Improving Resident

Enrichment By Maria Champion

Background

• Holiday retirement prides itself on providing a care free resort style living environment to its seniors.

• When Holiday Retirement was founded in 1971, it set out to create an independent living lifestyle unlike anything seniors had ever experienced before: cheerful communities filled with friendly, accepting neighbors, live-in managers dedicated to the happiness and well-being of each resident, innovative activities, programs and travel opportunities for fun and personal growth, and all the chores and details of daily life taken care of.

The Holiday Lifestyle Layers

• Physical• Emotional • Social• Intellectual

• Creative• Vocational • Spiritual

Decline in Resident Participation

• In the past 6 months resident participation has declined in almost every activity.

• Exercise class went from 35 residents to 15• Bingo had 20 regulars but over the past few months, their

lucky if they have 10 participants.

Quantitative Analysis

• I choose diagnostic study to specifically narrow down why activities like exercise has shown a significant decline in attendance and bus outings have also seen a drop in attendance. Much like the 5 Whys method the diagnostic study focuses on the “why” which not only can assist with identify the problem as well to compose a possible solution.

Quantitative Analysis Cont’d

• The second quantitative measure I went with was surveys, I chose survey because it’s a fact-finding study and a method of research involving the collection of data directly from a population or a sample thereof at a particular time. It must not be confused with the mere clerical routine of gathering and tabulating figures. Surveys require expert and imaginative planning, careful analysis and rational interpretation of the findings. (Krishnaswami, O.R.)

Survey Questions

• Do you currently participate in any activities?• Are you exercising regularly?• What activities would you like to do that we don’t

currently have?• Are you satisfied with your current mobility?

Increasing resident participation

New Activities • Show and Tell Fridays• Movie Night Wednesdays• Walk for your health

Thursdays• Monthly Ice Cream Socials

Incentives• Ranch Bucks• Monthly drawings for

prizes• One free outing per month

Conclusion

• It’s no secret that the key to being healthy and staying mobile as we get older is to continue to maintain an active lifestyle. Holiday retirement has put a lot of effort into ensuring that their residents are able to maintain an independent lifestyle.