As I was reading the Daily Clips here at AAHSA, one title really caught my attention.

“Nursing home’s fake bus stop foils wandering seniors”

What an interesting concept. “The idea is that seniors who wander will recognize the familiar green and yellow bus stop and wait there to be taken home. Care givers retrieve the patients from the stop by telling them the bus will be along shortly, and then they invite them in for a cup of coffee, says Richard Neureither, Benrath’s director.”

This got me thinking about all of the innovative ideas I’ve heard about over the last year. I started at AAHSA just a year ago and knew very little about aging services back then. I’m frequently inspired by AAHSA members’ commitment to the people they serve.

What sorts of ideas have you come up with lately to better serve your residents?