Date: August 11, 2026
Time: 9:00am – 12:00pm
Price: $60 Members / $85 Non-Members
Presented by Presenters: Sandra Sarza and Anne Cabral
Program Description
Quality isn’t just documented—it is experienced every day by residents. Recreation professionals play a vital role in creating meaningful engagement, promoting resident choice, and demonstrating person-centered care during the survey process.
Join Sandra Sarza and Anne Cabral as they share practical strategies for developing a survey-ready activity program, ensuring documentation reflects quality care, and preparing staff to confidently showcase the impact of recreation services. Learn what surveyors look for, common areas of concern, and simple ways to highlight the exceptional work your recreation team provides every day.
Whether you’re preparing for your next survey or looking to strengthen your activity program, this session will provide practical tools you can immediately put into practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand current survey expectations related to recreation and activities programs.
- Identify documentation practices that support compliance and quality outcomes.
- Strengthen person-centered programming while maintaining survey readiness.
- Explore practical strategies to demonstrate the value and impact of recreation services.
- Enhance interdisciplinary collaboration to support resident engagement and quality of life.
- Pillar Connection
Quality Starts With You
Recreation is one of the most visible demonstrations of person-centered care and quality of life. Strong programming, thoughtful documentation, and continuous survey readiness reflect an organization’s commitment to excellence and quality in everything we do.
