Spiritual Activities

[iwendland 0]

Can anyone tell me if church or other spiritual activities are considered activities?

The reason that I am asking is because a state surveyor told me that it was not. Many of our religious activities take place in the evening. I was told that I have to have another activity going on at the same time. It is virtually impossible since I only have one person working in the evenings and on weekends.

Thanks for you help. Irene

[gina 2]

Hi iwendland,

I dont know what state your in and your specific laws regarding activities,but I have been doing activities for 19 years and never heard such a thing,the state surveyor said that Church or Spirital groups are not activities?What are they considered than?I'm in California and have always considered church an activity,as for having an alternative activity while church services are going on,I have also been told that before,and usually always offer an alternate activity.since you are short staffed,see if your administator has any suggestions for you,maybe a caregiver or nurses -aid can put in a movie while your church services are going on and call it "Evening at the Movies", or get a few of your alert residents together for a small bingo or card game(let one resident be in charge),at the same time as your church service.Good luck.

Gina :-)

[iwendland 0]

Hi Gina,

Thanks for your input. I live in Michigan. I actually think it was the surveyor herself. I've been in activities for 15 years and never had this problem before. In fact, I always ask the residents if they want anything else and they usually say no.

But what's happening now is, our activity room was just moved. It's going to be open 24/7 so there will be several things to do for self recreating activities. I hope this will help and solve our problem.

Thanks for answering back. It's always nice to hear others views. Take care and hope to hear from you again. Irene in Michigan