all levels of management that need to be addressed by strategies and day to day practices. In addition to the operational point of view, many States require […]

The Importance of Wellness Benchmarks
Posted on May 5, 2010
engagement
With many major actors in the senior industry announcing wellness or life enrichment programs pilots and launch, it has become difficult to follow who does what and how. These initiatives have different approaches, sets of terms and objectives although they all share the same vision: improving life of residents. It has become important to setup […]

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