Walk with me…changing the culture of aging together. March 24-25, 2014. Hyatt Regency, Toronto, Canada. Join together with older adults/residents, their families, researchers, service providers and policy makers to learn with and from each other. This is the first...
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Gary Charland, Executive Vice President of Masonic Homes of California is the lucky winner of the windchimes drawn at the Java Music Club booth at the LeadingAge Conference held in Dallas, Texas October 27-31, 2013. The windchimes are an...
I came across a recreation assessment form in which a resident wrote: “Please don’t throw balloons at me!” Nothing else. No favorite hobbies, no where I grew up, what I like to be called, or favorite foods. Why would...
Those living in long term care communities such as care homes, assisted living and retirement homes face numerous barriers to feeling a sense of inclusion and belonging. It is hard to imagine what it is like living in a...
The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA) Annual Conference was held in Charlotte, North Carolina, May 7-9th, 2013. The mission of ALFA is to advance quality of life for seniors and their families and ensure a future of innovation,...
LeadingAge Annual Meeting & Expo: Dallas, Texas, October 27, 30, 2013 Join us in Dallas for 4 days of exceptional learning and endless networking opportunities at the LeadingAge Annual Meeting and EXPO. Find solutions to your community’s most pressing...
Another pilot is underway – it is the all new Java Caregivers Support Group. The purpose of this structured program is to provide opportunities for caregivers to share their challenges and what has helped them to cope. The focus...
Pioneer Network 13th Annual Conference: Hear the Voice, Honor the Choice: August 11- 15th in Bellevue, Washington. Pioneer Network’s highly anticipated national conference is the nation’s largest and most successful conference of its kind. The four-day conference is a...
Kinsmen Lodge and Village by the Station in British Columbia have launched a pilot of the new and enhanced Java Mentorship Program. The Java Mentorshop Program builds on the Java Music Club, using the club members to build a...
Many older people with Alzheimer’s dementia and behavioral symptoms can be withdrawn from chronic antipsychotic medication without detrimental effects on their behaviour. A subgroup of the international healthcare research organization the Cochrane Collaboration, recently tracked what happened when people...