Painting with Words – Creative Writing with Older Adults by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Putting words to paper creates a monument to thoughts and feelings. Written words can be used to communicate, express, define, and explain what is going on in our heads at a...
The Importance and Value of Resident Councils By Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS Organizing and implementing an empowered Resident Council is a challenge to many activity professionals. In theory, the Council is a formal group of residents who come together as one...
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...
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...
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...
Spring Time is Garden Time by Debbie Hommel, ACC/MC/EDU, CTRS As the earth warms up, days get longer and the seed catalogs begin to arrive – the activity professional may begin to schedule gardening programs into the monthly schedule. Indoor and outdoor...
