Assisted Living Facilities Program for Scrapbooking
Moving an elderly family member into an Assisted Living Facility or Convalescent
Home can be a traumatic event, involving rejection and loneliness for the
resident and guilty feelings for the family. Many times, families
don't know what to do or how to relate to their loved one in the facility,
so visits become awkward, boring, and uncomfortable, resulting in fewer
visits and more isolation for the resident.
Scrapbooking can be an effective way to ignite fresh interest and excitement
in family visits to Assisted Living Facility residents. It gives
your loved one a sense of belonging and purpose, something to look forward
to, plus providing a connection to familiar memories and environments and
a way for them to make a positive contribution to a family project.
It provides common ground for conversation for adult family members, plus
a fun, exciting activity for children to participate in during visits.
And scrapbooking allows the whole family to concentrate on more pleasant
times, while also giving the opportunity to talk about any unresolved issues.
Even the facility staff benefit from scrapbooking, as problems associated
with a lack of activities and resident loneliness are frequently solved
by it.
We, at YourLegacies, provide Assisted Living Facilities with a number
of options to set up a scrapbooking program for residents and their families.
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We offer weekly or monthly scrapbooking classes for groups, held in your
Activities Room, where we provide both the instructor and the materials,
for $10 / resident attending each class. Albums and extra supplies
are charged seperately to the Activities Budget.
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We can train your Activities Director, or designee, in how to scrapbook,
and then she/he can set up your own in-house program, tailored to your
needs. Training is $40 per person, including basic materials and
4 classes, plus a $20 membership fee. You would receive your own
account with our supplier network and be able to purchase supplies at a
discount.
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We also provide individualized sessions for $30 / family / session.
These would be up to 4, 1-hour sessions to introduce and train family members
in how to scrapbook in their particular situation. Families could
then continue their scrapbooking projects on their own, or under the guidance
of the Activities Director. Membership accounts are available
for Activities Directors for $20 with this option as well, allowing albums
and supplies, etc, to be sold or given to family members.
We want to help you make your loved one's stay at the facility as pleasant
and as fulfilling as possible. Ask your Activities Director about
how to join scrapbooking classes with YourLegacies. And if your loved
one's facility doesn't yet offer our scrapbooking classes, ask your Activities
Director to get in touch with us. Whether you are staff or family
members, please don't hesitate to call us to ask about special situations
and needs, 866-446-2424, or send us an email.
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