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Hi Villa Pines

Here are some of the things I did to have the high functioning residents help with Activities

First, I had them partner up with a lower functioning resident

For example we did team trivia. We left the higher functioning. Resident answer the question but before they did, they would discuss it with the lower functioning resident

A good strategy is to ask the higher functioning. Resident what the lower functioning one was thanking if they cannot speak.

I had seen the lower functioning. Residents smile won the higher functioning resident said, what they were thinking.

Another idea with trivia is to let each person answer only once, and then let the lower functioning resonate ask for the help of others

Higher functioning residents can pass out song, sheets, or other things that you might need in the the group

They could partner up in cooking activities

These are just a few examples

Some have higher functioning

Residents actually run groups

There are some ideas of what they could do if you are interested