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Hi Rachel, it is really disheartening when the numbers drop in any activity. Have you tried to involve clients’ family in the activity? Invite relatives so they may combine a visit with the activity. Another idea is to announce a Quiz Tournament. Divide participants into two groups and offer a choice of two quizzes, e.g. a Geography quiz or a World’s Capital quiz. The winning group will be serenaded by the loser group with some known song. Make it fun and they will be back. All the best.

Here are some other ideas

Do an informal survey

Ask residents why they are not coming

Is it the food

Is that the drinks

Is it the activities provided

Has there been a decline in the residents condition

Depending on the results maybe you want to have cold drinks instead of hot maybe serve some different type of food maybe you want to have a cooking activity where the residents can eat what they make or you can demonstrate how to make something and have the residents eat it

Maybe you can have some kind of entertainment

Maybe you need to have less often

Susan

Everything has a beginning, middle and end. Often specialty activities run their course and interest wains. Perhaps it’s time to mix it up and add something or do something a little different. Whatever engages your elders.

Thanks for all your advice. I would prefer to offer something else but we still have three residents who love to attend.

Thanks Rachel