The future of senior living resident engagement is about empowering everyone to engage any resident – no matter their preferences or physical and cognitive abilities. Today, the activity director...
Dementia care managers special certification events offered
By
James M. Berklan
Apr 14, 2023
The National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners (NCCDP) is offering a special two-day course that is recommended for anyone with direct and indirect supervision over a dementia unit or memory...
New certificate program taps Montessori method for dementia care
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 02, 2022
A new certification program based on the renowned Montessori method of education is now available to dementia caregivers.
This is NOT OK
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Oct 29, 2021
Has the COVID-19 pandemic had a devastating impact on staffing and occupancy for senior living communities? It certainly has. In the face of these daunting obstacles, do we need to lean into supportive...
Announcing the Elder Engagement Performance Improvement (EEPI) tool
By
Jennifer Stelter
Alisa Tagg
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 16, 2021
The goal of the #ActivitiesStrong initiative is to acknowledge, educate and empower activity and life enrichment professionals in senior living communities. One way we’ve done this is by developing and...
Measuring resident engagement with the Resident Engagement Index Score (REIS) assessment tool
By
Jenn Taylor
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 29, 2020
The pursuit of purpose is a basic human right. Older adults in senior living and long-term care communities deserve to experience meaningful engagement every day. As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded...
COVID-19 broke resident engagement. This is how we fix it
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Jun 22, 2020
As the country is planning to reopen after lockdowns due to COVID-19, senior care providers are grasping the implications of this phase for their operations, staff and well-being of residents. An obvious...
What science can do for seniors
By
Gloria Hoffner
Jan 30, 2019
At 1:45 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month, Judy, age 97, is on the move winding her way through her community heading to her favorite activity, Science for Seniors. “I never miss,” Judy,...
Elevate your CEO position
By
Charles de Vilmorin
Sep 14, 2018
In senior care, activity directors are often underpaid, overworked, lacking respect from colleagues and asked to document their work each day using cumbersome paper-based strategies. A national Linked...
Brand to serve as NCCDP President
Jul 17, 2018
Rhonda Brand began this month as the new president of the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.