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Well... im lucky that i have been at this facility for 6 years, other wise it may have been a rough adjustment. Alot of people think we sit back and make crafts all day. My assistants and i really have to hold our own when it comes to people and their negativity. Staff come to activities for everything. We have our plate full at all times. But we are also the happiest department in the facility. And the funest.

I was having a very hard time finding ways to get our male residents to attend activities. One day i figured it out... Ask them what they want. And do everything in your power to make it happen. Gambling id huge amoungst our male residents. They wanted to go fishing, health condition make that next to inpossible, so we went a bought pools, filled they with live trout, and our residents caught their own fish, gutted them and bbq them right up. We made a day of it. Another idea is time, some people just want to chat. Men like to get together in talk about sports, chicks, hunting, etc, really find what interest them and run with it. I have a resident who only watchs movies in his room, so i go twice a week and restock his movie collection.

My name is Jeanna Morris. I have been working at my facility for 6 years. I started as a c.n.a, then moved up to unit coordinator, went to staffing director and now im proud to say that im the Activities Director since September of last year. I wasn't sure if this would be the right job for me, but come to find out... I LOVE IT!!! I get to make a difforecne in peoples lives evey day. Think about it, we get paid to play! Our residents have so much much in our activities. I'm so thankful that i took this position.