Innovations in Activities for the Elderly: Proceedings of the National Association of Activity Professionals Convention

by David Cook

Overview

Concrete directions for programming and reasons for developing and refining such programs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781317840435
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	132
File size:	969 KB

About the Author

David Cook

Table of Contents

Contents The Settings in Which You Work

• Goals of This Meeting
• Goal of Your Association
• Improving Programming With New Ideas
• The Use of Community Resources
• Interdisciplinary Teamwork
• Into Aging-A Simulation Game
• Networking: How to Use What You’ve Got to Get More of What You Want
• The Difference an Idea Makes: The Art of Brainstorming
• A Sample Session
• Session Follow-up
• Residents in the Giving Role
• Early Visits
• A Resident-Built Surprise
• Speaker’s Bureau
• Making Connections Between the School System and the Nursing Home
• Intergenerational Mixing
• The Day Room Program at Westmoreland Manor Nursing Home, Waukesha, Wisconsin
• Stated Objectives of the Day Room
• Stated Role of Floor Aides
• Day Room Schedule
• Utilization Review Board Study
• Effect of the Day Room on Residents
• Effect of the Day Room on Nursing Home Administration
• Effect of The Day Room on Families and Nursing Home
• Placement
• Summary
• REACH
• Reality Therapy in the Convalescent Home
• Programming for Optimum Health and Wellness
• Physical
• Emotional
• Mental
• Spiritual
• Innovative “Resident Volunteer” Programming
• The Good Samaritan Program: Patients as Volunteers
• Veteranship for Nursing Home Residents: Integrating Residents Into Volunteer Services
• Resident Volunteers RSVP of Wichita, Kansas
• Homebound
• Veteranship
• The Activity Coordinator as Environmental Press
• Activities and Life Satisfaction
• Conclusion
• Organizing a Men’s Club
• Reasons and Needs for a Men’s Club
• Planning for Meetings
• The Meetings and Their Content Values of Men’s Clubs
• Art Therapy With the Institutionalized Older Adult
• Portraits
• Conclusions
• Reference Notes Included