This home hasn't invested much time into activities for their seniors who have limited abilities. interaction, exercise, etc is hit or miss. how can i help my mother's home get on the ball with this. it's so crutial to her mental and physical wellbeing.
I have heard that having a place for men to gather has helped at other assisted living facilities. One suggestion from a physicians assistant is to have a pool table. Even if the men don't play, they like to hang around it and that gets them out of their rooms. I suppose I could suggest this but I believe I would then have to secure the donation of a table.
One thing that I dislike at this facility is that most of the exercising is done by following a video. My father craves human interaction and the videos leave him cold.
I think the director of this facility has a limited imagination and I'm not sure I can really help improve that.
My mother just moved to a small assisted living facility (after a miraculous recovery from 6 months of Hospice care!! Yipeeee!! and I pray for the same for everyone else!!) and I have noticed one family there that I personally think expects too much from the staff. Families and friends still need to be involved to "entertain" residents. Assisted living is just that... "assisted living" but not full time "we take care of absolutely everything." I'm lucky that I have time available to be more involved with my Mom but I know not everyone does so it does make it difficult. I hope some volunteers might be a good solution for you!! Good luck!!
Jonathan