Enhancing the Lives of Nursing Home Residents One Volunteer at a Time
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Welcome to number 8 of my 12-part series highlighting acts of kindness that nursing home residents can do for other people. In case you missed the last post, you can find it through this link.
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We all know the myriad of benefits that come with exercise. These benefits are available to our residents, too. Yet, often it’s very difficult to motivate residents to take part in our exercise programs.
Of course, residents have the right to choose not to exercise. However, I believe we can have an enormous impact on a resident’s decision to do something that can make such a significant difference in the quality of their life.
Let’s begin with these 12 ways we can encourage exercise. I would love to hear your ideas, too!
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Lately, I’m noticing that a lot of nursing homes are looking for unique fundraisers. They don’t want to do the usual events like bake sales and golf tournaments that everyone else is doing.
That’s why I’m introducing you to four successful, but rather unusual, fundraisers held annually to support various healthcare facilities. I’m also including a link so you can contact each organization directly for more information.
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According to the American Transplant Foundation, nearly 114,000 people in the United States are waiting for organ transplants. Would you be more apt to donate one of your organs if you knew it would grow back again?
Well, then you’ve come to the right place. You see, a person only needs to donate a portion of their liver to save a life, and it will grow back to normal size in about three months. Isn’t that amazing?
Today let’s look at what you need to know about becoming a living liver donor.
Here’s a question I often hear from staff on memory care units. How do we provide residents with meaningful and enjoyable activities when staffing is at a minimum? A good example might be on weekends when fewer activities staff are present.
Today I’m providing a list of 18 activities that generally only require set-up by staff, and then the resident can enjoy the activity independently. Of course, this varies depending upon the abilities of each person. But I believe you’ll find something that nearly every resident will enjoy.
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