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Money tight? No problem! Discover 7 budget-friendly strategies & creative ideas to deliver top-notch activities that your residents will love.
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Discover evidence-based strategies to boost resident engagement in senior living and rehabilitation settings. Learn how to personalize activities, leverage motivation, and create a thriving community.
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Explore the benefits and drawbacks of gender-based programs in senior living, and discover strategies for creating inclusive activities that celebrate diversity and foster connection.
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A well-crafted resident spotlight not only honors the unique stories and contributions of residents but also fosters a sense of connection among residents and helps residents and staff get to know the residents who live there.
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Your calendar needs to be clear, concise, and readable, in a format that suits your unique residents. How do you choose the right one? Let's look into options for calendars!
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In this blog, we explore the benefits of tracking data for compliance, quality, and sharing success stories, demonstrating how it serves as the compass for Activity Department in ensuring the highest standards of care and engagement.
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There are 2.7 million older adults in the US, and over 350,000 in Canada, who identify as LGBT+. In this blog, we discuss our webinar, Exploring Discrimination of LGBT+ Residents in Senior Living and the theme of inclusivity in senior living communities.
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Elevate your senior living community with innovative marketing strategies centered around comprehensive wellness. From engaging activity calendars to resident success stories, discover how operators can spotlight their community's value across all seven dimensions of wellness.
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In this blog, we review the main takeaways from our recent webinar on Transforming Day One for Senior Living Move-ins. Read on to see what our panelists had to say and dig into the best practices, emerging trends, and invaluable recommendations to revolutionize your residents' first day.
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Discover how investing in platforms like Welbi streamlines operations, enhances personalization, and elevates your life enrichment team to create unforgettable experiences for residents.
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Learn about why the perception gap exists in senior living and how your community’s life enrichment program may be the key to closing the gap.
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In our recent panel webinar, industry leaders came together to share their predictions for what life enrichment will look like in the future of senior living. Here are the highlights from the conversation!
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In this blog, we’ll discuss how to breathe new life back into your senior living community’s fitness program using Welbi and fitness providers.
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Are you looking to enhance person-centered care in your senior living community? In this blog, you’ll learn how PELI can support you in delivering personalized resident experiences.
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Explore how life enrichment professionals can promote resident engagement to improve their residents’ quality of life.
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Learn how to optimize the use of Welbi with tips and tricks from Revera's Regional Manager of Recreation, Caroline Proulx.
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Resident experience software can be a powerful tool for improving the quality of care in our skilled nursing facilities. Read on to discover some of the key benefits.
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It's important to focus on the wellness of the older adult population, especially those living in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities. Here are some ways in which Welbi can support wellness.
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In this blog, we explain the difference between two common ways of collecting program metrics: reports and dashboards.
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Adults aged 65+ should be exercising 30 minutes per day, 5 days a week. Here are ways that you can encourage residents to attend and actively participate in your community’s exercise programs.
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Older adults are one group that has much to gain from physical activity, especially for those living in long-term care. Did you know that exercise encourages intellectual, social, and emotional health?
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Recreation Managers are continually underfunded, overworked, under appreciated, and undervalued - leading to stress, fatigue, and ultimately burnout. Check out these 5 strategies to cope with burnout.
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How can your wellness program meet the ever-growing demands of boomers, the wealthiest and most active generation ever?
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Activity professionals see the amazing difference that recreation makes in the lives of their residents first-hand. Here are our top 10 ways that recreation benefits older adults, as told to us by our Welbi Heroes!
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For activity directors, dealing with change is part of the daily workload. These 5 tips will help you practice flexibility in the workplace.
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Wellness is subjective, but you need objective data to make informed decisions to improve your resident experience. Follow these three steps!
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When you’re juggling multiple roles and stacks of paperwork, it can feel like there’s just not enough time to do it all. We’ve come up with a list of 5 ways to save time!
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With ever-changing resident needs, staying on top of changes in engagement will ensure that you protect your residents from the dangers of social isolation.
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When senior living community operators used to think of wellness, the fitness centre or community pool would come to mind. These days, a wellness program is more.
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