I ran a Leisure and Life Style department, yesterday we did, Special effect photos with our residents at the Grand Total cost of $4. I went to KMart and brought a $4 string of small LED lights ( Like the kind that you would put in a empty wine bottle to use outdoors ) I put aluminum foil on the wall ( about 2 meters is needed, needs to cover the whole head area in the photo), behind a chair sitting on a 45 degree angle, had our residents sit on the chair in a room with about 1/4 of the normal light level. I gently wrapped the LED lights around their heads and draped around their necks and then took photos with no flash. The low light means that the light from the LED's bounce off the Al foil and gives an awesome effect on the photo. We had a blast doing this and its so cheap! We then emailed the photos to their family members and got some great feed back from them.
Perhaps Liz will reply when she has a chance but what this means to me is that the chair arm is not facing the wall and the chair back is not facing the wall but the chair is sort of halfway between both Try this out Thank you Liz
Great ideas. Thanks everyone for them and keep them coming. Remember we are all doing a fantastic job no matter how big or small it is. Keep up the great work.
Megahn
3rd Apr 2020
Activities And Program Manager
Great Thank You !
joyce dupree
3rd Apr 2020
I teach Sunday School at our nursing home here in Columbia, Louisiana. I have one class of dementia and they are wonderful. I was wondering if you have any bible activities?
Haley
2nd Apr 2020
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Haley has submitted a new article: Coronavirus: 18 Activities For Dementia Care
20+ FREE Activities
Enjoy meaningful activity ideas that you can use with your clients straight away.
I absolutely love this website and get most of my daily activities from it. Love the monthly diary too. It has so much to offer for different stages of dementia residents. I love the artwork, games, and quizzes which we use every day. People are constantly asking where do I get my ideas. Thank you so much!
Sensory activities may work
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