Northern Ohio Association of Activity Professionals
A Network of Cuyahoga, Medina, Lake, Lorain, Geauga and Summit Counties
NEWSLETTER
April 2011
Thank you to Broadway Care Center for hosting our March meeting. Broadway Care Center provided members with a great fat Tuesday breakfast including paczkis!!!
Our speaker spoke about “Brain Mapping through Alzheimer’s”. This educational seminar gave members an overview of which areas of the brain are affected by the disease process. Thank you to Wendy DiDomenico for providing the education.
The NOAAP team is busy planning the annual conference to provide members with great education, vendors, and a full networking experience.
Next Meeting:
April 12, 2011
Grande Oaks
24579 Broadway Ave.
Oakwood Village, Oh 44146
Subject: Interactive Poetry
Please stay tuned for upcoming poetry contest!
Thanks,
Lori Presser, ADC, CDP, CMP
President of NOAAP
HUMOR MONTH - APRIL
The value of humor is well documented. Laughter makes us feel better and can improve our overall health. Starting this month, begin using humor as an opening for each activity. Share a joke, ask a resident to share his or her favorite joke or funny story. Enlarge cartoons and add them to the floor/unit bulletin board. Rotate the cartoon each Monday. Tell a joke during the morning announcements. Show comedic films or television broadcasts featuring comedians from the residents’ era.
As a small group activity, listen to an old time radio show featuring some of the great comedians of the 1940s. Offer a weekly matinee featuring films starring some of the residents’ favorite comedians.
For more information and ideas, visit: http://www.comedyorama.com/great/great.htm#Old% 20Time%20Radio, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedian, and http://www.wxs.ca/jr/riddles.html.
Healthcare Observances for 2011
April:
Occupational Therapy Month ~ 1st-30th
Administrative Professionals Week ~ 24th-30th
Administrative Professionals Day ~ 27th
Volunteer Week ~ 10th-16th
May:
Older American's Month ~ 1st-31st
Nurses Week ~ 6th-12th
Nurses Day ~ 6th
National Nursing Home Week ~ 8th-14th
Public Relations Week ~ 3rd-9th
Public Relations Day ~ 12th
June:
Nursing Assistants Week ~ 10th-17th
Nursing Assistants Day ~ 10th
July:
Laundry Workers Week ~ 3rd-9th
Therapeutic Recreation Week ~ 16th–21st
August:
Health Unit Coordinators Day ~ 23rd
September:
Healthcare Housekeeping Week ~ 12th-18th
Healthcare Environmental Services Week ~ 12th-18th
Grandparents Day ~ 11th
Rehabilitation Week ~ 18th-24th
October:
Physical Therapy Month ~ 1st-31st
Gerontological Nurses Week ~ 4th-10th
Mental Health Care Workers Week ~ 1st-7th
Nursing Home Residents' Rights Week ~ 2nd-8th
Healthcare Food Services Week ~ 5th-11th
Boss's Day ~ 17th
Pharmacy Week ~ 17th-23rd
Pastoral Care Week ~ 19th-25th
Make a Difference Day 22nd
November:
Hospice Month ~ 1st-30th
EDUCATIONAL PURSUITS
Are you are Certified Dementia Practitioner?
Attend this one day seminar on Saturday, May 21 to qualify to become a CDP. If you are a certified activity professional or a STNA with experience in the field of working with older adults you can apply for certification upon completion of this one day class. For additional information and registration contact: Jennifer Krupa at 330-220-8621 or jkrupa@lorainccc.edu
CENTER FOR LIFE LONG LEARNING
MANY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES GOING ON RIGHT NOW!
See a program you would like held at your facility??
Call the Center for Life Long Learning at 440-366-4148
STORYCORPS' MEMORY LOSS INITIATIVE
Since 2006, the StoryCorps Memory Loss Initiative has been offering caregivers and those living with Alzheimer's the opportunity to record intimate, individual conversations and preserve the stories of those whose memories are slipping away.
The non-profit has recorded over 2,000 such interviews with over 180 organizations across the country. These 40-minute, audio-recorded interviews are a simple way for organizations to deliver person-centered care, and for caregivers to receive a recording they'll treasure forever.
Now they’re putting the tools directly in the hands of the organizations on the front line.
The four-part Commemorate Toolkit gives activity directors and staff everything they need to begin recording interviews. It's available for free on the website. www.storycorps.org/mli
Submitted by J. Krupa
POETRY CONTEST
DO you have a poetry group in your senior community?
NOAAP will be sponsoring a poetry contest . . .
Start your poetry groups by writing their best work. Poetry submitted will be judged and awarded
at the annual NOAAP conference.
Prizes will benefit your activity department!
Stay tuned for more details!
TREASURER'S REPORT
BALANCE: $2701.98
The 2011 Annual NOAAP Conference
~SAVE THE DATE~
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
At Lorain County Community College
Invitation Coming Soon……
Memberships are now due . . .
NOAAP can only exist with its members! NOAAP now has over 64 members…
PLEASE SEND IN YOUR MEMBERSHIP NOW! Download application at www.noaap.com
RAP OPPORTUNITY
The Resident Activity Personnel in Ohio (RAP) Board is looking for a few good women and men to serve. They are seeking RAP members in good standing. Their goal is to have one nominee from each district to have shared and/or equal representation.
There are a lot of benefits to serving on the Board!!
1. A opportunity to learn and serve on YOUR professional organization
2. Discounted rate for the conference
3. Mileage reimbursement for meetings
4. A chance to get to know and spend time with a group of well educated RAP professionals.
The possibilities are endless and WE NEED YOU !! Serve your district by having a representative on the RAP Board!! For more information visit www.rapohio.org