Fall Safety
This mobility aid should be within reach of the elder during all seated programs, especially when they choose to transfer themselves.
What is a walker or a cane?
Before elders arrive, this surface should be cleared and sanitized to welcome meaningful engagement.
What is the activity table or craft area?
This living document outlines what brings each resident purpose, safety, and joy in participation.
What is Activity Assessment/ Care Plan?
Before and after sharing materials in a group, you must do this.
What is sanitize hands using soap or hand gel (per CDC/ DHS standards)?
A fire drill begins mid-activity. What do you do first?
Calmly pause and prepare to assist elders according to your role in the emergency plan.
This must be locked to ensure safety and dignity before beginning any seated group engagement.
What are wheelchair brakes?
This seating arrangement best support safety and social connection in group movement sessions.
What is a spaced semi-circle or U-shape?
How can you support an elder with low vision who chooses to join a craft group?
Offer tactile alternatives, verbal guidance, and one-on-one support if desired.
These common items must be cleaned after every use in group programs.
What are shared tools like bingo chips, cards, and instruments?
If an elder falls during a group session, what two things must you never do?
Never leave them alone and never move them until the nurse arrives
Why should chairs with arms and a wide base be used during seated group events?
To promote safe sitting and standing while supporting resident independence.
Name two activity items that should be modified or avoided for residents with cognitive changes.
Small pieces that pose choking risk and sharp tools.
A resident often becomes overwhelmed during large events. What proactive approach helps?
Offer choice: a quiet space, an alternative small group, or staff-supported transition
A resident wants to join a group but has an active cough. What is your compassionate and compliant next step?
Kindly inform them of temporary precautions and offer one-on-one engagement later.
You're in the courtyard with four residents when one seems to present tiredness and weakness, dizziness, headache and muscle cramps. What could be the source?
If an elder begins to rise from a chair during a group session without help, what is your Eden-guided response?
Kindly offer your hand and guidance, affirming their autonomy while ensuring safety with assistive devices.
Why must you account for all activity materials before and after a group session?
To prevent accidental ingestion, choking, or injury from lost or unaccounted supplies.
For an elder with seizure precautions noted in their care plan, what must be present during activities?
Informed team members, safety plan access, and emergency response awareness
During flu season, what are two ways to prevent spread while honoring activity engagement?
Smaller groups and masks or distancing as needed (per CDPH AFLs).
What supplies or documents must be available during group outings or events?
Resident roster, emergency contacts, medications if needed, and trained staff
During an outdoor garden or music program on uneven paths, which three environmental risks should be assessed?
Footwear, locked wheelchairs or brakes, and ground hazards like cords or cracks.
You're setting up for a shared kitchen program. What are three proactive steps to ensure safety and inclusion?
Review allergies in the care plan, sanitize the prep area, and confirm resident-specific supervision needs.
How can CNAs and Life Enrichment partners co-create a safe, joyful activity for a resident with late-stage dementia?
Use sensory programs based on life story, observe reactions, and adjust gently to avoid distress
List three signs a resident should be temporarily excused from communal programs.
Fever, diarrhea/ vomiting, or new respiratory symptoms- requiring nurse assessment.
A resident becomes pale and unresponsive during music hour. List three immediate actions.
Call for help, monitor breathing/ responsiveness, and begin emergency response if trained.