Art and an Evidence Base to Train Life Enrichment Staff

During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, life enrichment and activities directors faced a high-stakes challenge: turning in-person resident engagement programs into remote ones, while minimizing the toll that stay-in-place policies took on residents and clients in all service lines. A paper collage created by care partners in a […]

Reimagining Adult Day to Recover from the Pandemic

During the worst of the pandemic, adult day programs underwent wrenching change. Many had to close. Others were able to stay viable by switching to remote services. Some kept clients engaged at home via daily phone calls and transitioning programming to teleconferencing; others created “caregiver advocates” to deliver meals and […]

A Good Idea and Willing Partners Bring Digital Engagement to Affordable Housing

In our overwhelmingly digital world, older adults living in affordable housing communities are increasingly in need of technology to manage day-to-day activities: communication, shopping, medical appointments, wellness activities, and more. However, too many low-income older adults lack broadband access, digital devices, and the training they might require to make the […]

New Rung Added to Career Ladders for Direct-Care Staff

Trinity Health Senior Communities, a full-continuum provider with operations in seven states, has partnered with Bronx, NY-based PHI to develop an advanced CNA job description, “transitions specialists,” to serve post-acute care clients before, during, and after their rehabilitation stays. Funding for the program was provided by the Michigan Department of […]