by Debbie Hommel | Aug 13, 2017 | Documentation
To Care Plan or Not to Care plan By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS The requirement or need to write an “activity” care plan for “every” resident in the facility has been debated for years. Some communities have made it a policy to mandate an activity specific care...
by Debbie Hommel | Aug 13, 2017 | Memory Care, Programming
A Wish to Honor the Spirit Within by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Active engagement is often the goal of many of the activities and interventions offered by the activity professional. Our program success is evaluated by how involved our elders become and the...
by Debbie Hommel | May 30, 2017 | Leadership/Management, Programming
Forever Young: Understanding the Baby Boomer Generation by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MV/EDU, CTRS Having worked as an activity professional for thirty-nine years, I never thought I would reach the day where the topic of activities appealing to my age group would be a source...
by Debbie Hommel | Apr 29, 2017 | Programming
B is for Bingo by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS B-5. N-37. G-51. Most activity professionals could call bingo in their sleep. Many activity professionals don’t like bingo. Recently, on social media, there has been much debate on the value of bingo. Many...
by Debbie Hommel | Apr 24, 2017 | Leadership/Management
by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTR While waiting in line at the post office, I stood behind a small elderly woman who was at the counter taking care of her postal needs. She had a very large purse with lots of zippers and a variety of smaller change purses. She had...
