Life Enrichment Programs for Older Adults

This interactive class, provided by Oregon Care Partners, explores the importance of engaging older adults in personalized interests and opportunities to learn and grow as a person. During this in-person class, you will challenge the status-quo of typical long-term care activities programs and explore how creating innovative dynamic activities and social engagement programs will enable the person in your care to live a full and purposeful life.

Upon completion of this class, you will be able to:

Define the terms “life enrichment” and “social engagement”.
Understand why life enrichment and social engagement are important.
List your roles in promoting life enrichment and social engagement.
List types of activities that address all aspects of a resident’s personality.
Discuss ways to integrate activities into the resident’s daily life to promote engagement.
Discuss the benefits and methods of integrating community into social engagement efforts.
Identify reasons for personalized enrichment and engagement opportunities.
Tailor activities to fulfill the needs of people living with dementia.