September 13, 2024

This has been a little bit of a weird week. I had two out of five of my PRN shifts were cancelled because of a slow census. It was nice to have a few days off, but my whole sense of time is off, ya know?

Cooking tasks and groups are one of my favorite things to utilize in therapeutic sessions. It is especially helpful when addressing cognition, because there is so much involved in the process of planning and preparing a dish or dessert.
Faux florals are such a pretty, low-maintenance way to beautify and liven a skilled nursing facility. And arranging them into bouquets can be a great way to involve Residents in the process.


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