thad39

I agree the internet is your friend. I have had activities go south to. You learn from trial and error. You will also find that pulling together a group sometimes can be extremely difficult. There are times I can have 15+ people in a social and other times 4-5. That is ok. Tell the residents you need them to help you or that your administrator wants more resident participation. I have found that both of these situations help increase the participation level. Good luck and I hope this helps!

It was nice to read your post. I find this information useful and will implement this into daily routines!!!

Hi my name is Thad Schuler. I have been an activity director for 2 years and four months. They have made it mandatory that all activity directors have to be certified here in Washington state. That is part of the reason I am taking the course. I have been working in the long term care industry over the past 24 years. I have learned some valuable information from the MEPAP course 1. I am looking forward to taking MEPAP2 to acquire even more knowledge. I am looking forward to working with all of you and wish each and everyone of you the best of luck in the program.