by Debbie Hommel | Jan 19, 2021 | Leadership/Management
National Activity Professional Week – 2021 10,000 Possibilities By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Boy-o-boy, what a year it has been since we celebrated National Activity Professional’s Week in 2020. The Covid pandemic is a historic event which has changed the face...
by Debbie Hommel | Jul 19, 2020 | Documentation, Leadership/Management, Memory Care, Programming
The year 2020 has proven to be challenging on many levels for all sectors of life. The health care worker in long term care settings has had their life turned upside down with multiple restrictions which change almost daily. Continuing education remains important...
by Debbie Hommel | Jan 5, 2020 | Leadership/Management
National Activity Professional Week – Lighting the Way By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS The New Year signifies new beginnings. For the activity professional, it is a time to re-group and get organized after one of our busiest seasons. It is also the month to...
by Debbie Hommel | Jun 30, 2019 | Leadership/Management, Programming
The Art of Engagement by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS The room is full of people. Music is playing. Activity items are on the tables. Staff are in the room. But are the people engaged? Are they participating? Or are they just there? This is the question being...
by Debbie Hommel | Apr 29, 2019 | Memory Care, Programming
by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS One of the easiest and most effective activities for the activity professional to conduct is reminiscing. Long term memories are a known strength in elders of all functional levels and for many, recalling experiences from the past is...
