Monthly Archives: November 2017
Argentum is now accepting nominations for their Hero Awards. Take the time to nominate your HERO!
“Argentum honors extraordinary individuals and companies who serve older adults in senior living communities.” https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/awards-recognition-programs/
Congratulations to Kristen St. Jean, CDP®, for being named the new executive director at Greystone Farm in Salem, NH!
St. Jean “began her career in the senior living industry as a resident care nurse, and then as the director of Greystone Farm’s memory care neighborhood. After completing Benchmark’s Emerging Leaders Program in 2015, she…
Congratulations to the 2017 Consumer Voice Leadership Award Winners!
“Each of these individuals and organizations has worked tirelessly to improve quality in long-term care and preserve the rights of individuals receiving care and services.” Read about the winners here: http://theconsumervoice.org/news/detail/latest/2017-consumer-voice-leadership-award-winners
Check out Cluckingham Palace created by Peter Ronan, CDP! Read about his innovative use of Hen Therapy.
The website “produces daily brainteasers and word search puzzles every day, which can be downloaded from twitter.” Ronan has “found that people with challenging behavioral issues” were usually “calmed down during an event” after introducing…
“November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month,” Capital Journal, 11/10/17.
“No matter how hard anyone tries, they cannot bring back the short term memory of someone living with Alzheimer’s. They can however, take hold of those long term memories and use them to create joy,…
“Memory Center at JCC MetroWest gets a Boost. Successful Dementia Program seeks Expanded Space,” NJJN, 11/8/17.
Bonnie Schechter, CDP, is the program director for the Jonathan and Nancy Littman Memory Center at the JCC MetroWest. Schechter holds sessions that are “exercises in remembrance for people with failing memories.” Limited seating has…
“Feed the patient and starve the wound,” McKnight’s, 11/6/17.
“In the global context of health, good nutrition naturally has long been one of the most powerful weapons against disease. Until recently, however, its precise biochemical connection with wound healing hasn’t achieved the level of…
Register now for the AFA’s Special Edition Care Connection Webinar: Special Considerations for Individuals Living with PTS and Dementia.
Thu, Nov 16, 2017 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST. The webinar “will explore how to work with . . . individuals living with dementia who have PTS,” and will help caregivers “better identify and…
JSSA Hospice and Premier Homecare are training all their hospice nurses to become CDPs!
“A community nonprofit, JSSA provides a range of healthcare and homemaking services that allow them to age in place with dignity.” http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Magazine/Seniors-Services/index.php/name/JSSA-Hospice-and-Premier-Homecare/record/5647/