National Nursing Home Week 2008

National Nursing Home Week is Sunday, May 11th through Sunday, May 18th. The theme (which is set by the American Health Care Association) is Love is Ageless. Also place these related dates on your calendar:

• Sunday, May 11th is Mother's Day (Tea, anyone?)
• May 6th-12th is National Nurses Week
• June 12th-19th is National Nursing Assistant's Week

Past experience says start planning now! Decide if you want to roll Nursing appreciation events into the National nursing Home Week concept or keep them separate. Begin scheduling activities, purchasing supplies and recognition items, and communicate early.

More on this topic to come.