How to Talk Like a Pirate Day: History, Language, and How to Speak Like a Real Buccaneer (Mostly)

Every September 19th, millions of people around the world embrace their inner swashbuckler for International Talk Like a Pirate Day. But how did this quirky holiday come to be? And more importantly, how did real pirates actually speak during the Golden Age of Piracy? These days, learning how to talk like a pirate is more…

5 Ways to Make Activity Planning Plain and Simple

Is life feeling overwhelmingly busy lately? You’re not alone. As the holiday season rolls in, the flurry of planning, special events, school breaks, and the usual challenges of life can seem daunting. Activity planning may be the last thing you want to be doing. This blog post is designed to offer support and valuable resources…

How to Use the Power of Storytelling to Restore Human Dignity in Senior Care

Providing human dignity in senior care facilities and at home is a difficult but rewarding task. It is the responsibility of caregivers, families, and staff to provide this human dignity and quality of life. This article will explore strategies that can be used to help facilitate human dignity and quality of life for patients and…

How to Get Your 12 Months Activity Planning Done

Planning activities in the best of times is hard. Planning activities and the midst of so much upheaval and unknowns regarding staffing is atrocious. This article will attempt to help you work through planning your activities for the next 12 months or so. We can’t guarantee that you’ll have everything figured out by the end,…

Using the Legacy Recorder as a Volunteer

Volunteer Mindset For starters, let’s get into the mindset of a volunteer who is looking to help someone tell their life story or has been trying to work with people tell their life stories. They’ve been doing a little bit here or there, but they don’t really feel like they’ve done the best job that…