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You’ve just been hired as an Activities/Recreation Director for a long term care skilled nursing facility – Congratulations! Let me be the first to tell

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By Tina Watson, CTRS When the new year arrives many of us reevaluate our lives and our careers.  We make goals or New Year’s Resolutions. 

Take a peek into this months guest blog entry from Shelley Evans from Dementia Resources of the Fingerlakes LLC  Shelley Evans is the Founder and