by Debbie Hommel | Oct 8, 2026 | Leadership/Management
October is Residents’ Rights Month, an annual observance sponsored by the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. Each year, Residents’ Rights Month provides an opportunity to recognize the dignity, individuality, choices, and rights of people living in...
by Debbie Hommel | May 25, 2026 | Leadership/Management
I am an Activity Professional. by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS “I wish I had your job – all you do is have fun all day.” “We are looking for a “cheerleader” type person to be the activity director.” and the worst yet – “It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do...
by Debbie Hommel | Mar 6, 2026 | Leadership/Management, Memory Care
There was a Time…. By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS There was a time when older adults living with memory loss were simply labeled senile or confused. There was a time when someone asked for their parents, they were told their parents had died. There was a...
by Debbie Hommel | Feb 8, 2026 | Leadership/Management, Programming
Comfort Care at End of Life by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS One of the primary goals of the activity professional is to focus on living and opportunities to have a meaningful quality of life. Unfortunately, death and dying are unavoidable realities we often do not...
by Debbie Hommel | Jan 12, 2026 | Leadership/Management
National Activity Professional Week – 2026 Beyond the Ordinary By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS National Activity Professionals Week, which is January 26th through 30th this year, has always been a week of celebration and acknowledgement of the hard-working activity...
