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What is MEPAP?
Dec 10 2011 04:42 AM | actnet in Activity Director Articles
What is MEPAP? Kathy Hughes, ADC Article in NCCAP NEWS - kathyhughes@activitydirector.com Modular Education Program for Activity Professionals (MEPAP) The entire course is one of the components for NCCAP Certification - Visit NCCAP.org for Certifica...
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Bingo Is Not Just A Game!
Dec 09 2011 09:56 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Bingo Is Not Just A Game! By Jerry Lynn Daniels, ADC/ALF/MC/AD/EDU, CDP Article describing Bingo as an assessment tool. Bingo is very popular in geriatric recreational programming. It is the most requested activity in most seniors facilities or...
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Let's Get Serious About the Nursing Home Tour
Dec 09 2011 09:55 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Let's Get Serious About the Nursing Home Tour By Tammy Gonzales, Life Coach Let’s Get Serious About the Nursing Home Tour Before you tour your facility choices be sure you have done your homework. Go online and visit Medicare...
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Avoid Aging Parents Becoming A Burden
Dec 09 2011 09:53 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Avoid Aging Parents Becoming A Burden By Linda LaPointe, MRA Home For The Holidays: Avoid Aging Parents Becoming A Burden By not planning for the future we guarantee that we will leave our children with a tremendous burden. Just ab...
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HIPAA for Activity Directors
Dec 09 2011 09:50 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
HIPAA for Activity Directors By Chris Loga - (copyright) In the past year and half, one of the scariest words for activity directors has been… HIPAA! Throughout my travels, I have seen many of my colleagues shudder at the thought of a...
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Activity Department Program Design & Evalua...
Dec 09 2011 09:48 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Activity Department Program Design & Evaluation By Karen Connelly, TRS/TXC Activity Department Program Design & Evaluation from the book - "Activity Department Guide for Assisted Living Facilities" by Karen Connelly,...
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Approaches, Activities and Interventions in Res...
Dec 09 2011 09:46 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Approaches, Activities and Interventions in Response to Behaviors of People with Alzheimers and Senile Dementia By Carly Hellen, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center APPROACHES, ACTIVITIES AND INTERVENTIONS IN RESPONSE TO BEHAVIORS OF...
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A Fundraiser Story
Dec 09 2011 09:45 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
A Fundraiser Story By Unknown A Fundraiser Story, author unknown... A way to conduct a fundraiser for the Activities Department in the facility with the help of the employees and staff. A good time of the year for this fundraiser...
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Reflecting Residents' Spiritual Needs in Ca...
Dec 09 2011 07:53 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
Reflecting Residents' Spiritual Needs in Care Plans By Sue Schoenbeck, R.N., Michael Rock, Jill Cullen, Carol Gabor REFLECTING RESIDENTS' SPIRITUAL NEEDS IN CARE PLANS Authors: Sue Schoenbeck, R.N., is director of residen...
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How to Conduct an Activity Dept. Job Interview
Dec 09 2011 05:48 PM | Pennie in Activity Director Articles
How to Conduct an Activity Dept. Job Interview By Pennie Bacon Activity Directors Network Your Clerical portion of the interview should ask questions that, tell you whether the person has the skills to do the job. Read over their resume....
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