Audience: Staff of Alzheimer's Special Care Units Approvals/Accreditation: - All states – Check your licensing regulations for your specific requirements.
Introduction: Activities are meant to be therapeutic, which means they produce good effects on the mind and body. While some activities are meant to be fun, others are aimed at maintaining a resident’s self-esteem and helping them to continue to feel like a valued member of their community.
The purpose of this program is to help you identify activities for your residents that will promote their enjoyment, socialization, self-esteem, functional ability, and quality of life. This module will also provide you with the knowledge, skills, and tools you need to promote social interaction among the residents at your facility.
Objectives: At the end of this course, you will be able to: - List and describe the main categories of activities;
- Describe the importance of a well-balanced activity program;
- Describe activity planning considerations;
- Describe how resident characteristics affect activity planning;
- Describe how to overcome barriers to a successful activity program;
- Develop new and creative activities that involve the senses, exercise, plants/animals/children, the outdoors, memories, and culture;
- Define restorative care as it applies to social interaction;
- Identify benefits of increased social interaction for residents;
- Understand the resident’s physical, sensory, and cognitive skills as related to social interaction and activities;
- Acquire skills and information related to evaluating the resident’s physical, sensory, and cognitive functional levels;
- Learn ways to promote social interaction among the residents and improve levels of participation in activities;
- Identify appropriate adaptive equipment and recreational materials that can increase social interaction and make activities more enjoyable;
- Understand the importance of exercise and the characteristics of an appropriate exercise program; and
- Implement motivational techniques related to encourage social interaction among residents.
Course Topics: In this program, you will learn about: - Activity Basics
- Planning Considerations
- Types of Activities
- Restorative Care and Social Interaction
- Evaluating Residents
- Promoting Maximum Functioning
- Exercise and Social Interaction
- Motivating Residents to Participate
- Practicing Restorative Care
Course Authors: Part One of this Program was developed by Claire Cole and Susan Harrington: Claire S. Cole, MS, RN, C is a nurse educator who is certified in Gerontology by the ANCC. She has worked as a medical surgical nurse, ICU/CCU nurse, Director of Nursing, staff development nurse, and has taught courses for certified nursing assistants and certified medicine aides.
Susan Shemanski Harrington, MS, PE is co-founder and President of Harrington Software Associates, Inc./ Long-Term Care Learning Center a company specializing in developing innovative training solutions for long-term care staff. Harrington has over 16 years experience conducting research and developing training. Her experience includes serving as the principal investigator for research grants funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Nursing Research, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. In each project, she developed and evaluated innovative safety training programs. Her research articles have appeared in Fire Technology, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, Nurse Education Today, Educational Gerontology, Journal of Safety Research, and Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing.
Part Two of this course was written by Dr. Bonnie L. Walker and Claire S. Cole, RN, C. The curriculum was reviewed by an interdisciplinary team of experts including: Barbara Resnick, PhD and Ellen Wruble, PhD. The program was developed by Harrington Software Associates, Inc, funded by a grant from NIA R44AG028194, Restorative Care Training for Staff in Long-Term Care Facilities.
The Long-Term Care Learning Center is a Certified Sponsor of professional continuing education with the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards (NAB). State licensure boards, however, have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses.
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