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 | Dec 1, 2023 | Memory Care, Programming
Home for the Holidays by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS The holiday season is a festive time of year, with increased activities and excitement. For many this is a special time, stimulating happy memories and anticipation. However, for individuals living with dementia...
by Debbie Hommel | Aug 31, 2023 | Memory Care, Programming
Organizing a Sensory Program By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Meeting the individualized needs of individuals living with advanced dementia is challenging. Many of our programs involve the ability to remain attentive, long and short term memory and conversational...
by Debbie Hommel | Aug 30, 2022 | Memory Care
By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS As care providers in the long-term care continuum, we often see and hear about statistics related to the rising numbers of individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). One common statistic states that someone in the United States...
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...
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...
