Articles

The Future of Care Plans? How to Write 'I' Care Plans

Booking Entertainers: A How-To Guide for Senior Care

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Digital vs. Paper: How To Best Communicate With Residents

9 Ways to Give Your Spa Activities a Face Lift

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How To Make Art Fun!

18 Social Media Trends to Try at Your Community

How to Form Community Partnerships

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16 New Resident Welcome Gift Ideas

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18 Ways to Partner with your Marketing Team

13 Ways to Provide Resort-Style Hospitality in Activities

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How to Plan a Christmas Pantomime for Senior Care

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10 Ways to Use Sensory Boxes & Multisensory Spaces

How to be Culturally Sensitive in Senior Care

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16 Local History Activity Ideas to Engage Seniors

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14 Men's Club Activity Ideas

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20 Ways to Boost Your Energy on Hard Days

How to Plan a Restaurant Month-Long Event

12 Examples of Support Groups for Your Community

How to Plan a Volunteer Appreciation Garden Party

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The Benefits of Silence in Senior Care

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11 New Sections to Add to Your Newsletter

The Role of Enthusiasm in Senior Care

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11 Tips I Wish Someone Had Told Me When I Started Working as an Activity Director

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How to Plan Scavenger Hunts

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How to Form a Resident Choir

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How To Review Your Activity Calendar

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11 Things Every Activity Professional Should Have In Their Office

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13 Things You Should Know About Each Resident

10 Reasons Why Your Community Needs More Plants

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Is Your Activity Department Person-Centered?

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15 Christmas Tips for Activity Professionals

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Where to Find Continuing Education Opportunities

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8 Tips for a More Productive Work Schedule

How to Plan a Trivia Night

8 Reasons to Start a Food Committee at Your Community

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Fun & Delicious No-Cook Food Ideas for Seniors

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15 Tips for an Active Resident Council

15 Ways To Honor Veterans And Their Families All Year Long

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6 Tips for Writing a Self-Assessment

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Quality Improvement Action Plan Template

How to Ask for a Raise in Your Salary, Your Staff's Salary, or Your Activity Budget

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9 Areas of Focus for Quality Improvement in Senior Care

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How to Start a Photography Club for Seniors

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Your Department's Role in End of Life Support

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25 Fun Summer Trip Ideas

How to Setup Up an Orientation Program for New Activity Staff

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14 Interview Questions For Hiring Activity Staff

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How to Overcome Common Dementia Challenges in Group Activities

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4 Neurobic Brain Exercises for Baby Boomers

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12 Fun Social Clubs to Start at Your Community

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10 Sensory Activities for Men

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How to Use Conversation Cards to Connect Residents

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How to Start a Pen Pal Program for Seniors

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11 Leadership Tips in a Time of Crisis

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How to Discipline Your Activity Staff

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7 Tips to Reverse a Bad Day at Work

7 Ageist Habits You May Be Guilty Of (and How to Break Them)

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How to Plan for the Festive Season in the Midst of the Pandemic

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12 Habits That Make You Look Professional

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9 Examples of Activity-Based Care Plan Interventions

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25 Ways to Show Gratitude To Volunteers

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8 Ways to to Encourage Friendships Among Residents

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25 Comedy, Skits, and other Funny Ideas for Entertaining

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16 Ways to Encourage Negative or Pessimistic Residents to Attend Activities

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20 Tips on Asking For Donations

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14 Ways to Improve Family Communication During the Pandemic

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20 Creative Ways to Hydrate the Elderly in Senior Care

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How to Create a Calm Environment for Memory Care

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3 Benefits of Video Games for Seniors

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The Power of an Apology

5 Best Practice Documentation Habits

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100 Movie Recommendations for Seniors

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How to Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department

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15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad

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19 Ways for Residents to Socialize in Isolation

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30 Spiritual Activity Ideas

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17 Easy Arts and Craft Kits

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26 Ways to Rally Your Greater Community

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15 Exercise Program Alternatives for Senior Care

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Coronavirus: 18 Activities for Dementia Care

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15 Virtual Activities for Residents in Isolation

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COVID-19: Taking Care of Your Mental Health

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50 Activities for the Elderly in Lockdown and Isolation

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How to Support Residents in Lockdown

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10 Easy-to-Grow Indoor Plants for the Elderly

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7 Drawing Activities for Seniors

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12 Ways to Support Visually Impaired Seniors

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7 Ways To Spice Up Your Newsletter

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Your Role in Discharge Planning

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15 Goals for Your Activity Program

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How to Run Successful Resident Council Meetings

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6 Spring Art Activities Your Residents Will Love

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How to Train Your Staff For Public Health Visits

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Five Ways to Spice Up Your Exercise Program

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8 Interventions for Culturally Diverse Seniors

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How to Improve the Dining Experience for Seniors

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15 Ways to get the Participation of your Nursing Team

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How to Setup a Pet Visiting Program

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How to Acknowledge Mistakes and Apologize

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Sifting and Sorting Bins for Dementia Care

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15 Evening Trip Destinations

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13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar

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Loneliness and Isolation in Nursing Homes

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The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's Disease

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How to Provide Spiritual Care for the Elderly

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How to Get Reluctant Residents to Attend Activities

5 Things We Can Learn From Dementia Villages

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Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?

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9 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care

Fun and Lively Math Group Games for the Elderly

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Tips for Working With a Challenging Supervisor

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9 Ways to Encourage Participation in Art Activities

10 Ways Technology is Improving Assisted Living

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8 Ways to Provide Armchair Travel Experiences

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21 Neurobic Exercises

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3 Ways to Practise Mindfulness with the Elderly

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5 Ways to Honor Residents by Validating Their Past

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How to Start a New Resident Welcome Program

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Implicit and Explicit Bias in Senior Care

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The Magic of Being Silly

How Technology is Improving Senior Care

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Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday

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10 Ways to Embrace Cultural Diversity in Your Workplace

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Brain Games for Senior Care: What is Neurobics?

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15 Ways to Practise Self Care and Avoid Burnout

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Bunco Dice Game for Seniors

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How to Manage Aggressive Behavior

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16 Ways to Promote Social Inclusion in Senior Care

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8 Blends & Remedies: Massage with Essential Oils for the Elderly

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The Power of Touch in Senior Care

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Easy Group Cooking Ideas for Dementia Care

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15 uplifting activities for people with limited mobility

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How to Plan a Festival Of Lights Family Night

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8 Ways To Spread Christmas Cheer in Nursing Homes

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20 Fabulous Day Trip Destinations for Seniors

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15+ Ways to Find Intergenerational Partners

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8 Creative Ways to Use an iPad in Nursing Home Settings

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5 Ways to Spice Up Your Activity Calendar

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Free Activity Calendar for Seniors

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Reminiscing: How to Create a Memory Board

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How to Plan Age Appropriate Activities for Seniors

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6 Important Points for an Activity Coordinator's Resume & Interview

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How to Support Family Members of the Elderly in Long Term Care

15

5 Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia

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12 Tips for Writing Progress Notes

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Laughing Together - Five Activities to Get Residents Smiling

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6 Whiteboard Games for the Elderly

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5 Aphasia Activities for Senior Care

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Fads of the 1940s and 1950s

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Psychosocial Interventions for Dementia Care

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8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes

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Wandering and Dementia

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12 Creative Employee Appreciation Ideas

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How to Run Group Exercise Sessions for the Elderly

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How to Avoid Burnout

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How to Create a Culture of Happiness

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How to Decrease Problem Behaviors

12

Activities for Men

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How to Make Sensory Blankets for Dementia Care

Fundraising Ideas for Nursing Homes

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Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly

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Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away

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How to make Twiddlemuffs

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5 Fun Technology Activities for Residents

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Stick Figure Drawing & Storytelling

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How to motivate residents in long term care

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Reminiscing with Vintage Photos

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10 Lifelong Learning Themes for the Elderly

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How to Increase Work Satisfaction through Goal Setting

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13 Fun Brain Activities for Seniors

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Two Minute Activities for Dementia Care

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Read Aloud Activities for the Elderly

10 Tips for Supporting Culturally Diverse Clients

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Party Themes for Dementia Care

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The Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation for the Elderly

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How to Respond to Challenging Behavior

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Games for People Living with Dementia

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10 Activities to Make Seniors Laugh

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How to Plan Music Activities for Dementia Care

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14 tips for communicating with people who have hearing loss

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Cue Cards for Dementia Care

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Aromatherapy for the Elderly

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Reporting Tools for Activity Coordinators

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8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits

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15 Activities for Loners and Introverts in Senior Care

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How To Structure Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors

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Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets

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20 Activities for the Visually Impaired

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How to Plan & Implement an Induction & Orientation Program

Brain Games & Brain Fitness

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Planning a Movie Night for the Elderly

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Tips for Communicating with English-Second-Language Clients

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10 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care

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Mandala Activities for the Elderly

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The Role of Guest Speakers in Residential Care

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Bingo: Improving Quality of Life for Seniors

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How to Conduct a Reminiscing Session

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13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors

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Activities for the Baby Boomer Generation

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What does it feel like to be really old?

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22 Ways to Support Volunteers in Senior Care

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6 Celebration Ideas for the Festive Season

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How to Prevent Falls in Senior Care

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Weather Station Activities for Seniors

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10 Spiritual Activities for people with Alzheimer's Disease

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How to Create a Bird Sanctuary Sensory Garden for Seniors

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Building a Thriving Volunteer Program: A 7-Step Guide

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Redefining Roles: 10 Principles of Person-Centered Care

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How to write an Activity-Based Care Plan

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How to write a Eulogy

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The Origins of common Superstitions

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Sensory Stimulation with Wind Chimes

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10 ways to increase activity participation

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6 Ways to Combat Social Isolation

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How to manage Wandering Behaviour

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What is Dementia? Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia

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How to write Progress Notes

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Snoezelen Rooms and Sensory Environments for Dementia Care

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10+ Benefits of Pet Therapy

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Tips for Writing Successful Activity Programs for Senior Care

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Annual Report Sample

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Care Plan Goals & Interventions

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Intrusive Behavior Care Plan Sample

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How to Seek Calm In Your Busy Day

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Mathematics Activities for the Elderly

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20 Ways to Honor Loss in Your Community

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5 Uplifting Outdoor Activities

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How to Plan a Successful Family Night

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The Importance of Documentation for Activity Directors

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8 Creative Group Activities for Seniors

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4 Creative Activity Programming Ideas Residents will Love

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5 Ways to Improve Communication with people who have Hearing Loss

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12 Tips for Preventing Falls

Communication Strategies That Improve Client Engagement

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How to Help New Residents Adjust to Lifestyle Changes

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Dice Games for the Elderly

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What’s New in Board Games for Seniors

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Glossary of Terms for Activity Professionals in Senior Care

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How to Practise Gratitude with a Five Minute Journal

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Playing Cards: All-Inclusive Games for Seniors

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10 Tips for Improving Interpersonal Communication Skills

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Creative Pursuits That Improve Quality of Life

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Cooking Activities for Puréed and Mechanical Soft Diets

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The Role of the Activity Staff in Palliative Care

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How to Help People Find Their Sense of Purpose

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How to Build Positive Relationships with Residents

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Optimal Activities - Marketing, Fundraising & Sourcing Free Resources

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Optimal Activities - Staff & The Physical Environment

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What to Include in a Staff Meeting

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How to Communicate with Body Language

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What is Elder Abuse?

Elder Abuse Prevention

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Down Memory Lane with Autograph Books

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The Importance of Daily Living Activities for the Elderly

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Be The Change You Want To See

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How to Support Mentally Alert Clients in Mixed Group Environments

Social Support Groups for Seniors

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Names & Surnames Reminiscing Activity

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Dementia Care & The Physical Environment

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How to Conduct an Activities Survey

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10 Communication Strategies for Dementia Care

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Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies

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Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors

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12 Ways to Appreciate Volunteers

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Sensory Stimulation for Dementia Care

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Free Music Playlists for the Elderly

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The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly

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15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease

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20 Practical Activities for people living with Alzheimer’s Disease

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Doll Therapy and Dementia

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How to start a Garden Club for Seniors

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15 Sensory Activities for Late Stage Alzheimer's