Opportunities

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I’m writing today’s post for a specific group of my readers—those of you who have never donated blood. Why? Because I received an email from our local blood bank yesterday letting me know that they are currently down 775 blood donations from their usual number. Ouch!

During the holiday season, we often get so busy that we put off extra tasks like donating blood. Yet, people can’t take a break from needing blood due to illness, injury, or surgery.

I don’t say this to make anyone feel guilty. Some of you have medical conditions that prevent you from donating. Yet, I often meet people who have never given blood simply because they don’t know what to expect and they’re scared. That’s understandable.

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Last November, I posted lots of ideas to help your residents prepare for Thanksgiving. This year, I took a different approach. I’m sharing suggestions to help employees at your senior living community celebrate the month of Thanksgiving together.

This is important because celebrating events with our co-workers offers many benefits. These are just a few:

• Promotes teamwork
• Helps employees get to know each other better
• Provides entertainment for residents
• Promotes creativity
• Makes work more enjoyable

These are my seven suggestions. I would love to hear yours, too!

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Now and then, I like to share opportunities to help you expand your service as a nursing home volunteer. In the past, we’ve looked at the roles of a parish nurse, a grant writer, and a volunteer ombudsman.

Today let’s look at the role of the community advisory board for a nursing home. I suspect that most employees and volunteers have little or no idea of the purpose of this board. Am I right?

When I worked at the nursing home, I knew we had a community advisory board. But the only reason I knew this was because the group occasionally met in the room where we held our morning report. So, we got to eat the leftovers of their continental breakfast. Other than that, I knew very little about the group.

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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.

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Each month, I like to introduce my readers to an opportunity that allows you and your residents to reach out and make a positive difference in the lives of other people. Today I’m sharing a program that I heard about through a local assisted living facility. It’s called Kiva, and I’ll highlight several commonly asked questions.

What is Kiva?

Kiva is a nonprofit organization with a mission of helping put an end to poverty. They do this by providing loans to individuals around the world to help them become self-sufficient.

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