Monthly Exercise: The Power of Art

Monthly Exercise: The Power of Art

  Art is defined as having various branches of creativity, through painting, music, literature, dance and crafts.  Just about everything can be viewed as art.  Certain activities are recognized as an art, even if it does not involve painting or creating something...
Hide the Cones and Pegs

Hide the Cones and Pegs

As we move closer to the new world of PDPM, it is very important that our occupational therapy teams continue focus on functional intervention during their treatment session.  This is a great article from the American Occupational Therapy Association which could...
Exercise of the Month: Glute Contractions

Exercise of the Month: Glute Contractions

  Goal:  To engage and retrain the gluteus maximus muscles.  Also known as buttock muscle  Benefits:  Considered the largest muscle group in the body, along with being one of the strongest.  Todays’ culture has led to more sedentary life style of sitting and lack...
Trauma Informed Care

Trauma Informed Care

Phase 3 of the implementation schedule for the Mega Rule go into effect in November of this year. Phase 2 and 3 require facilities to demonstrate staff competencies and skill sets based on resident population, as well as providing training to remediate identified...