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Activities: The Baker’s Dozen Approach Mark Laker, MS

Activities: The Baker’s Dozen Approach Mark Laker, MS. OAHSA Annual Meeting March,2010 Midwest City, OK. Activities Program. Scheduled Activities + Unscheduled Activities Create “THE GROWING ENVIRONMENT”. The Growing Environment. An Interactive Social Environment +

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Activities: The Baker’s Dozen Approach Mark Laker, MS

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  1. Activities: The Baker’s Dozen ApproachMark Laker, MS OAHSA Annual Meeting March,2010 Midwest City, OK

  2. Activities Program • Scheduled Activities + Unscheduled Activities Create “THE GROWING ENVIRONMENT”

  3. The Growing Environment • An Interactive Social Environment + • An Interactive Physical Environment

  4. An Activity Director’s Job CREATE MEANINGFUL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES THAT TRULY ENGAGE RESIDENTS

  5. A Successful Program Depends on Both WHAT YOU PLAN and HOW YOU PRESENT IT APPROACH IS ALMOST EVERYTHING

  6. Activity Categories Baker’s Dozen

  7. Entertainment Activities “ Let us entertain you” • Musicians • Educators • Professionals • Humorists • Drama Players • Activity Directors • Others

  8. Social Activities “Everybody needs somebody, sometime” • Theme Parties • Daily Socials • Something at mealtimes • Teams • Spiritual • Discussions

  9. Games & Competitive Opportunities “Sportsmanship can be everywhere” • Theme Bingos • Group Crosswords • Jeopardy • Star Toss • Dice Games • Words

  10. Creative/Expressive Activities • “Everybody can Participate” • “Short Skits” • Music • Dance • Painting

  11. Physical/Wellness “Use it or lose it” • Movement / Exercise • Music with Movement • Trivia with Exercise • Walking & Wheeling Club • Use Props • Others

  12. Spiritual • “Looking for Inner Peace” • Diverse religious services • Poems • Articles • Book club • Discussions • Others

  13. Learning/Reminiscing “You’re Never Too Old To Learn” & “Remember When” • Who AM I? • Group Crosswords • Daily Chronicles • Matching • Jeopardy • Others

  14. Community “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” • High School “Senior to Senior” • Arts Groups • Fraternal Organizations • Non-Profits • Lunch Bunch • WC Lounge • Others

  15. Leadership “Some People are Born Leaders” • Resident Councils • Self-Government • “Every Vote Counts” • Activity Advisory Committee • Table Captains • Others

  16. Volunteer “By Benefiting Others We Benefit Ourselves” • Resident Buddy System • Stapling, Sorting, and delivering • Clean up • Mini-assistants • Bells • Flowers, etc. • Others

  17. Gender “Just Hanging Out With the Guys/Gals • Just Picture It • Tools • Cars • Wedding Dresses • Miss Manners • “Differences between the Sexes” • Others

  18. Intergenerational & Family Programs • Art to Art • Grade School Class • Boy & Girls Scouts • Parties • Tailgating • Brain Games • Worm Race

  19. Activities of Daily Living “Day by Day” • Impromptu Visits • Invite, Encourage, and Assist • All Staff involvement • Visits while eating • Break Routines • Others

  20. MIST(MMHHISSSTTT)“Your Activities and they will Grow” • Memory • Movement • Helping • Humor • Interest (Curiosity) • Seeing & Touching (Props) • Smell & Taste • Sound & Talking

  21. Leadership • Approach-Approach-Approach • Preparation • Activityconnection.com • Internet • Groups of 15 or less • Use Humor in every activity • Adult-Adult-Adult • Exaggeration but respectful

  22. Dementia “It’s Their World, We’re In It” • Work in teams of 4 or less • Put a higher functioning with Lower Levels • Be very careful with questions directed toward one person • Keep possible resident problem behaviors away from each other • Challenging but not too difficult

  23. Program Killers • “Boring Activities (Same old Bingo) • Juvenile Approach (Children) • Lack of Staff enthusiasm (Bad Attitude) • No flexibility (Rules) • Severe Problem Behaviors (Virginia) • Non interest residents coming (Nida) • Other (Discussion)

  24. Signs of Success • Smiles and Laughter • Truly Engaging Residents • Interactions between residents • Foster Friendships • Giving warm fuzzies to each other • Learning and growing • Compliments to staff

  25. Summary • Scheduled & Unscheduled Activities can Create a Growing Environment • Our Job is to Offer Meaningful Activity Opportunities • Success depends on What You Plan and How you Present it. • A “Bakers Dozen” should be a part of your Activity Categories • D Dozen

  26. Summary • Use the “MMHHISSSTTT” approach to grow your activities • Evaluate your programs by looking at “Program Killers” • Consider your “Signs of Success” • Use Activityconnection.com • Look to always Improve • Work hard but have lots of fun

  27. Mark Laker, MS • VP of Rowlett & Laker • Activities Assistant at Brookdale • Coordinator of the 90 Hour Activity Course • Activitydirectorcourse.com • Presenter for In-services and Conferences • 317-750-8652

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