by Debbie Hommel | Jul 26, 2022 | Leadership/Management, Programming
It takes a Village: Community Resources by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS A good activity department works within a defined budget. Some budgets are ample, and some are less than ample. However, there are some things money cannot buy. A good activity department...
by Debbie Hommel | Jun 27, 2022 | Programming
The Great Outdoors by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Things we take for granted: ~Feeling the warmth of the sun on our face on a spring day. ~The smell of the wet earth after a rainstorm in summer. ~The crispness to the air after a snowstorm. Regardless of where you...
by Debbie Hommel | Apr 30, 2022 | Leadership/Management
By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS One of the casualties of the Covid Pandemic was the volunteer program in our care community. No visitors, no families and no volunteers for well over a year became the norm. To this day, some communities still prohibit volunteers...
by Debbie Hommel | Mar 30, 2022 | Programming
The Green Thumb Club by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU. CTRS As a new activity assistant, I was lucky enough to work in a nursing home that had a greenhouse. The greenhouse was adjacent to the dining room which gave the residents a direct view into the greenhouse. It...
by Debbie Hommel | Feb 26, 2022 | Memory Care
by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS The age group over the age of 85 is the fastest growing age group in our country. With this increase, the number of individuals with some sort of dementing illness increases as well. In order to meet the needs of elders living...
