Pennie

Donna Methena dmethena@csrsenior.com Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 Looking for an activity director for our independent senior living community. Great residents, pay and benefits - brand new 190 unit luxury community. Donna Methena Executive Director The Conservatory at Champion Forest 8215 Cypresswood Drive Spring, Texas 77379 T:281.370.3102 F: 281.370.3106

The Activity Directors Network Online Training - www.Activitydirector.org Now enrolling for the Activity Director Training Courses. Begin 3rd Tuesday every month. To become Activity Director Quailified and meet the federal requirements to work in Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Adult DayCare etc. as an Activity Director (f249) or as part one of Texas AD Certification coursework... this is the class for you, the Texas Basic Certification Training. visit CTRACTX.org (the Consortium for Therapeutic Recreation / Activities Certification, Inc.) for complete details on becoming qualified and/or certified as a TR or AD in the State of Texas. To download a complete enrollment and information pack visit ActivityDirector.Org Online Classroom for details. Step One - Download and Print the Course Info Pack Step Two - Fill out and Fax back the enrollment form Step Three - an Enrollment Consultant will contact you with further details. Use the Contact Us on the dropdown menus above or call Cheryl at 1.888.238.0444 for assistance.

Hi Everyone I am looking for some help. If you write a monthly newsletter & calendar for one of the following: Alzheimer/Dementia Unit, AL Facility, Day Care Center & retirement homes. I am looking for AD's that are willling to share this info. We would do a trade out with you. You will have free access to our paid monthly website. We need some people to write these monthly (you can use what you are already doing for your job) We can accept any of the following formats; MS Word, Adobe, MS Publish or Print Master. If you are interested please email me at pbaconactivitydirector.com & attach a copy of you monthly newsletter & calendar. I will contact you back. Thank you so much in advance Pennie PS If you write articles, about anything activity related or have any good activies that your residents like we would like to hear from you as well. Remember this would look good on your resume.

Sommerville Assisted Living and Alzheimer Facility located 11500 Fallbrook @ 1960 290area Houston Texas Sommerville is needing a full time Activity Director Certified , contact the Admin Shawn Lawson 281 970 6688 Will consider an AD that is currently enrolled in the Advanced AD Training or MEPAP II

Hi.. one of the most important things is durable.. Panasonics Toughbook is one of the best.. they have a website to sell them exchanged and refurbished.. my husband worked at Compaq computers and he always said that the refurbished computers were the best .. not only did they get the quick test during production, but that they had failed and come back to be retested, one on one, with an expert, and every part that didnt pass was replaced ... they could not afford to have it come back again.. if it was not repairable it was thrown away. http://www.toughbookxchange.com/index.php get a laptop that has an Ethernet Connection, Wireless Ready, Camera/Picture Card Reader, Firewire Connection (video Connect) and webcam .. the wireless and the ethernet are to hook to the internet.. check with your facility to see which would work, camera reader takes the cards from the digital cameras and puts your pictures on the computer so that you can mail them to family and friends, Firewire will let you copy your video camera stuff to the camera if you want to send a small movie, and a webcam can be used for live visits with residents, family and friends (Christmas Time...) look for a good laptop tray http://www.goldviolin.com/ProductDetails.a...oductCode=90458 http://www.belkin.com/laptopathome/pockettop/ What Businessweek says.... http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/conte...45/b3907419.htm this is my opinion.. hope it helps... Pennie

the Activity Directors Network - Leaders in Online AD Training" Visit - Our Activity Message Board for a Complete Menu to all of our AD Resources. We've expanded our Activity Message Boards with New Holiday Looks to keep things fun, a Picture Posting Gallery to share your facility photos | your parties | bulletinboards | calendars.. the Activity Chatroom, Activity Entertainers sorted by state (submit your favorites), Activity Articles ... drop by and take a look :::::::::::::://~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.activitydirector.net/forum :::::::::::::://~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February Newsletter Online! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Click This Link : February Newsletter If the link above does not work, just cut and paste the following URL into your browsers Address bar. http://www.activitydirectorsnetwork.com/ph...c.php?k=1.17.15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ February is :: Great American Pies Month | National Meat Month | Vegetation Month | American Heart Month | Black History Month | Celebration of Chocolate Month | Valentines 14th | Groundhog Day 2nd | National Men's Grooming Day 3rd | Boy Scout Day 8th | Mardi Gras | Remember 2nd Week in February is Dietary Managers' Pride in Food Service Week .. Get Ready!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our February/March Activity Planners are ready to go on the Members Site (http://members.activitydirector.com) Hundreds of Activities, Planning Ideas and Printouts are ready to go! February and March Newsletter and Calendar Templates are posted and available for download. We offer our custom templates in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PrintMaster and Adobe formats. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ BONUS! BONUS! Sign up for a Six Month Membership and receive our NEW ADNetwork Policy and Procedure Manual, Free.. ~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ Free Office Suite OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute. Excellent for publishing your Monthly Newsletters and Calendars. ************************** MEPAP AD Training and Texas Activity Training students have unlimited access so be sure and take advantage of the Monthly Planners to stay ahead . ************************** Music Movies and TV Suggestions *** February *** :::::::::::::://~~ Television ~~\\:::::::::::::: "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1st airs on TV <LI>"Dragnet" premieres <LI>"A Charlie Brown Christmas," premieres <LI>1st broadcast of "One Day at a Time" on CBS TV <LI>"The Pink Panther" cartoon series premieres (Pink Phink) <LI>Dr Seuss' "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" airs for 1st time on CBS <LI>"Wonder Woman" debuts on ABC <LI>"Young & Restless" premieres on TV <LI>"Howdy Doody Show," (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC <LI>"Knots Landing," premieres on CBS-TV <LI>"Match Game" debuts on NBC with host Gene Rayburn :::::::::::::://~~ Movie Suggestions ~~\\:::::::::::::: <LI>1st feature-length color & sound cartoon premieres (Snow White) <LI>Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, 1st joint movie (Flying Down to Rio) <LI>Stanley Kubrick's X-rated "A Clockwork Orange" premieres <LI>"Man With Golden Gun" premieres in US <LI>"Exorcist," starring Linda Blair & rated X, premieres <LI>"Graduate," starring Dustin Hoffman & Anne Bancroft, premieres <LI>"Goldfinger" premieres in US <LI>Director David Lean's "Dr Zhivago," premieres <LI>"The Great Train Robbery," the 1st Western film <LI>Fred Astaire's 1st film, "Dancing Lady," released <LI>"Hello Dolly" with Barbara Striesand premieres <LI>"A Star is Born," with Barbara Striesand, premieres <LI>"Ten Commandments" premiere <LI>Tennessee Williams "Night of the Iguana," premieres in NYC :::::::::::::://~~ Music ~~\\:::::::::::::: <LI>Carl Perkins records "Blue Suede Shoes" <LI>Peter, Paul & Mary's "Leaving on a Jet Plane" reaches #1 <LI>"Chipmunk Song" reaches #1 <LI>Merle Haggard 1st appearance on country chart with "Sing a Sad Song" <LI>Silent Night" composed by Franz Joseph Gruber; 1st sung next day <LI>Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand"/"I Saw Her Standing There" <LI>Monkee's "I'm a Believer" hits #1 <LI>Neil Diamond & Barbara Striesand's "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" hits #1 <LI>"Sam Cooke's "You Send Me" reaches #1 <LI>"Please, Mr.. Postman" by Marvelettes, released <LI>Elvis Presley's "Blue Hawaii," <LI>Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" album is country music 1st million $ seller <LI>Arlo Guthrie releases "Alice's Restaurant" <LI>Everly Brothers record "Let It Be Me" :::::::::::::://~~ SuperBowl Sunday / Snack Food Month and Black History Month!! Great month to work on the the tough subjects... Men's Activities and Culture Activities... remember we are only a email or a phone call away if you need any help.. Like Dr. Phil says "the very least you will receive is what you ASK for.." please don't hesitate to ask.. Thanks for making Activity Directors Network such a success.. Pennie E-Mail Questions or Comments to: info@activitydirector.com Attention Activity Directors! Table of Contents Page 1. What's Happening at AD Net? Page 2. Mothballs In My Attic Page 3. Activity Tidbits - Monthly Activity Ideas Page 4. Need a Job? Page 5. Try it out! New Products Page 6. The Latest News Page 7. What's UP? Page 8. Humor Me! 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Hi Peter.. located in the Certification and CEU section is a link to look up the Activity Regs for any state.. perhaps there will be some information pertaining to Title 22 within these links.. good luck pennie http://activitydirector.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=3169

from http://members.activitydirector.com Members Resources - $9.95 monthly - over 1000 activities Online, Newsletter, Calendar Templates, Forms, Games, Print-Outs.. 12th Night Celebration January 5th English folklore celebrates the end of Christmas merry making with a 12th night celebration. This tradition marks the end of the of the 12 day winter solstice celebration with a toast, among family and friends, from the Wassil Bowl. Wassil means to "Be in Good Health" and is also adapted to name the spiced ale beverage used in customary toast. Wassil Receipe In a large brew type coffee make brew the following mixture and serve hot. ½ gallon Apple Juice or Cider To the brew basket add the following: 5 whole cloves 5 Cinnimon Sticks 1 bag of Red Hot Candies 1 whole orange quartered This hot spiced apple Wassil makes a great cold night beverage. Makes a great anytime beverage for a late evening activity or for a host beverage during a guest visitation or get-together 12th_Night_Celebration___January_5th.pdf

Dear AD Network Member, Activity Directors Network is now accepting Enrollments for our January 8th MEPAP I and MEPAP 2. Both classes start Tuesday January 8th. 1. Download our enrollment packet at :: http://www.activitydirector.net/certification/ 2. Complete the Enrollment Form included in the packet and fax to the number included (1-866-405-5724) NOTE: Please include a call back number. 3. Our Enrollment Coordinator will call to confirm your enrollment and setup your account and payment method ( PO, CreditCard, Company Check, Payment Plan) Enrollments will be accepted through 12:00 Noon cst, January 8th NCCAP Approved - MEPAP 2nd Edition Part 1 and Part 2 required for Activity Director Certification, with the most up to date curriculum available. : Online Classroom : Weekly Written and Fieldwork Assignments : Weekly Chat Sessions : Online Classroom Discussion Boards : LiveHelp! : Phone, Email and Fax Support : Login 24/7 to Complete Weekly Assignments The course start date is set for January 8th, 2008. Enrollments are set on a first come, first serve basis and payment or PO is required in order to hold your place in the course. We offer Purchase Orders for Company or Corporate Payment as well as a Personal Payment Plan // 50% down and 50% due on the 8th week of the course. -------------------------------------------------- For more information or to enrol call Cheryl at 1-888-238-0444. To Download Our Enrollment Packet, Purchase Order please visit :: http://www.activitydirector.net/certification/index.htm :: -------------------------------------------------- :: Consider the following before enrolling: - Approved by the National Certification Council for Activity Professionals (NCCAP) these classes meet the education standards of the modular education program, 2nd edition, part 1. - These courses are online courses and therefore basic computer skills are necessary. Students must be familar with typing a college formated paper within a Word Processor Program (MS Word, Word Perfect, MS Works etc.) and uploading, printing & faxing or attaching the saved file. The class can be accessed from any computer with an internet connection 24hrs / 7days a week .. home and office. - The length of these courses is 16 weeks each, broken down into 90 hours of practicum and 90 hours of course work. - The cost per course is $600.00. - Upon completion of MEPAP I you will be considered "Qualified" under Federal Regulation F249, Activity Director Qualified - Upon completion of MEPAP I & II you will be eligable, pending NCCAP.org Track Completion, to be Nationally AD Certified - There are certain tracks which must be fulfilled in order to complete your AD Certified Classification (Visit nccap.org for details). - These courses offer the training opportunities for Activity Professionals seeking national certification as a Activity Director or an Activity Assistant. - Each student is given total access to Activity Directors Online Resources Site for the duration of the course. Monthly Planners, 1000's of Activities, Care Plan Assistant, Live Help! Consulting and more... These Basic and Advanced Activity Programs have the convenience and affordability you have been waiting for! Accepted for most US States Inquire about Corporate rates and purchase orders. All credit cards accepted! -------------------------------------------------- For more information or to enroll call Cheryl at 1-888-238-0444. for further enrollment information please visit http://www.activitydirector.net/certification/index.htm -------------------------------------------------- Support Link:: http://www.NCCAP.org/certification/certifi...vels/index.shtm --------------------------------------------------- "This is the new era of "Culture Change" for the nursing home industry, and everyone better get used to it!" This was just one of the many quotes sounded at this years SORIM/LTC Seminar in Tampa. The Symposium on Regulatory Issues for Management in Longterm Care the annual meeting of our state surveyors, CMS officials and Federal Regulators. Bill Freiberg (Publisher, Current Activities) attended the seminar and spoke first hand with many of our CMS Surveyors who believe that the Activities Profession could well become one of the most important in the longterm, geriatrics care industry, as it will be at the center of the new culture change. All AD's should be focusing on getting educated, and sharing information like this with everyone in the LTC Industry and being prepared. Federal Regulators and CMS Surveyors will have new computerized surveying system along with the possibility of stiffer civil penalties to enforce the New Code of Federal Regulations. All of us AD's need to be sure that we are or getting certified, keeping our CEU's up to date & attending as many seminars as possible that will enhance our education. MEPAPEnrollPack.pdf

Do you have some fun photos you would like to share.? They say a photo is worth a thousand words.. they always inspire and give us new ideas to try with our residents.. Once you have logged in, Click on the Link near the top of the page called "My Site Controls" this will take you to your control panel for your account.. Look on the left side of the screen for a block labeled "Invision Gallery" inside this box will be a link called Your Albums.. click on the link to create a album that you can upload photos to.. you can edit, upload and share you favorite photos, make em private, add a description and just have fun.. email me if you have trouble.. thanks, Pennie admin(at)activitydirector.net

a unique opportunity has been made available to residents of Assisted Living and LTC Facilities in Houston Texas. A genorous Houston business has invited Senior Facilities to take a tour of the One Acre Inflatable Christmas City being shipped from England for their company party. a Unique Outing for Our residents .. a luminarium inspired by natural geometry, maze of tunnels and inspiring spacious domes .. a sensual world of liquid, light and colour. On Tuesday December 11th from 10:00-3:00 mark your calendars and make arrangements to take the tour. The "inflatable City of lights and Music" is wheelchair accessible, and will take approx. 30-45mins to tour. (weather permitting) Donna Martin will be scheduling facilities to tour. martindonna@hotmail.com Date: December 11th Time: 10:00 - 3:00. Location: Houston, Texas - Hargrave near 249. (Close to Methodist Willowbrook). Click Images to view Full Size (Visit www.architects-of-air.com website )

Hi First off you should not have to deleted your topic as this is what the board is for. Second it truly ashame that your AD is lazy & so rude to you. I would say go to the Admin about this but it seems that it would do no good. But I do think that if you quit you should go to the Admin & explain why you are quitting. It may not be heard but it would be fair for the resident's. They are the ones who are really paying the price from such a bad facility. In answer to your question, are all facilities this way "NO". Yes you do get the lazy folks no matter where you work, the no team palyers but they are usually few. If you love the job other than the AD have you thought about going to a different facility to work? You should try to so that you can see what it is like to work at a normal place. I can't really say anything else I do think you should look for another job & get out of there life is to short to let a job do this to you. Give yourself a Xmas gift & start looking for another facility to work in by the first of the year. Happy Holidays Pennie

The Activity Directors Network Training December Schedule: Now enrolling for the MEPAP I&II (01/08) and Texas Basic and Adv (01/22) Activity Director Training Courses. To become Activity Director Quailified (f249) or to obtain complete Texas and/or National AD Certification... these are the courses for you. visit CTRACTX.org (the Consortium for Therapeutic Recreation / Activities Certification, Inc.) for complete details on becoming qualified and/or certified as a TR or AD in the State of Texas. Visit NCCAP.org (The National Certification Council for Activity Professionals) for complete details on becoming qualified and/or certified as a Activity Director within the United States. To download a complete enrollment and information pack visit ActivityDirector.Org Online Classroom for details. Step One - Download and Print the Course Info Pack Step Two - Fill out and Fax back the enrollment form Step Three - an Enrollment Consultant will contact you with further details. Use the Contact Us on the dropdown menus above or call 1.888.238.0444 for assistance.

Hi, Texas AD's seeking certification to work in the State of Texas. We offer the Texas Basic (TXB) & Advanced (TXA) courses online. Our courses are CTRAC approved. The requirements to getting certified as an AD/TXC from CTRAC: You need a high school diploma or GED, take both Basic and Advanced Activity Director Training Courses within a 5yr period & sit for the exam. The exams are held a few times a year in various locations in Texas. You can get the list from their website (see below). You can obtain your GED, the AD Training Course's in any order, but you must have them complete when you submit the documentation to CTRAC for Certification. Our courses start the third Tuesday of every month & they last 4 months each. To keep your certification current you will need 20 CEU's every 2 years & A. Be employed full-time in a Therapeutic Recreation/Activities setting OR B. Have competed 100 hours of paid or volunteer experience in a Therapeutic Recreation/Activities setting OR C. Be retired from the profession. (65 years of age or older) You will send this in to CTRAC along with the fee. (again see their website for all the details) You can go to their website by using this link http://CTRACTX.org. You can get the outline for our courses by going to our website & downloading it. http://www.activitydirector.net/certification/ If you have questions or need more info. please feel free to call us & we will be more than happy to answer your questions. 1-888-238-0444

Hi National Certification for ADC. We offer the MEPAP courses part 1 & part 2 online. Our courses are NCCAP approved. There are several requirements to get certified as an AD from NCCAP. They offer 4 different tracks for you to choose from. Your education level will determine the track you choose. Once you have determined this you will need so many hours in the field over the last 5 years, 30 CEU's within last 5 years and both the MEPAP courses. This is where we come in, we teach these courses online. The courses start first Tuesday of every month & they last 4 months each. You can obtain your GED or high school diploma, college hours, work experience & the MEPAP Course's in any order, but you must have them complete when you submit the documentation to NCCAP for Certification. Once you have everything in place then you will send in all of the above along with the application & fee to NCCAP for them to review it & if all is in order they will mail you your certificate. To keep your ADC certification current you will need 30 CEU's every 2 years that you will send in to NCCAP along with the fee. (see their website for full details) You can review the tracks by going to http://NCCAP.org look under levels of certification & then the ADC area. You can get the outline for our courses by going to our website & downloading it. http://www.activitydirector.net/certification/ If you have questions or need more info. please feel free to call us & we will be more than happy to answer your questions. 1-888-238-0444

Hi Linda, Our plans are to change the look to match the season. AD's deserve to have someone decorate for them. Eventually we will have the store & all of the other sites to match. We are getting good feed back on this & I must admit I really am enjoying the look, feel & change. Happy Holidays Pennie