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DECEMBER 2008 ARTICLES

Feeding Program Improves Food Intake, New Research Shows
from  Kate Lynch, Editor, Current Activities in Long Term Care


Holiday Tips for Activity Professionals and Recreation Therapists
Kimberly Grandal, CTRS, ACC


Person Centered Activities and the Holidays
Debbie Hommel, Executive Director, DH Special Services


Gifts for the Holidays
Sandra Stimson, Executive Director
Activity Solutions in Long Term Care


Unique Activity Opportunities in December
Susan Berg, Author, Activity Director BS(COTA/L)


Contemporary Christmas Memories
Marge Knoth, Noted Author, Activity Professional


Providing December Groups With Alternative Activity Ideas
Myrtle A. Klauer, ADC, CAP,  
Director of Resident Services ,Illinois Council on Long Term Care, NAAP Member



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Debbie Hommel's AD Tips (Visit)
Debbie Hommel, Executive Director, DH Special Services

  1. What Does It Mean To Be An Activity Professional?
  2. What Is the Therapeutic Process
  3. Adapting Activities for Success
  4. Potential Changes to Interpretive Guidelines for Nursing Homes
  5. Organizing and Managing an Individual Visit Program
  6. How to Prepare for Departmental Inservices
  7. Keeping the Home in the Holidays
  8. Activity Professionals Make Lives Rich
  9. Programming for the Short Term Resident
  10. “Adopt a Mom” for Mother’s Day”
  11. Meeting the Activity Challenge
  12. Themes for Life
  13. Volunteer Management for the Activity Professional
  14. Laughter and Joy as a Therapeutic Approach
  15. The Importance and Value of Resident Councils
  16. The Activity Professional as Advocate
  17. Integrating the Holiday Spirit into Activity Programming for People With Alzheimer's Disease
  18. "25 Years of Creating Heartfelt Memories" National Activity Professionals Week 2007
  19. Documentation:  What's The Point?
  20. Introducing Interdisciplinary  Sensory Approaches
  21. To Care Plan or Not to Care Plan
  22. The Basics of Writing Therapeutic Goals
  23. Writing Care Plan Interventions
  24. Programming for the Younger Resident
  25. Progress Notes Basics
  26. Episodic Entries for the Activity Professional
  27. Putting the "Special" in Special Events
  28. Understanding Behavioral Symptoms
  29. Behavioral Management Strategies
  30. What Can I Do?  Behavioral Caregiver Strategies for the Team
  31. When All Else Fails Bring Them To Activities
  32. Professional Vision Statements: What do you see for our Future?
  33. Mission Impossible? Not for the Activity Professional!
  34. To Have a Departmental Philosophy Statement or Not to Have - That is the Question
  35. Who is the Person in Person Centered Care?
  36. Person Centered Care and the Activity/Recreation Professional
  37. The Use of Standardized Assessments in Understanding the Older Adult
  38. Knowledge + Power = Activity Professional
  39. Translating Assessment Information into Activity Types - Part I
  40. Translating Assessment Information into Activity Types - Part II
  41. Person Centered Activities and the Holidays

Current Activities in Long Term Care (Visit)
Kate Lynch, Editor

  1. Regular physical activity improves the quality of life of residents with Parkinson’s disease
  2. The Art of Cyclical Programming Will Promote a Healthy Activity Program
  3. Building a Ladybug
  4. Program Improves Cognitive Function, Fitness
  5. Musical Tree Painting
  6. MUSIC AND DANCING
  7. Building With Spaghetti
  8. Setting the Dinner Table
  9. Looking Up!
  10. Adapted Multisensory Exercise
  11. New activities guidelines for longterm care place emphasis on personalized activities; corrective benefits
  12. Small Group Big Dice
  13. Senator wants tougher nursing home surveys,compliance enforcement
  14. Sports Planning Ahead
  15. Ever Wondered...How Does Static Electricity Work
  16. Shall We Dance?
  17. Pet Peeves
  18. How Things Change
  19. Arm Circles
  20. New CMS Regulations on Unnecessary Medications Coming Up
  21. CMS Announces Its "2007 Action Plan for Further Improvement of Nursing Home Quality"  By Bill Freiberg, Publisher
  22. First Crush...!
  23. An Open Letter to Those in the Activity Profession, from Bill Freiberg, Publisher, Current Activities
  24. Activity Inservice
  25. Clay Flowers for Someone Special
  26. Themed Scrabble
  27. Aroma Therapy Beadstring
  28. A Christmas Card
  29. Terrific Trivia
  30. Brainstorming
  31. Advice for the Office
  32. Find the Pot-O-Gold
  33. Facts and Fun
  34. How to be an Effective, Respected Member of your Healthcare Team
  35. What’s Your Answer?
  36. Bringing Families and Residents Together Again
  37. Agitation in Alzheimer's Elders
  38. Activities for men with dementia:  Add some competition to enhance the benefits
  39. The infectious disease season is here—What YOU can do
  40. Writing About a Favorite Day
  41. Feeding Program Improves Food Intake, New Research Shows

Pathways to the Past (visit)
Sandra Stimson, Executive Director, Alternative Solutions in LTC

  1. An Introduction to Pathways to the Past
  2. New Certification for Dementia Unit Managers
  3. TimeSlips® Project- A Story Telling Project
  4. Trending Resident Council Minutes
  5. Religion, Spirituality and Dementia
  6. Pick Your Staff Carefully for Dementia Units
  7. Initial Assessments “Interviewing a Stranger”. How important is the assessment?
  8. Trip Planning for Dementia
  9. Capturing Volunteers Contacts
  10. Gifts for the Holidays

Re-Creative Resources, Inc. (Visit)
Kimberly Grandal, Executive Director

  1. Activities:  Now's the Time to Advocate and Educate!
  2. Care Plan Confidence
  3. Spring Into Training: Employee Training Tips for Recreation Directors
  4. Don't be Lost.  Read the M. A. P.!  Men's Activity Programs in Health-Care Facilities
  5. Quality Assured Activity Programming
  6. Top 10 Questions About the CTRS
  7. Class Acts:  A+ Educational Activities for the Elderly in Healthcare Facilities
  8. Build a Championship Team Instead of a Team of Champions
  9. The Most Comprehensive Manager: Responsibilities of the  Recreation Director in LTC.
  10. Breaking Down the Barriers: Adapting Activities to Increase Active Leisure Participation
  11. Gaining Professional Respect
  12. Part 1 - Activity S.O.S.:  Success Oriented Sensory Stimulation
  13. Part 2 - SOS: Success-Oriented Sensory Stimulation  - Kits and Themes
  14. Care Plan 101: An Introduction to Care Planning for Activity and Recreation Professionals
  15. Reaching Out! Community Program Ideas for Healthcare Facilities
  16. The Ensuring Medicare Access to Recreational Therapy Act of 2007: An Overview for Activity Professionals
  17. An MDS 3.0 Overview for Activity Professionals and Recreation Therapists
  18. How to Write an ImPRESSive Press Release:  an Introduction for Recreation Directors
  19. Revised F-tags for Nutrition and Sanitary Conditions: An Overview for Activity Professionals
  20. Frustrated, Burnt, Angry and Resentful:  A-Z Tips for Activity Professionals Who Need a Boost!
  21. Elect to Promote and Vote:  Voting and Election Day Activities in Healthcare Facilities
  22. Holiday Tips for Activity Professionals and Recreation Therapists

Marge Knoth
Marge Knoth, Noted Author and Activity Professional

  1. Stir Up Some Savory Snacks
  2. Reliving an Old Fashioned Christmas
  3. Contemporary Christmas Memories

Susan Berg's Activities Ideas Galore (Visit)
Susan Berg, CDP, AD,  BS(COTA/L)

  1. Name That Tune - With a Twist
  2. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
  3. A Sensational Imagination Vacation
  4. A Cornucopia of Fresh Thanksgiving Ideas
  5. Unique Activity Opportunities in December

National Association of Activity Professionals - NAAP (Visit)
Debbie Bouknight, Public Relations

  1. BEING THE BEST ACTIVITY PROFESSIONAL YOU CAN BE by Diane Mockbee, BS,  ADC, NAAP President
  2. Special Event Ideas for February By Debbie R. Bera/ADC, NAAP Public Relations Trustee
  3. AGING IN STRIDE By William A. Ruechel BS, Special Interest Group Trustee NAAP
  4. Attitude is Everything! By Debbie R. Bera/ADC, NAAP Public Relations Trust
  5. Changing the Culture of Aging: Pioneer Practices in Long Term Care Gaining Momentum  By Myrtle Klauer, ADC, CAP
  6. ARE YOU FINANCIALLY FIT? By Mae Petty
  7. The Importance of an Orientation Program for New Residents (The Ten Commandments for New Residents)  By Myrtle
    Klauer, ADC, CAP
  8. Thoughts on Teamwork By Sandy Dole/Special Interests Trustee
  9. Developing a Writing and Reminiscence Program By Kevin M. Kavanaugh, MA, Director of Public Affairs, Illinois Council
    on Long Term Care
  10. Are You Ready for Your State Survey? By Debbie Bera, ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  11. Change Happens By Mariette Cappuccilli, B.Ed, M.A., NAAP International Relations Trustee
  12. Writing a News Release Brenda Scott , ADC, Standards of Practice Trustee
  13. 25 Ways to Celebrate National Activity Professionals Week By Debbie Bera, ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  14. Celebrate You During National Activity Professionals Week By Debbie Bera, ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  15. Motivation for the Year By Debbie Bera, ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  16. Part 1 :  Incorporating the Six Dimensional Wellness Model Into Your Nursing Home/Activity Program by Debbie Bera,
    ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  17. Part 2 :  Incorporating the Six Dimensional Wellness Model Into Your Nursing Home/Activity Program by Debbie Bera,
    ADC, Public Relations Trustee, NAAP
  18. Improving Your Communication Skills by Brenda Scott ADC, NAAP Vice President, Standards of Practice Trustee
  19. Laying the Foundation for Successful Intergenerational Programs - By Brenda Scott, ADC, NAAP Vice President,
    Standards of Practice Trustee
  20. Making Summertime Activities Safe and Fun by Myrtle Klauer, ADC, CAP
  21. Recreational Music Making by Troy Lott, ADC, NAAP Membership Trustee
  22. Skills Fair by Mae Petty
  23. The Activity Professional's Role in Preventing the Spread of Flu  By Myrtle Klauer, ADC,