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engaging our seniors
from ENGAGE Fall 2022
by ENGAGE_FSLA
by sheri leajean
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Pictures from Perfect Pair’s Instagram. Follow them @perfectpairorg
Activity Directors have one of the most fun, rewarding, and challenging jobs in a community. They are tasked with finding new and creative ways to engage residents, to get them involved, keep them active, appeal to different personalities and talents and provide entertainment in the process. Check out some of FSLA’s newest friends in senior living that offer interesting and unique opportunities your residents can enjoy. And be sure to let them know you heard about it here!
Fight Loneliness… Connect Generations!
Perfect Pair individually matches residents in assisted living, independent living, and memory care communities one-on-one with college students based on their shared background, interests, and hobbies. Pairs meet weekly, and can choose to participate in programming to reconnect to their passions - like canvas painting, book clubs, yoga, and more. These pairs are very intentional. For example, a Spanish-speaking resident with a career in social work may be paired with a Spanish-speaking volunteer pursuing social work. This provides a space for the resident to speak in her native language and share career advice and mentor the volunteer. Hundreds of similar connections - ranging from matches that both grew up in NYC, both studied engineering, are avid-readers, or just love to talk to new people. Through connecting generations, Perfect Pair is fighting loneliness both for our older adults and for our students. You can get involved in their mission, too! There are currently two chapters in Florida at Florida State University in Tallahassee and Valencia College in Orlando. If you are an assisted living community that would like to have your residents matched with Perfect Pair volunteers, head to the website at perfectpair. org/contact or email the team at perfectpairnational@umich.edu. If you know a student or college that would like to start a chapter, email perfectpairnational@umich.edu. And to find more information, head to the website at www.perfectpair.org.
sheri leajean
Director of Education Florida Senior Living Association
Connect Generations with Perfect Pair
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