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Great idea for a Gratitude Jar. Its an activity to build Positivity for Residents and Caregivers!

Thank you so much Golden cares,the resident enjoy all the activities ,we have so much fun doing it, make my work so much enjoyable getting all the new activities every time.
Thank you!!!

I am absolutely thrilled to have found this site and my colleagues and I use the resources daily.
I have noticed on two pages this month - talking about Roger Moore and Joan Fontaine - they were described as "Fashion Designers" rather than actors. Obviously a massive amount of work goes into these so its easily crossed out - but thought you would like to know.
Congratulations on building a site that just keeps on giving!!

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A 2020 Christmas Poem

Looking forward to using this at the weekend..........helps when I'm not very familiar with AFL teams etc etc..........
Thank you

Hi my name is sue been working with dementia for three years then rotated to age care on other side so love balloon tennis with the dementia so love it and they love it a little different on the other side a little harder to please so I try and use a lot of humour and I think I’ve won their hearts was a cleaner for 35yesrs had work accident so they put me over there and I love it insurance company finally paid for course as the nurses said have to be qualified there three years without ticket must be doing something right

Love this site thank you x

Thank you very much Talita! Really appreciate it

LOVE this, thank you!x

Fantastic optical illusions! Thanks for sharing them with us.

Thank you for your hard work! This song lyric list is amazing!

Optical illusions are great!!! Thank you

Thank you so much Talita for your encouraging feedback re my activity. Appreciate if so much !

Marlene Laporte

Thank you so much for this :)
At our care home we have 'Getting to know you' session.
Turn to the person on your right, shake their hand, introduce yourself an talk a little about yourself. This has been so lovely t see residents engaging more with each other, especially after a little encouragement.
I will definitely be trying some of your ideas :)
Thank you
Evangeline Girling
Registered Manager
Ralphland Care Home

Hi- maybe this is a dumb question, but are there any videos of HOW the residents/ patients actually use them/ respond to them? Are the residents wearing them as cuffs on both arms? I work full-time in memory care assisted living and think a few fidgety types would enjoy...but for how long, I wonder? I assume they are personalized/ washed with their laundry? Anyone with day to day experience?

Virginia, this is fantastic. In the process of making several for our residents. Thank you so much

Well done activity

Hi Susan and Susan! It is a reveal a picture game. You make a customer/residents pick a number and you open that up and will eventually reveal or give them a clue of what the picture is behind those tiles.

I would love to receive more newsletter templates. The August template is superb.
I am especially interested to cover the winter months - October, November, December - January , February, March.
Many thanks

Great recipes and just in time for a flavorful afternoon treat! Doing my November calendar and will add this these tasty Autumn beverages! Thank you again!

Hello to all. I’m new to Golden Carers and thankful for many new activity ideas. This Karen is from New Jersey. I work in Pennsylvania. When I logged in before it said Michigan.

hi , I'm New I just join I need some ideas for November, December 2020
thank you

hi- I don't really understand how it is played. Is this like a tile matching game where there are two hidden pairs and they have to find the matching pairs? Your description was kind of vague. Does this game work for memory care residents?

Over the top wonderful in so many ways. Everyone has a story to share regarding where they are from, cultural highlights and all the memories that will come out with this activity! Thank you Jill ; )

Hello everyone :) I am new to your community have just begun to get familiar with all Golden Carers has to offer. Thank you to everyone that has contributed and I hope to come up with a new idea to share soon too. Your ideas are brilliant and has helped to open my mind up to possibilities that I had not considered before.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A nice relaxing little exercise for hands, fingers and toes. Enjoy.

This is a great activity. We all loved it. Thanks for sharing.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Optical Illusion Powerpoint

Thank you, Stefanie, for this Daily Devotion activity. I will incorporate it on our daily activities.

Happy to hear it worked for you, Erika! It can be used in a lot of activities. I do trivia games with this too, but instead of pics. I have letters hiding behind the tiles. I also do The Price Is Right, Bingo Board (so our customers don't keep asking which number has been called). It is unlimited what you can do applying pretty much the same technique. God Bless!

Is there a way to change the calendar back to start at the beginning of the week, Monday? It now breaks up the weekend which is strange. We would like to continue with the consistency that was in place already.

This went over very well with our Residents. I was so happy to see how much they were enjoying this activity. When we finished up with the story the conversation and reminiscing started. They were also talking about how much fun they had and saying "when we do this next time". Thank you!

I'm going to try this with a poster and post it notes as a low tech version, what a fabulous idea thank you

Thank you very much this is really helpful and appreciated.

Hi, there is nothing at the link - how to make the horses :)

Thank you, Virginia. I tried this on Wednesday with my residents, it was great. Only one thing! I'll have to make the subjects more difficult as they were too good. Thanks again.
Erika

This Activity Was Fantastic Residents Found It Enjoyable And loved Seeing The End Result

I am a fairly new caregiver with Home Instead. I have a client with severe Alzheimer's. I am looking for ideas to occupy her as she likes to wonder around the house. FYI I worked one day with her and I had her fold laundry. I was a preschool teacher and have ideas, but can use your input. I thought about adult coloring books, shoe matching, containers with lids to match, Legos to match colors and shapes, but I may have to bring whatever I do. I may ask a friend to make me bean bags. There is so much you can do with those, including toss into a basket or box. Music is another thing that came to mind. I asked if she danced, but only learned she liked to visit with her friends. Tomorrow I may try a tea party and include a doll she seems to like. Any ideas would be appreciated.

A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Bond - James Bond

Love this site. Everything is so handy and helps keep the residents busy.

Thank you

We do something like this called Noodle ball. We take pool noodles and cut them in half to use to hit the balloons. Our participants love this game.

I pulled them up from YouTube. You can also find short clips from the show and sometimes even full episodes! My folks loved seeing the clips and sang along to some of the theme shows

Thank you for sharing!! Great resource

I'm going to sign up tomorrow when my ss check comes in

Hello to all dedicated Activity Professionals. In my personal self-care program, I practice taking my work ‘one day at a time’, and I add to that flexibility, patience and positive mindset. Not easy some days! Following strict guidelines put in place because of Covid is presenting challenges. Adapting to changes can be frustrating. I am grateful to be of service to my residents, families and co-workers. Never lose hope and faith that we will get through this challenge! Carpe diem

What a beautiful idea...:)

Golden Carers has made my ministry so much easier! I loved it before COVID and now it's even more enjoyable with all your helpful activities! Thank you!

You're very welcome, Talita!

You're very welcome, Shirley! Glad to have shared something.