20 Aug
A big topic now in “Activities”…. I don’t really like the term, I would rather use the term community life….. anyway the one area that is being looked at is culture change in the “activities” – community life realm. For so long we activity professionals have decided what should be accomplished throughout a month by [...]
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27 Sep
I have been so very encouraged over the past several weeks as I have traveled around, speaking with Activity Professionals about what the next level of activities should look like. There are some very forward thinking professionals who are truly transforming their current “programming” into person-centered programming. As we start to move from “entertainment” to [...]
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27 Aug
The Therapetic Engagement Program(TM) is a trademarked therapeutic activities program for those who have dementia. Expanding on the research that has been conducted on “brain exercise” and the importance of keeping our brains healthy through deliberate exercise, GNC developed the TEP (TM) to provide a structured daily routine of engagement (brain exercise) sessions that are [...]
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