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Hi, Katrina! :-) You might check out my site, The Activity Director's Office. On the "free downloads" page is a pdf booklet containing a hundred or more ideas for Alzheimer's activities. Hope it helps you out. Happy AD'ing, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) Site Owner: The Activity Director's Office Address: http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Katrina! :-) Welcome to Activity Directors Network. If you go to "Web Links" under Main Menu on the left side of this page, you will find many helpful websites for AD's. Here are a couple of other great websites for you to visit for some ideas. Just click on their addresses: Activity Ideas That Work Site Owner: Gina Salazar, AD (Activity Director Network moderator) Address: http://pages.ivillage.com/ginasalazar2004/ The Activity Director's Office Site Owner: Linda Lucas, AD :-D (Activity Director Network advanced member) Address: http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com These sites have ideas, encouragements, and helps for every month of the year. The Activity Director's Office has a free monthly newsletter, Activity Director Monthly, which contains a free facility newsletter you may use as your own each month. Be sure to sign up for it. Hope this helps you out. I'll be looking forward to hearing from you on the message board. Best wishes, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) Site Owner: The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Christie! :-) Welcome to Activity Director Network. You will find that this is a great site for networking with other AD's across the nation. I'm located in Indiana. My husband and went to college in Knoxville, TN. :-D Are you anywhere close to that neck of the woods? Looking forward to chatting with you sometime. Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, AD's! :-) Everyone of us has or has had residents who were special. They encouraged us, helped us, impacted us in some special way that makes or has made our job easier. Now The Activity Director's Office gives you the opportunity to remember or to honor these special people. Visit the pages at The Activity Director's Office and submit a tribute to your special residents. You will find the instructions on the Memorial/Honor page. We hope this will enable all of us to find closure and at the same time perpetuate the memory of some great people we wish everyone had the chance to know. Please take advantage of this opportunity to participate in something new in AD websites. Best Wishes to all of you, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Oh, Pennie!!!! :cry: If only those days were back! :pint: Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Gina! :-) 6:00 PM what time zone? Suggestion: When you set the Meeting time post all of the time zone times as well. They are all 1 hour apart. Here is the list: Eastern - 8-9 (Linda's time zone) Central - 7-8 Mountain - 6-7 (Gina's time zone) Pacific - 5-6 So, lets try next Tuesday evening, January 25, 2005 as a meeting date. Time: Eastern 8-9 Central 7-8 Mountain 6-7 Pacific 5-6 Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hello, AD's! :-) What is your policy if two, single adult residents, one male and one female, want to room together? Looking forward to your thoughts, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Everybody! :-) It's been a while since I checked in on my message board friends. We survived the holidays and we've been doing a lot of different things at The Activity Director's Office. My free newsletter, Activity Director Monthly, now comes to subscribers with a copy of Newsletter-Express.com's The Health Care Express newsletter. AD's may use this newsletter as a facility newsletter. How COOL is that?????? You can subscribe to Activity Director Monthly at http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com . By the way, the February 2005 issue has just been released. Wish you the very best in AD'ing Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, chele721! :-) Welcome to Activity Directors Network. Your gonna love this site. It is the most active Activity Director Message Board site on the net. Looking forward to communicating with you soon. Best wishes, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Terrie! :-) For special recognition dates in the long term health care profession check out this page at the American Health Care Association: http://www.ahca.org/events/act_calendar2005.htm You can browse by the month and visit any websites linked to the special day. Best Wishes, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Everybody! :-) I just received this posting on my site's message board and thought I'd pass it along to all of you. Have a great New Year! :pint: Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com ___________________________________________ Chair Dancing Posted on December 31, 2004 at 06:35:12 PM by Dawn Malek Hello All, I am the co-owner of C.C.Plus, dance for fun & fitness in Michigan. We teach "Second Chance to Dance", a chair dance/exercise program for senior citizens. We currently teach more than 100 classes each month. For more information and to register to receive our newsletter which includes dance steps, music suggestions, and tips and ideas for teaching your residents, go to http://www.ccplusdance.com or you can contact me directly at dawnmalek@comcast.net. Happy new year to you all!

Hi, Folks! :-) Give me a smoking room detached from my office area; a large room for Activities only; our own kitchen with appliances; lots of arts and crafts workspace; storage space, storage space, and more storage space; and everything Vanessa said she wanted. Dream on.... Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, AD's! :-) I have some great news for Activity Directors. Newsletter-Express.com's free, pre-written facility newsletter is now available through The Activity Director's Office site. To take a look at it visit http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com. Also, Newsletter-Express.com has made a special offer to Activity Directors who visit The Activity Director's Office site. Now you can get your pre-written newsletter personalized with your choice of title and your facility address at a substantial savings. The regular single issue price is $19.95 but visitors to The Activity Director's Office can get it for $12.95 per issue with no subscription obligation (that's a $7.00 per month savings). Not only that, but we are negotiating with Newsletter-Express.com to include their free, pre-written facility newsletter as a part of The Activity Director's Office's free monthly newsletter for AD's. In other words, subscribers to Activity Director Monthly will automatically receive a free, pre-written newsletter as part of the site's newsletter package. Let me know what you think about this idea. Anyway, Happy New Year 2005 to all of you, and may you have the happiest new year yet. :pint: Sincerely, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, AmyC :-( Sorry to here you didn't get the position. Just because you didn't get it doesn't mean you can't prepare for the future. You might check into getting your State certification for Activity Director. If you can get it then you will have more to offer when the next opportunity presents itself. Don't give up. All is not lost. :pint: Best wishes, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Folks! :-D O.K., I know this stuff is cheesy...but we all love it. So, here you go. Just for fun try using these medical terms in your charting (ha,ha!).... Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com _____________________________ Redneck Medical Terms Artery......................The study of paintings. Benign......................What you be after you be eight. Bacteria....................Back door to cafeteria. Barium.....................What doctors do when patients die. Cesarean Section......A neighborhood in Rome. Catscan....................Searching for Kitty. Cauterize..................Made eye contact with her. Colic........................A sheep dog. Coma.......................A punctuation mark. D&C.........................Where Washington is. Dilate.......................To live long. Enema.....................Not a friend. Fester......................Quicker than someone else. Fibula......................A small lie. G.I.Series................World Series of military baseball. Hangnail...................What you hang your coat on. Impotent..................Distinguished, well known. Labor Pain................Getting hurt at work. Medical Staff.............A Doctor's cane. Morbid......................A higher offer than I bid. Nitrates....................Cheaper than day rates. Node........................I knew it. Outpatient................A person who has fainted. Pap Smear...............A fatherhood test. Pelvis.......................Second cousin to Elvis. Post Operative..........A letter carrier. Recovery Room........Place to do upholstery. Rectum....................Darn near killed him. Secretion.................Hiding something Seizure....................Roman emperor. Tablet......................A small table. Terminal Illness........Getting sick at the airport. Tumor......................More than one. Urine.......................Opposite of you're out Varicose..................Near by

Hi, Everybody! :-D I was once a gut puller in a turkey processing plant :-o . I would not go back to that...EVER!!!!! I'd probably get involved in another Activity position (like Gina described) or retire and just tend to my website. What a question! Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Activity Directors! :-) I just wanted to send all 1000+ of you a special Christmas Card to enjoy. Be sure to share it with your family. It's a real cutie!!!! http://web.icq.com/shockwave/0,,4845,00.swf Here's wishing all of you the very merriest of Christmases and the very happiest of New Years. Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Everybody! :-D I just received a cute e-mail and want to pass it on to you. _________________________________ Life Explained On the first day God created the dog. God said, "Sit all day by the door of your house and bark at anyone who comes in or walks past. I will give you a life span of twenty years." The dog said, "That's too long to be barking. Give me ten years and I'll give you back the other ten." So God agreed. On the second day God created the monkey. God said, "Entertain people, do monkey tricks, make them laugh. I'll give you a twenty-year life span." The monkey said, "How boring, monkey tricks for twenty years? I don't think so. Dog gave you back ten, so that's what I'll do too, okay?" And God agreed. On the third day God created the cow. God said, "You must go to the field with the farmer all day long and suffer under the sun, have calves and give milk to support the farmer. I will give you a life span of sixty years." The cow said, "That's kind of a tough life you want me to live for sixty years. Let me have twenty and I'll give back the other forty." And God agreed again. On the forth day God created man. God said, "Eat, sleep, play, marry and enjoy your life. I'll give you twenty years." Man said, "What? Only twenty years! Tell you what, I'll take my twenty, and the forty the cow gave back and the ten the monkey gave back and the ten the dog gave back, that makes eighty, okay?" "Okay," said God, "You've got a deal." So that is why the first twenty years we eat, sleep, play, and enjoy ourselves; for the next forty years we slave in the sun to support our family; for the next ten years we do monkey tricks to entertain the grandchildren; and for the last ten years we sit on the front porch and bark at everyone. Life has now been explained to you.

Hi, Pennie! :-) I've just started to feel the effects of DAVE. I don't have much to report at this time. However, the biggest impact I have noticed in my department is in charting and record keeping. It has become a lot more intensive with details. I think Nursing charting is probably impacted the most. I'll keep you informed. Best Wishes, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Visitor and gang! :-) Gina is right on the button. I discussed this matter with my husband, Bob, who is a retired Administrator. Part of his job with corporate was to manage facilities in jeopardy and build census. He said that first and formost the person who best understands the situation is the Administrator. She is living in a pressure cooker and you can bet her job is on the line because of pressure from the owner. Generally speaking it all rolls downhill (i.e. Budget limits enforced by the owner or corporate, Administration trying to meet corporate restraints, staff complaining because they are overworked, residents and families picking up on it and making threats to leave or to make reports to the state...etc., etc., etc.) Anyway, reviewing the situation with the Administrator is simply a case of pointing out to her what she already knows...and absolutely hates about her current position. She is probably as perplexed and worried as you are :hammer: . Going over her head would be an insult and a real kick in the teeth. I don't really know what your situation is, but it sounds like you are a facility which is low in census. If so, the lack of revenue costs dearly on every level of the operation and forces the facility to operate at strictly minimum requirements. The best thing you can do is to pray for the management staff of your facility while trying to do your job and keep out of the way. If this current situation continues, eventually something will happen. The State will take some kind of action; the Administrator will be replaced; or the facility will be sold to another corporation. I certainly do not envy you your position, however I can assure you that things will get better (one way or another). Best wishes to you, the staff and your Administrator, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Katie! :-) Welcome to the website. You will find this to be one of the most active message boards for Activity Directors on the net. It is moderated by experienced AD's and has over a thousand members. Look forward to chatting with you sometime. Sincerely, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Directors Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Gina! :-) Thanks for your leads. For those of you who are interested in the survey that was conducted in recent years (2002 I think) to determine Adult Day Care need on a national county by county basis...check out the webpages of the R.W.Johnson Foundation. You can read or download their complete survey in PDF format. There is a great need for new ADC's throughout the country (i.e. thousands are needed). If anyone has any suggestions or directions on how to establish an Adult Day Care Center, please let me know. Bless you all, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Diana! :-) Your response hit the nail on the head. Thanks so much. Sincerely, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Everybody! :-) Well, my husband, Bob, who is a retired Health Facility Administrator, wants to establish an Adult Day Care Center. The nearest center is 30-40 miles away. According to surveys there is a need for an Adult Day Care Center in our county. The problem is after throughly scouring the internet, he could find no concrete information on how to begin the campaign and follow through to completion. If anyone has information they can direct him to, e-mail as an attachment, send through the mail, etc., please contact him through this message board, or at The Activity Director's Office ( http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com ), or at rdlucas@insightbb.com . He says he wants to get the Adult Day Care Center established before he needs to use it himself (ha-ha!). :hammer: Seriously, any help will be appreciated. Looking forward to some great suggestions. Linda Lucas, AD ;-) The Activity Director's Office http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com

Hi, Pennie! :-) I was just at that site and am delighted by the poem. It is read so beautifully. I e-mailed it to my friends. Thanks for making me aware of it. Bless you, Linda Lucas, AD ;-) http://www.theactivitydirectorsoffice.com