Tag: engagement

Essentials about seniors and exercise
Posted on April 26, 2010
engagement therapeutic
For most people, exercise is not a senior thing; not many people picture grandma on a treadmill, a 97 year old doing Tai Chi or a retirement community doing hula hoop competitions In some way, it is true that aging includes changes that affect performance such as: Strength: Older adults often see loss of muscle, […]

Staff & Life Enrichment – 4 Ideas to bear in mind
Posted on March 22, 2010
engagement person centered
Retirement communities that receive federal funds must comply with federal legislation that calls for a high quality of care. Though all states must comply, at a minimum, with the federal regulations, some states have adopted tougher laws. Congress enacted legislation in 1987 to require retirement communities participating in the Medicare and Medicaid programs to comply […]

Donate Now for Haiti’s Elderly
Posted on March 16, 2010
engagement
As we know, the earthquake that struck Haiti on January 12th 2010 was one of the worst tragedy of this early century. As of 12 February 2010, an estimated three million people were affected by the quake; the Haitian Government reports that between 217,000 and 230,000 people had been identified as dead, they also estimated […]

Introducing Technology – 5 important ideas to bear in mind
Posted on February 11, 2010
engagement
It is a noble goal to make sure that older people are not excluded from the benefits of technological advances. Technology and information technology in particular are playing an increasingly important role in the lives of older people as it is incorporated into assistive devices, home security, access to health care, banking, communication and many […]

3 technologies for better Life Enrichment and Activities
Posted on January 17, 2010
engagement
Activity Directors and Life Enrichment Program Directors have seen their job description and requirements evolve deeply in the past twenty years. As demand and needs shift towards a less “institutionalized” life in retirement communities, huge challenges for the management of these facilities arises. One of the most common complaints comes from the lack of personalized […]

These Resident, these Heroes
Posted on December 9, 2009
dementia care engagement
Sometimes people forget that retirement communities are normal social spaces where interactions happen all the time. There are exchanges between residents, with caregivers, the families and the outside world.The social landscape of a community has the same characteristics of any other groups of men and women: there are leaders, loners, and active or less active […]

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