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I absolutely love this, we have a weekly quiz which the residents love

Woow. Thanks so much for all the fun tips. Will incorporate them into the care of the elderly hear. Kindly post more activities. I'm new in this area but the passion is massive.

We made these but we tied them instead of sewing them. The residents loved them!!

I am just starting to introduce "Doll Therapy" but now thinking I do like the name "Nurture Therapy". I have just got given a cradle today which I'm hoping to put into our quite room to assist with morning tea etc so the baby doesnt get given food or drink and get dirty.
I would love some ideas on possessiveness behaviours and allowing the baby to have sleeps so that daily routines toileting ,showering, meals can be continued.
As well as the person having a break so the baby isnt held for long periods of time so the person can interact with other activities and not becoming isolated with just the baby and the person. I have seen some positive beautiful outcomes but also more behaviours from the baby not letting others near them.
Also has anyone got any documentation/forms to assist with this form of therapy apart from the normal observations of the person. Im wanting to grab hold of any info possible to share with the rest of my colleagues.

With the calendar can we have regular events on repeat or do we have to enter it each month?

We did this today, and the residents seem to enjoy it. We added in food colouring to change colour of dough for the extra visual sensory experience. Some of the Lavender Rice ended up in the Chamomile coloured dough but that’s ok, it’s about their creativity and engagement of any kind is better than nothing.

I'm amazed at how much I find when I am at a loss for activities. This week and next definitely find the object will be my activity in Dementia.
Thank you Golden Carers..

Thank you so much for providing this helpful tool. I also would like to request a copy of your annual survey.
This is a wonderful tool!

Thank you,
Brenda

thank you for the easy nursery rhyme quiz my residents love these.
golden carers is a great help to me giving me great ideas.

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Thanks Golden Carers for the wonderful ideas....I put a combination of ideas together. We cut out glitter hearts. I took a picture of a picture the resident had with their spouse or any family member. I then printed those and we pasted them in the middle of the heart. We then made hole punches around the edge of the hearts and the residents threaded ribbon around the perimeter of the hearts. We then taped them in the lobby for Valentines Day/Week.

Everyone loved it...the staff and the residents as they tried to guess who was who in the pictures.

they all wanted to keep the heart with their picture on it for their rooms.

Kelly
From Canada

The st valentines day dementia bingo activity was a great success.We have mostly middle stage dementia club members and this can be quite challenging at times, keeping everyone happy.
We found those most able to play helped the others which was a joy to see, they especially love a small winners prize .
thankyou once again

All prepared and packed to go to Greece on 2nd March. We take photos of the day and have created a scrapbook dedicated to Armchair Travel, the residents can browse through it and recall the day. Thank you.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: An activity for Valentines. Things you love

We love the riddles .... Keep them coming !!!

We made these and found they stuck to the plate. We used clear plastic bags and then put them and then put the glue on there. It took several days to dry but we cut the plastic down and they hang very nicely. A good end result!

We have recently printed this out for our Day Respite Program because the other Lifestyle Assistant was goind 'crazy' doing the Bingo with numbers. Poor lady - she's been doing the numbers one for sooooo long. Having another option has just given her some respite from the mundane. It's so important to look after ourselves. Thanks for giving us another option.
PS Our participants love it too

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Valentines crafts

We are doing a ton of math sheets ( about 3rd grade) division, multiplication, addition, etc. The residents are having so much fun doing the math and when they return it to me they get a small treat and at the end of the month the resident that returns the most math papers will get a special prize. I have had residents that that normally don't participate requesting more math sheets daily. In March we are doing Math March Madness, where all activities will be dealing with numbers of some sort. I will also be placing decorative random numbers throughout the building and then we will have a number "OF THE DAY" the first one to find the daily number will get a prize, this will encourage them to walk around more to find the number.. March is gonna be fun!!

Thank you Lisa, your feedback is very important to us.

Thank you so much for the activity ideas. so very helpful and my residents love them all.

This is brilliant!

This is fabulous....just fabulous!

I am loving everything Golden Carers has to offer. The printable calendars are a huge hit and the activities make planning so easy. Thanks Golden Carers!!

Great idea. Our community receive a news paper once a week. I make a 10 questions quiz from the paper of the week. The residents need to have a read of the newspaper prior to the quiz, works great in ways.

We can have the quiz as a group activity or I give out the quiz so the residents can look for the answers in the newspaper at their leisure and then go through the answers together at the next group quiz session.

Thank you for all your free activities, it is a nice addition to my other activities.

Love your newsletter tips and I would like to add some time ago residents and I organised a current affairs group where we discussed issues specific to the cohort. These ranged from seating required around their place of residence in the community to encourage walking and rest without sitting on fences to laws, regulations, tax and rights. These could be intercepted into newsletters to support knowledge of the aged sector and what the specific government representative actually does. They could even introduce a Dear Minister column. I know how empowering the residents felt. Kind regards Mary from NIET.

Many thanks for your continued variety of activities available . I write a weekly newsletter and include , birthdays of clients , the weather , a wordsearch or quiz and short humorous stories or poems , they all go down well . I also add if any visitors are coming to the centre and what activities are offered each day for them to have a go at . We have children from a local preschool and school children who do activities with the older generation . There are so many things to do and thanks to golden careers I can plan ahead and make informative and interesting letters each week
Pam

We play music every time I visit my elderly friends. I have a Beats Pill and I subscribe to Spotify so they can choose any song, artist or genre they want. We love it. It was country and the Beatles this morning along with Glen Miller and the soundtrack from High Society.
Great fun

Love this site starting my new job tomorrow this had given me so many ideas
A great help

Hi Team
I love using your monthly calendars but wondered if you have thought about making available a weekly calendar. Individual plans can be included on a personal calendar so they know whats coming up specifically for them as well as other group opportunities available
chers Carol

Thanks for the ideas and activities that are safe, easy to follow and simple for our elderly residents, they look forward to cooking and reminisce about helping their parents or cooking with their children, we have also used your wonderful craft ideas and many more, lots of fun.

Am very happy to join this wonderful community. Could you please provide further information on black history poster .Thanks.

I am very thankful for all your help to encourage our residents to participate with your amazing programs, I practice one by one most of the time. They love card games, and holidays adventures.Thank You.Baldwin Gardens Nursing Center.
Catalina. A.D

I have no photo yet, but I am so glad that at last I have joined Golden Carers, I have'nt stopped looking at all the activities, I'm amazed, blown away, thank you all. I am Welsh from South Wales UK but living in Australia NSW I have at last joined the League of Nations. did'nt realise that so many countries were involved in this wonderful website. Thanks again Gwyneth

What are the themed boxes please?

Hi, when will the dvd be back in stock please?

Well done Gillian of Canada. I can appreciate the amount of research that went into putting together this power point. And I also cogratulate you on having the initiave to think of it for the use of others logging in to Golden Carers. I shall certainly try it out myself on my fellow group at Tawa Redwood Club in New Zealand.
Owen

Thank you this will be our next destination. We went to Spain last year

Thank you, Cate, for the feedback. We really appreciate it.

Thank you, Ann, for your kind words.

I can't get mine to print correctly? It is cutting off half of the page?

I have just come across this brilliant site and I think it is amazing. Such great ideas and lots of feedback too. I am planning on developing my knowledge in this area as I am passionate about those living with dementia. As a longtime HCA I have learned a lot from my clients and am never happier than when seeing a smile on their face. Thank you.

I love the Golden Carers web site as I get some great ideas, such a great resource!

Looking forward to downloading to share with friends @ Stanbridge House, Banbury, where I live...

This is now my "go to" for all quizzes and trivia! I cannot tell you how helpful it has been!
Thank you!

I do this too Dianné...I also ask to give me 20 things you would find at the beach. It's fun especially with the dementia residents

Arm chair travel to Greece , Absolutely Excellent Activities.

I'm so happy that you included the rhymes along with the quiz.. we always get stuck on the wording when saying the verses out loud. Thank-you!

Thank you so much for the information. I have always felt out of the loop when it came to discharge planning. Now you have given me some ideas. I really like the packet idea. Thanks again!! #Ilovegoldencarers