Could there be an activity that helps residents socialize, use their minds critically, keep them connected, and have fun?! Yes, a resident-run newsletter!

Here are 6 steps to successfully implementing a resident-run newsletter:

1. At your next Resident Council meeting, suggest the idea of having a facility newsletter. See how residents react. Identify residents who seem enthused about the idea, they will most likely bring life to the idea!
2. Then, recruit some of your regular volunteers to assist your Newsletter Club with typing and editing.
3. Have a weekly meeting listed on your activity calendar so that residents can come together and discuss the newsletter. Make sure the meeting is socially-distanced and that all the proper precautions are taking. Consider an online meeting to make things extra safe.
4. Insist that the newsletter is approved by the administrator or executive director of the facility
5. Download copies of other facilities' newsletters off the web to show residents.
6. Finally, recommend that the first edition of the newsletter be only one page. Keep it simple, make it happen!

Check out the original idea here.

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