Does it feel like in the era of COVID and constant staffing issues, you can’t possibly individualize care for your residents/clients? Does it feel like if you asked about resident/client preferences,...
Whose life is it anyway?
By
Jean Wendland Porter
Sep 21, 2023
My family is full of therapists, and most of us work in skilled nursing. My sister, an experienced speech language pathologist, called to commiserate about one of her patients who had difficulty swallowing. ...
Meaningful activities enable person-directed living
By
Susan Ryan
Charles de Vilmorin
Nov 28, 2023
What do meaningful activities, resident engagement and person-directed living have in common? The answer is, of course, everything. Assuring the delivery of purposeful, meaningful and engaging activities...
A table on the patio
By
Gary Tetz
Sep 07, 2023
Through countless decades, multiple relationships and what feels like dozens of marriages (actually only two, but it’s still early today), this is pretty much the extent of my accrued knowledge: Women...
Embracing freedom in therapy: The liberating power of the Rothschild Foundation Approach to Person-Centered...
By
Renee Kinder
Jul 06, 2023
In the realm of physical, occupational and speech therapy, the concept of freedom takes center stage as therapists strive to empower individuals on their path to recovery. Mr. Eisenstadt desires to spend...