Restorative nursing activities

When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.

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Understanding the importance of restorative nursing and adherence to the care program is crucial for skilled nursing facility (SNF) staff. Restorative services can provide hope and independence to SNF residents.

Despite the new PDPM regulations adding a new level of stress on therapists across the nation, Katie Johnson-Evers and her therapy team at a south Kansas City RehabCare facility wanted to do something special for their residents this year. The therapy staff of nine full time therapists were brainstorming ideas for Fall group therapy when ... Read More about SNF Group Therapy: A “No-Fall Festival”

Fundraising can be fun and profitable with a little enthusiasm and ingenuity! This article focuses on DIY fundraising activities to increase the budget at your nursing home.

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10 whiteboard activity ideas. A compilation of ideas for activities to do on a whiteboard. A versitile tool for anyone working with others.

When providing activities for your nursing facility’s residents, it is a good idea to include a variety of activity types that will appeal to different interests. Our friends at notjustbingo have shared several activities to consider for your senior program: … Read More

What do you do in nursing clinicals? Assessments, meds, documentation, ADL's, and more. Plus learn what to do when you've got downtime!

When I started my first Activity Director job, I was only a few years out of college. While I had worked with seniors in a skilled nursing community before, nothing quite prepared me for taking on an Activity Director role. Here are a few things I wish someone had told me in those first few weeks, months, and years.