May is the month for Mom..

National Nursing Home Week, National Nursing Week all coming in May..
on the funside .. we have * Bread Pudding Recipe Exchange Week .. * National Taffy Day.. * National Backyard Games Week.. * National Smile, * National Family and *Older Americans Days.. plenty of outdoorsy, social, family events to be planned.

Our -- May Newsletter -- is now live Online!
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visit the Activity Director Forums at http://www.activitydirector.net/forum
click the Online Newsletter link on the top of the page.
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Direct Link : http://www.activitydirectorsnetwork.com/phplive/c.php?k=1.17.15
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-- check this activity out.. what do you think?

Adopt-a-Mom

Description: Adopt a Mom for Mother's Day (May 9, 2010) and help someone in community!

Instructions:
This program would be great to start on Mother's Day.
If you get great responses then you could adopt a mom monthly, quarterly or yearly.

Contact your local church to see if there are any single Moms that might need some support.
Have the residents do a craft sale or bake sale to make some money to donate to the Mom.
Have a food drive for the Mom.
Have the residents baby-sit for the Mom to give her a break.
Get donations from the community; grocery stores, children stores, restaurants, and other local business people.
Get an article in the paper to let your community know what you are doing to get more support! Make it a Mystery Mom..
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~~~~~~Online News~~~~~~~
Direct Link : http://www.activitydirectorsnetwork.com/phplive/c.php?k=1.17.15
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Are you an Activity Director in Texas?
Do you need your Certification in Long Term Care, Assisted Living, Adult Daycare or Home Health?
Our Texas Basic and Texas Advanced Online Courses start this Tues. April 20th.. call Cheryl 888.238.0444
:: http://www.activitydirector.org ::
View the Activity Director certification requirements at :
** CTRAC The Consortium for Therapeutic Recreation and Activity Director Certification - www.CTRACTX.org

We have 2 CEU Workshops on Sale this Month
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Direct Link : Online Classroom - http://www.activitydirector.org
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** 1st - -- "are you ready for the New Guidelines f248-f249"
brush up on the Guidelines for Federal Tags f248-f249
248 refers to the duties and functions of the Activity Director
249 refers to the requirements and qualifications for Activity Directors
Included are the latest updates and revisions from CMS Medicare and Medicaid
On Sale! $59.95 Online Workshop 8 CEU hours
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** 2nd - "Calendar Evaluation & Facility Population Assessment (FPA)"
Step by Step Calendar Activities balanced using your Facility Population Percentages.
Keep your Activity Program in compliance with a few simple steps.
Click n Print forms and illustrated examples to follow along. Reprint over and over.
On Sale! $39.95 Online Workshop 6 CEU hours
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