Loneliness is not necessarily about being alone—it is the perception of not belonging and feeling isolated that matters, despite being surrounded by others. In residential care—from care homes, to assisted living and retirement homes—this is particularly troublesome as loneliness...
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Dr. Michael Barber, Chief Medical Officer from National Church Residences and Kristine Theurer, MA (Gerontology), founder of the Java Music Club peer support program, are co-presenting evaluation results of the implementation of the Java Music Club at National Church...
New research indicates that friendships formed with peers actually have more beneficial health effects than the relationships with family.2 At first glance this doesn’t seem to make sense as relationships with family are long-term andpeers in a mutual support...
Research and experience shows those living with dementia have an increased sensitivity to emotions, and cultivating emotional engagement is what the new Java Memory Care program is all about. “The program is fabulous! I am working with residents with...
Dr. David Sheard presented recently at the Ontario Association of Non-Profit Homes and Services for Seniors Conference in Toronto. He has developed a model for dementia care called ‘Feelings Matter Most’, that focuses on nurturing emotions. Mattering means to...
Graceworks Housing Services recently implemented the Java Music Club at Good Shepard Community, in Greenfield, Indiana. “I love the excitement of people coming together and relating together. It was not like this before.” Sharon, Resident. “Helps to lift my...
Shining a Light on Depression Is it time for us to pull out all stops and shift our primary approach to depression from treatment to prevention? Prevention is better than cure—stop it before it occurs. Keep something from happening...
Arbutus Care Centre is part of Revera, one of North America’s leading providers of seniors’ care and services since 1961. Boyd Foster lives at Revera’s Arbutus Care Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia and recently shared about the residents’ experiences...
Providing opportunities for residents with to support and help one another is an excellent daily intervention and preventative treatment to address unmet needs (Cohen-Mansfield, 2014). Peer support has a significant impact on loneliness and depression and yet we rarely...
Louisiana LEADER Summit, Marksville Louisiana – March 18-19, 2015 Together We Care, Ontario Long Term Care Assoc.,Toronto Mar 30 – Apr 1 Ontario Assoc. of Non-profit Homes & Services (OANHSS), Toronto Apr 13-15 National Assoc. of Activity Professionals (NAAP),...