This white paper written by Maggie Calkins with financial support from WhisperGLIDE, focuses on the importance of outdoor spaces and explores how to design areas where people want to spend time. Resources for getting started are also included.
Archives: Resources
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Celebrating in Times of COVID
Ideas for making the Holidays Special
Using Language to Guide Your Culture Change Journey
Discover words and phrases that can make a difference as we work to change the culture of aging in our communities, and to change our own perceptions about aging and the work we do. Free resources to help educate and… Read more
Communication Infrastructure Survey and the Antipsychotic Program Baseline Data Collection Form
Frequent, timely communication and problem-solving with staff closest to the residents is essential to find out what residents need and support staff to provide it. These self-assessments evaluate your nursing home’s systems for communication and collaborative problem-solving to individualize care… Read more
Staff Stability Toolkit
This toolkit draws from experiences and lessons learned in over 400 nursing homes over a three-year period. It is designed to serve as a resource for homes just getting started with efforts to reverse turnover, as well as employers who… Read more
Improve Your Dementia Support: You Can Start Tomorrow
Park Springs and Shenandoah Valley Westminster Canterbury have come together to share top-drawer ideas and some things to consider that any community, regardless of resources, can do tomorrow to build their dementia support capacity. Their top ten list includes things… Read more
Reframing Aging Quick Start Guide
Framing is the process of making choices about what to emphasize and what to leave unsaid. This is a quick guide with words and cues to avoid and alternatives to use in order to reframe aging. For more resources from… Read more
Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI): Introducing Best Practices that Strengthen LGBTQ Inclusive Communities
Join guides from the LEI Leadership team and Advisory Council to learn about the Long-Term Care Equality Index (LEI) and how your community can be among the early adopters of best practices in creating welcoming and supportive long-term care communities inclusive of LGBTQ community members. Your guides will describe the need for LGBTQ inclusivity, success stories for adopting LGBTQ inclusive policies and practices and the steps you can take today to join the LEI program.
Supporting the Life Enrichment Team
Initiatives and ideas to help plan daily life.
Community, Connection and Creativity
Partners joining together, sharing their creativity.
