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 | Jan 22, 2022 | Leadership/Management
The past twenty-two months have been a challenge for our profession and the world at large. However, we are in a much better place this year than last year. National Activity Professionals Week is January 23rd through 29th. It is our week to toot our own horn,...
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...
