Maike Pagnanini, BTR
creating meaningful moments for seniors everywhere
Recreation Therapy helps heal the soul. Those things that fill us up. Those meaningful things we want to get out of bed for!
Independent Living
Independent living facilities continue to support individuals' autonomy, independence, and quality of life as they move into a new way of living. The facility's multidisciplinary team works together to provide the best options and opportunities for it's residents, ensuring that an engaging lifestyle is readily available.
Lifestyle and Life Enrichment Coordinators strive to provide a well-rounded calendar of events and programs for their residents; finding interesting and unique events and programs is always at the back of the mind. Through a multidisciplinary approach, the overall health, wellbeing, and life satisfaction of residents is at the forefront of program and event selections, helping residents to live well and stay well. How is this accomplished? ... Therapeutic programming.
Assisted Living, LTC, Dementia Care
Autonomy is a foundational principle in healthcare and care settings of all kinds. With age and deteriorating health, a person's access to opportunities for exercising choice becomes an integral part of maintaining autonomy. This can become more and more challenging in higher levels of care. A simple daily activity like deciding what to wear can become an agonizing experience, reducing internalized locus of control and self confidence. Providing opportunities for autonomy and control sit at the heart of therapeutic programming.
Living at home, isolated in care
Aging in place can be a rewarding and comforting way to live out one's days, but can often present issues of isolation. With that comes a decline in health and wellbeing and an increased reliance on family members for support. Boredom can take hold due to lack of accessible activities as well as the ever growing lack of meaning and purpose in day to day life. Isolation can sometimes happen with individuals who move into assisted living because home is no longer a safe enough place. Some individuals prefer their own activities and don't enjoy the general activities provided by the facility staff.
Is dementia leaving you disconnected?
This simple yet engaging book is designed for people with dementia and their caregivers. With beautiful images and corresponding questions & answers, it serves as a conversational guide for moments of meaningful connection, joy and love.
Find your way to love through the pages of this book.