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| Make your own Hydrating Drinks The best way to inspire your client to drink and stay hydrated is to involve them in the process. Here are some simple recipes. |
Aging gracefully: Germans grow gray together A growing trend in Germany is for elderly citizens to avoid institutionalized care through shared living. Well worth a read! |
The Dementia breakthrough: Part 1 In a nursing home outside of Amsterdam, a revolutionary treatment is yielding incredible results in dementia care. Thanks Peter for sharing this! |
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Sue on Comments | 27th June 2013 Thank you so much for your link it is one of the most inspirational story I have seen and I will pass it on to my fellow workers. |
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Astrid on Play dough crafts | 27th June 2013 I also have tried play dough with success. We have also used it with more able people in a game where players have to make an object unknown to other players out of the dough and they have to guess what it is. Of course clues can be offered too.I would make sure you are using a fresh batch each time as mould will grow on the play dough if left for some time (even wrapped up in plastic wrap in a sealed container.). |
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Heather on Stories Out of a Hat | 26th June 2013 Love this idea... thanks Anjanie. |
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Margaret on Group Conversations | 25th June 2013 Hi so glad to be on board great ideas I'm sure I will learn lots and pass great ideas on to my wonderful residents thank you all cheers Margaret |
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Jean on Questions | 22nd June 2013 Hi all, would like to initiate some activities that will encourage our residents ( high care dementia, high care and low care) to drink more to increase hydration. Would like to incorporate this in my activities if possible. Any ideas?? Would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Jean. |
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Linda on Paper Tole | 22nd June 2013 A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Paper Tole |
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Giannina on Wordfinder | 21st June 2013 This is a great idea. Our Clients will love it. |
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dorothy nicholls on Questions | 21st June 2013 thanks solanage we are going to give chickens a try |
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cindy lusted on Identifying Needs of clients entering aged care facilities | 20th June 2013 excellent website going for an interview |
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Sandra on Questions | 19th June 2013 Thanks for including Aussie animals to the endangered list |
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Peter on Questions | 19th June 2013 Hi everyone. Not sure if all of you got to see this on channel 7 sunday night program, but it was a beauty. Here's the http://au.news.yahoo.com/sunday-night/video/watch/17634222/the-dementia-breakthrough-part-1/ |
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carol on Winter Craft – Snow Flakes | 18th June 2013 loved this craft idea, some of the residents could not do the fine cutting, but all enjoyed the end result, looks quite effective on black paper |
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dorothy on Questions | 18th June 2013 could anyone tell me if they have experience with having chickens in a demetia unit is it successful and do you have a care plan ect for this |
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To Robert. Our men's group took a trip to the local 'Around Again" a second hand shop connected to the local tip. Along with lots of reminiscing we purchased a wooden outdoor setting. With much sanding, oiling, beer drinking and mateship we now have a wonderful outdoor space to meet. The guys are now working on some of the facilities wooden park benches that need sanding and oiling. It takes time but that is what it is all about. |
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Lauretta on Questions | 18th June 2013 We found it possible to settle a client with dementia who sang tunelessly by putting on a singalong dvd and could join in this with no trouble. I have also used my ipad with great success as there are many great apps on the ipad that work well with dementia clients and really engage them. go to Alzheimers in the app store to get started. Lauretta |
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Have you tried a weighted blanket, not sure if it would work considering she seems very active, but it calm's them down might be worth a try, you can google 'weighted blankets in aged care' for more info, they work really well with kids that have autism......or maybe doll therapy |
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Christine on Questions | 17th June 2013 To Robert who is setting up the men's club. I have the Lion's Club members come in for morning tea once a fortnight. They chat and reminisce with our men. We get resources off the internet to start them off. Google "Australian inventions that changed the world" and "gadgets that we can't live without". Hope this helps. Christine |
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When you find out the answer to this, please print it or send it out, we also have clients like this and its a real problem for the other residents as well. |
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Hi Robert, we have a mens group and they originally met for the first time to discuss just what it was they wanted to achieve all meeting together. So now they have discussions on various subjects e.g. world wars, current affairs, snooker and lunch at the local RSL, paint the outdoor furniture on 2 days a year, assembled planter boxes for the garden, put together other residents flat pack furniture, build models of dinosaurs, cars, volcano, work trolleys etc. They just do something each week from the list of 'interests' they put forward in the first session. Sometimes they have a mens only bbq, where only the men can cook but everyone is welcome to have cocktails sausages on a piece of bred for afternoon tea. They have gone to a rugby match, played marbles and dominoes and generally have a laugh. It is wonderful to see and also very well attended. Hope some of these ideas have helped you. Good luck! |
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