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Name: Rizza Marie Pica House : North Topic : Activity coordinator
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Essential Question: What is the most important skill of a successful elderly care activity coordinator?
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Best Answer: To be able to help elderly patients physically and emotionally using activities.
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1) What is the most important skill of a1) Given1) ----
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 successful elderly care activity coordinator?
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2) Elderly care activity coordinator plans2) To know what important skill is needed to2) Senior-site.com, Gabriel Olea
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activity on elders such as: Bingo, word games, become a successful elderly care activity
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exercise, and travel (trips).coordinator, you need to know what an elderly
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activity coordinator does
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3) Elderly care is for adults ages 65+ (senior3) In order to know what a successful elderly 3) Patient education in the home, Elderly
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citizen) that can no longer afford to live by coordinator is, you need to know what elderlyFacilities: A History
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themselves or taken care by the family/relativescare means.
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4) Elder care is divided to different branches:4) To be able to know the most 4) nursinghomerank.com, Elderly Facilities:
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 independent living,assisted living, intermediateimportant skill for an elderly care activityA History.
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care, congregate care, skilled nursing.coordinator, you need to know what specific
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branch of elderly care your talking about.
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5) Talking and listening to elderly patients5) Effective communication such as listening5)"Improving Communication With Older
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helps you understand their situation.and talking is an important skill for activityPatients." , AgingCare.com
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coordinator.
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6) Talking to patients keeps them socially6) Without talking to patients effectively,6) "THERAPEUTIC RECREATION IN AN
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 active and helps them feel accepted.its will be hard for an activity coordinatorELDERLY PERSONS CARE SETTING."
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 to become successful.
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7) Effective listening to elderly patients7) It easier for the elderly patients to tell how 7) AgingCare.com,
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helps the patients open up and tell their problemsthey feel (physically & emotionally) "Improving Communication With Older
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patients
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8) Answer 1 : Effective communication 8) To provide better understanding of8) Suite101.com, Personality and Social
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elderly patientsPsychology. Ed. American Psychological
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Association. 4th ed.
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9) History of elderly patients helps elderly9) To help the activity coordinator set the9) aginghomehealthcare.com,
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activity coordinator decides what activities theyactivities for the elderly patients."Recreation Workers."
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 can do.
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10) Knowing the senior patients will help you10) Knowing patients personality will help10) Maria Navarro,
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act according to their personality.activity coordinator learn how to deal with theGabriel Olea,
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patients.Cassandra (assistant activity coordinator)
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11) Knowing their history helps elder care11) To be successful activity coordinator11) "Chapter 7:Client Nurse Relationship."
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activity coordinators relate to them.it is vital to know all the elderly patients history.
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12) Answer 2: Knowing the senior patients12) To become a successful activity 12) Barbara K. Timby, Janet (CNA)
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coordinator, you need to be able to know the
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patients.
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13) Word games and BINGO helps to decrease13) A successful activity coordinator plans13) Janienne Jennrich,
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elderly patients anxiety.activities that helps the elderly.Gabriel Olea, "Dementia Tantrums."
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14) Exercise for elderly is needed in order14) In order to help the elderly patients14) CDC.com,
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to maintain a healthy life style.physically, exercise is a basic need.Physical Activity and Older Americans,
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15) Group activities help patients to become15) To become a successful activity coordinator 15) Maria Navarro,
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socially active and more happy.you need to be able to help patients.Treatment of Dementia and Agitation
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16) Answer 3: To be able to help elderly patients16) In order to become a success activity16) Maria Navarro, Vilma Shakabpa
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emotionally and physically using activitescoordinator because that's their jobs goal
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which is to help elderly patients using activities.
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17) To be able to help elderly patients emotionallyIf: Effective communication, Knowing the senior patients and helping elderly patients
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and physically using activities.emotionally and physically using activities are the important skills,
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Then: The most important skill to become a successful elder care activity coordinator
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is helping elderly patients emotionally and physically using activities because, the main
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goal of any elder care activity coordinator is to provide help to elderly patients using
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activities.