Senior living communities must be proactive in building their offerings to appeal to potential residents and their families. The Big Book of Senior Living Activities features over 100 activities facilities can use to offer a welcoming environment and ensure an engaged, social community. Authors Jillian Thomas, CDP, and Debbie R. Bera, ADC, provide strategies to ensure a sustainable, organic, and successful resident activities program. Staff will gain the knowledge to successfully manage activities while gaining leadership, employee, and resident buy-in. No matter the clinical condition or cognitive limitation, this book offers activities that suit each individual's needs. This book has everything you need to run a successful senior living activities program, including: - Strategies to adapt and modify activities to individual resident needs, including Alzheimer's and dementia patients, younger residents, residents with communication limitations, and bariatric residents - Detailed case studies on senior living activities - Tips for how to gain resident and staff buy-in

Activity Guide Book for Seniors was developed and compiled by experienced Recreational Therapists to facilitate the development of effective and vibrant activity programs for residents in long-term care communities and adult day programs. The suggestions, ideas, and examples provided in this book are used in communities nationwide and are designed to assist providers in meeting State regulatory requirements for activity programs. Included in this book are activities for adult day programs, tips for assessing and addressing resident interests, conducting group and individual activities, holding resident council meetings, and facilitating family involvement and vibrant volunteer programs. The book also has additional activity programs that facilitate continued engagement and provide meaning to residents, hands-on approach to enhancing memory, improving physical health, sparking creativity, promoting social interaction, and ensuring the overall well-being of dementia residents.

The Big Book of Resident Activities, Second Edition Debbie R. Bera, ADC The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' latest revised Conditions of Participation place a stronger emphasis on person-centered care and resident preferences, a realm where activities serve as a core concept. However, current residents are more discerning than ever before and have different interests than they used to. Planning and designing new activities that fit diverse resident needs, all while keeping them active and engaged, is a major challenge for long-term care professionals. The Big Book of Resident Activities, Second Edition outlines more than 100 specific activity ideas by target audience, timeframe, recommended group size, and cognitive function. No matter what the clinical condition or cognitive limitation, this book offers activities that suit each resident's distinct needs and interests. Tools and downloads for activity professionals include sample care plans and resident assessments, sample activity calendars, and sample press releases, posters, and letters to keep family members involved and boost your facility's reputation. This resource also provides an overview of the new federal regulation updates that affect activity programs such as changes in resident assessment, Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) requirements, new requirements for staff, volunteer, and dementia training, and updated survey processes. What's new? This new edition of The Big Book of Resident Activities covers: Updates to F-Tags and federal regulations that apply to activities in long-term care Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) requirements New requirements for staff, volunteer, and dementia training Changes in activity programs due to the coming of the baby boomer generation New activity ideas in every chapter and added chapters for accommodating the baby boomer generation, after-hours activities, and the latest regulatory compliance guidance This book features: New and updated activity plans created by industry experts responding to specific resident needs An explanation of F-tags and federal regulations as they apply to activities in long-term care Training advice for non-activity staff, to get everyone involved Chapters devoted to residents with unique activity needs, including: Alzheimer's and dementia residents Residents of the baby boomer generation Bariatric residents Short-term stay residents Nonambulatory residents After-hours activities

The Big Book of Resident Activities Debbie R. Bera, ADC Take the philosophy of resident centered care to new heights with The Big Book of Resident Activities. Your residents will thank you for it! The Big Book of Resident Activities features dozens of activities and care plans that facilities can use to keep residents active and engaged. This book provides more than 100 activities and care plans for long-term care residents, saving activity coordinators time spent searching for new activities for residents with a wide range of needs. No matter what the clinical condition or cognitive limitation, this book offers activities that suit each resident's distinct needs. Inside, you'll find: Dozens of comprehensive activity plans for every type of resident Simple explanations of corresponding CMS regulations Chapters devoted to residents with unique activity needs, including: Alzheimer's and dementia residents Younger residents Bariatric residents Short-term stay residents Nonambulatory residents This encyclopedia-like resource eliminates the need to search for fresh activities for your residents. Each activity included: Provides a meaningful objective to accomplish with the activity Eliminates guesswork by offering a recommended group size Enhances your efficiency by giving you a suggested time frame Identifies special needs and ability levels so you know exactly which residents will benefit from the activity Gives you concise and specific steps to take to make the activity a success Offers several variations, adaptations, modifications and hints to easily customize the activity to your facility Bonus CD-ROM included! Each of the activities, forms, and care plans found in this book can also be accessed on the companion CD-ROM. Take this CD-ROM with you to any location and provide your residents with meaningful activities to foster a higher quality of life. Here are some of the activities you'll find inside of The Big Book of Resident Activities: - Fun fair - Annual picnic - Facility dog show act - Resident/family Christmas tea social - Outdoor campfire night - Memorial service - Memorial remembrance - Comfort cart - Craft and bake sale act - Wishing well activity - Mother's Day tea social - Father's Day brunch - Sample activity calendar (regular program) - Memories - Morning stretch - Bariatric cooking class - Bariatric exercise - Bariatric ball exercise - Devotional/prayer group - Spa day - Cooking club - Gardening club - Fashion show - Scrapbooking - Red Hat Society - Tea social/gourmet coffee social - Fondue party/social - Yesterday - Romeo - Turkey shoot - 6,5,4 card game - Card club - Men's gathering and gab session - Men's breakfast or luncheon - Men's grill out or picnic - Daily crosswords or trivia - Weekend trivia - Social time - Tai chi - Yoga - Pilates - Walking club - Martial arts/tae kwon do - Library cart - Hands alive - Therapeutic massage - Five alive - Sunshine group - Noodle ball - Noodle exercise - Match game - ABC game - Colors and shapes bingo - Bubble mania - Sea shells sensory - Sound effects sensory - Creative writing - Parachute fun - Dusterball - Memory matching - Dice game - Hidden treasurers - Themed sensory kits - Name five - Rise and shine - Grandmas kitchen - Object identification - Big ball fun - Rice bags - Relaxation music sensory program - Music with movement - Creative expression - Pet therapy - Recreational program - Sensory stimulation program - AM wakeup sensory program - Afternoon sensory program - Evening sensory program - Chinese New Year - Mardi Gras - Dairy days - Beach/Hawaiian day - Western day - Mexican fiesta day - Annual Valentine king and queen activity - Annual sweetheart dinner - Back-to-school week - 50's day - Folk fair - Grandparent's Day - Gay 90's luncheon - Wine and cheese tasting event - New year celebrations - Thanksgiving social - Thanksgiving blessings - St. Patrick's Day party - Spring fling - President's Day silhouettes - Camping week/day - Winter Olympics - Wedding week - Cruise week - Halloween party - Birthday party - Resident Academy Awards - Senior prom - Winter charades - Christmas charades Quality of life truly results from a commitment to resident centered care where individuals experience dignity of choice and respect in their daily lives. Get results from your commitment to offering resident driven activity planning with The Big Book of Resident Activities.

The BIG Book of Senior Activities - 60 Fun Activities for TODAY's Senior Adults, Volume Three, is a book for leaders to assist in the planning of activities for senior adults. The activities are categorized by month (six activities and one outreach/ month.) Each activity is completely planned with the activity idea, decoration ideas, quotes and scriptures for the month, video suggestions, jokes, stories, and games. The activities are printable for the leader's use and the corresponding handouts and games are printable from the Appendix PDF to hand out to individual seniors.With the baby boomer generation just beginning to retire, the need for senior activities is only going to increase over the next twenty to thirty years. Baby boomers today are not the "pot-luck" generation that their parents were - they want challenging and activities. I believe this book is ahead of the curve for activities that will be in increasing demand as the population ages.

If you've ever dreamed of casting off your worldly possessions and traveling to your heart's content, this story about two intrepid seniors will inspire you no matter your age. Michael and Debbie Campbell felt they had one more adventure in them before considering retirement in the traditional sense, so they filled two rolling duffel bags with life's essentials (including their own pillows) and hit the road. Three years later, having sold their home in Seattle, their "Senior Nomad" lifestyle has no end in sight. Ride along as they share tales of living full-time in Airbnbs in over 50 countries and pay tribute to the many hosts who not only helped them live daily life, but also offered unique opportunities to experience their cities. From the barber's chair in Dublin and the dentist's chair in Split, to a wild motorcycle ride in Athens, a peek behind the Soviet Curtain in Transnistria, and the demise of a chicken for dinner in Marrakech, hosts made the Campbell's dream of adventure come true. Discover how Debbie and Michael find their next Airbnb, how they get there, and the many ways they enjoy their new city just as the locals do. Learn their tips and tricks for using Airbnb and how they get the most out of each stay, all while spending little more than they would have spent settled into their rocking chairs in Seattle.

I am still volunteering to this day, and the joy I see on their happy faces is all I need to keep going. I hope this book has helped you to help the seniors in your lives.

A unique resource for Senior Activities Professionals, Senior Activities FUNdamentals inspires them to plan activities in a brand-new way. Filled with fun and energizing activities, Senior Activities FUNdamentals accommodates seniors experiencing frailty, reduced mobility, and/or memory loss. Author Debbi Covell's passion for the older generation is apparent throughout the pages of this fresh, fun, and informative guide. With more than 25 years of experience planning activities for seniors, including those living with dementia or other memory loss, the author strongly believes that seniors have the same basic needs as anyone: to laugh and have fun, to explore and learn, and to live life to the fullest. Senior Activities FUNdamentals provides a variety of activity ideas to fulfill these needs and to challenge the mind, lift the spirits, and engage seniors. A unique feature of this resource is the inclusion of activities with clear, step-by-step instructions on setting up and carrying it out, explaining the benefits to seniors.Just as important, Senior Activities FUNdamentals offers detailed and relevant information essential in understanding and motivating seniors. The suggestions and tips can alleviate "job burnout," which is prevalent in this profession. It is a great training resource!Senior Activities FUNdamentals will be a resource Senior Activities Professionals will refer to time and time again!

Author, activist, and TED speaker Ashton Applewhite has written a rousing manifesto calling for an end to discrimination and prejudice on the basis of age. In our youth obsessed culture, we’re bombarded by media images and messages about the despairs and declines of our later years. Beauty and pharmaceutical companies work overtime to convince people to purchase products that will retain their youthful appearance and vitality. Wrinkles are embarrassing. Gray hair should be colored and bald heads covered with implants. Older minds and bodies are too frail to keep up with the pace of the modern working world and olders should just step aside for the new generation. Ashton Applewhite once held these beliefs too until she realized where this prejudice comes from and the damage it does. Lively, funny, and deeply researched, This Chair Rocks traces her journey from apprehensive boomer to pro-aging radical, and in the process debunks myth after myth about late life. Explaining the roots of ageism in history and how it divides and debases, Applewhite examines how ageist stereotypes cripple the way our brains and bodies function, looks at ageism in the workplace and the bedroom, exposes the cost of the all-American myth of independence, critiques the portrayal of elders as burdens to society, describes what an all-age-friendly world would look like, and offers a rousing call to action. It’s time to create a world of age equality by making discrimination on the basis of age as unacceptable as any other kind of bias. Whether you’re older or hoping to get there, this book will shake you by the shoulders, cheer you up, make you mad, and change the way you see the rest of your life. Age pride! “Wow. This book totally rocks. It arrived on a day when I was in deep confusion and sadness about my age. Everything about it, from my invisibility to my neck. Within four or five wise, passionate pages, I had found insight, illumination, and inspiration. I never use the word empower, but this book has empowered me.” —Anne Lamott, New York Times bestselling author

If retirement is approaching or you've recently retired, Adventures in Senior Living can help you prepare for the opportunities, needs, problems, and challenges that retirement often brings. Through 31 lively and interesting interviews, you learn how other people have found positive and rewarding ways to make their retirement years meaningful and enjoyable. Opening windows into their own lives, these inspiring retirees share with you a wide range of retirement ideas that pertain to volunteer work, travel, selecting your living arrangements, and getting involved in your community. Retirement doesn't have to bring feelings of boredom or restlessness. Adventures in Senior Living shows you that your retirement years can be your most fulfilling, productive, and fun years. You'll have more time to work in that garden you love, make quilts with your friends, spend time with your loved ones, and get exercise. But, possibly even more important than that, you'll have the ability to participate in your community on an entirely new level and to make a difference in other people's lives as well as your own. The life-loving, generous people who come together in this wonderful book are sure to inspire you as they speak about their accomplishments that include: recording books on tape for blind people conducting missionary work at home and abroad brightening the lives of patients in nursing homes and hospitals teaching Sunday school caring for a spouse with Alzheimer's delivering meals on wheels to shut-in people establishing a battered women's shelter rescuing prostitutes from the street This book presents retirees, teachers of courses in aging and retirement, activity directors at retirement and nursing homes, family members, and health and mental health care providers with many stories of extraordinary volunteerism, service, and kindness, but it also talks about the needs of retirees and their daily, more personal experiences. To this end, Adventures in Senior Living discusses the importance of continuing study, discussion, meditation, prayer, and fitness in the lives of seniors.