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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dear Agony Aunt Group Activity
Thank you Clare for sharing this great Activity
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Musical Instruments Bingo
Thank you Mandy for creating this great activity
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Lexie
Dementia Day Program Director
Dementia Day Program Director
Musical Instruments Bingo
I played this with my residents with dementia today and they really enjoyed it! I found videos of each instrument so they could see what they looked like being played and what they sounded like. They...
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Barbara
Activities Director
Activities Director
Create Your Own Personal Crest
I was looking for a Father's Day craft, and this will be perfect!
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Rhonda
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Bee Word Challenge
Do you have answer key that you can share please?
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1 year ago
AFL Tipping 2026
Hi, I was just wondering if rounds 16-22 will be added to the documents soon? Thanks!
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Tathra
Residential Care Co Ordinator
Residential Care Co Ordinator
Newsletter Template - June 2026
Thank you for making it easy to access information and resources.
Tathra
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Getting To Know You Bingo
Hi innovation
Thanks for sharing this great activity
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Getting To Know You Bingo
Hi Lindsey
I agree this is a great activity
Let us know how it turns out
Thanks
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Natalie
Manager
Manager
Easter Cross Craft
This is beautiful! Simple to make and end result was lovely!
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Natalie
Manager
Manager
Peacock Collage Group Project
Beautiful collage! Our residents loved making this!
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Victoria
Administrator
Administrator
Is there a way to edit the Birthday signs, door hanger and table name card to personalize them for each birthday?
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Daisy
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: May
Where can I find the answers to the short puzzles and anagrams?
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1 year ago
Group Art Project: Sunflower Collage
Thank you for all the lovely feedback! We have some more fun group projects available here: https://www.goldencarers.com/group-projects
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1 year ago
5 Engaging Read-Aloud Activities for Seniors
Thank you for all the requests for more read-aloud stories, we now have a whole series of audience participation stories available here:
https://www.goldencarers.com/audience-participation-stories
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Lexie
Dementia Day Program Director
Dementia Day Program Director
Tabletop Ball Scoop
I did a version of this with my residents with dementia and they enjoyed it! I cut slits along the length of pool noodles and wedged them onto the edge of the table as a barrier so the balls wouldn't...
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Estelita
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Men’s Club Outings
Thanks for the ideas. I have been pondering going to a workingmans club for the men and also Menzshed and/or pubs
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Kim
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
AFL Tipping 2026
Hi all, when will the AFL rounds for Rnd 16 + be converted over to the tipping sheets please? I'm trying to get things set up as I'll be going on leave through July?
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Lindsey
Day care host
Day care host
Pimm’s Cup for Wimbledon
We make this. Non alcoholic lemonade, splash balsamic vinegar, oranges, apples, strawberries, mint and ice. They love this on a hot day with clotted cream jam scones.
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Janine
Happiness Coordinator
Happiness Coordinator
hello. i am asking for ideas for different names of different committees for our residents with dementia and memory care. i have come up with exercise , cleaning, reading, arts, and praying. can y...
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Kerry
Community life Assistant
Community life Assistant
Lunch by the Bay
Wonder if a trip to aussie~ particularly Glenelg beach SA where I'm from, is in the budget for my memory care unit hahaha
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Painted Seed Pod Musical Shakers
Hi Kym
Thanks For the information this will be most helpful
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Arron
Manager
Manager
Guess the Song and Artist (1930s to 1960s)
Thank you for a great recourse. Residents loved the musical trivia so much.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Redefining Roles: 10 Principles of Person-Centered Care
Evander Helene thank you for your kind words
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Angie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Music Bingo
I can't use the mp3 converter
As not available in the UK 😢
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Evangeline
Care Home Manager
Care Home Manager
Redefining Roles: 10 Principles of Person-Centered Care
We really appreciate the examples to ensure we are looking at all aspects of our residents to ensure the care plans are truly person centred. Golden Carers is such an invaluable aid for our care plann...
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Zahira
Sing/Dance/ Craft Contractor
Sing/Dance/ Craft Contractor
Made with Love Activity Tag Cutouts
What do the residents do with these?
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Natalie
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
Feather Collage
Thanks for the great ideas you have
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Natalie
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors
What a great activity
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Yvette
Activities Co ordinator
Activities Co ordinator
It would be great if Reconciliation Day could be added to the June calendar as this is an important date for Australians. It falls on the 2nd June this year.
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/aus...
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Vivien
Head of Recreation and Well-Being
Head of Recreation and Well-Being
Short Story Jokes #4
Our residents love these short funny stories.
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1 year ago
Cinco De Mayo Games and Social
Thanks so much! Thanks to you, Youtube, and Amazon, I'm ready for Monday. I love the music!
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Kimberly
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello All, I am looking for a 1 page who am I that the families help fill out when their family members enters a Memory Care Facility. something that tells us what they like, hate, favorite foods, dri...
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Karen
Day Centre Manager
Day Centre Manager
Terracotta Pot Painting
Our members paint pots every year for our garden and volunteers come in to help to plant them. Each year we repaint them with coat a masonry paint and then we have a blank canvas for new designs. We...
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Jac
Village Manager
Village Manager
This Day in History for Seniors: February
I need Mays "This day in History please.
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Estelita
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
ANZAC Day Bingo
I was busy laminating these pictures for an activity and one of my residents commented that there is only Australia on them and not NZ.
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Yvette
Activities Co ordinator
Activities Co ordinator
ANZAC Day - Two Up Dice Game
My clients loved playing this! It took a long time as we had a big group so in future we'll split into smaller groups and some of the wording needs to be changed for people with dementia but a great a...
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Rsbl
Recreation Manager
Newsletter Template - August 2026
We would like one for each month. Thanks
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Alison
Day Opportunities
Day Opportunities
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
Hello, I cannot see a link for the video?
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Forest
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Hi all, Im currently using the Golden Carers template for our facilities newsletter, but for some reason Im unable to copy and paste the mothers day word search instead of the book titles word search...
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