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Florence
Director Of Resident Services
Director Of Resident Services
Hello Everyone:
I am looking for a to do Program for Independent Living to do for Spring. It's hard this year to come up for something exciting and fun that is social distancing and with a mask on....
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Lyrics to Hot Cross Buns
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Lyrics of Hot Cross Buns
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Mercedes
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
St Patrick's Day Poster
I am eternally grateful to Golden Carers for all the wonderful activity ideas they provide for us, month after month. The instructions are usually clear and easily understood. the best part is that ou...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Use Conversation Cards to Connect Residents
Hi Natalie
Sounds like a great ideaThanks for sharing it
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
St Patrick's Day Poster
Hi Jackie
Thank you for sharing and your kind words
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
10 Sensory Activities for Men
Hi Angela
Thanks for sharing this information
It sounds like a lot of fun
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Kim
Activity Director
Activity Director
Big Picture Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Big Picture Quiz
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Natalie
Leisure Services Coordinator
Leisure Services Coordinator
How to Use Conversation Cards to Connect Residents
these are great for socials. especially as we start group activities up again with residents having to stay 6 feet apart. You can call out some questions over the microphone and have residents raise t...
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Kayla
Activity Director
Activity Director
Newsletter Template - April 2026
These templates are wonderful! I will continue to use for sure. :)
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Big Picture Quiz
Hi Kim
I really like the pictures and they can be used for other things
Thanks for sharing this great activity
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Jackie
Director
Director
St Patrick's Day Poster
Great thank you so much for the great activities for St Patrick's Day. Makes my planning so much easier. Thank you. All the residents will enjoy doing these.
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Angela
Support Worker
Support Worker
10 Sensory Activities for Men
When we watch specific footy matches where we know our residents follow the team, we encourage the residents to put on their club jerseys and listen to the tv while sipping on a small can of beer, hav...
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Mandy
Certified Nursing Assistance
Certified Nursing Assistance
Fill out the form please
did anyone do this that can share a PDF of some of the ones you use??/ I keep searching for some but not finding good ones for them to use. Any help is appreciated.
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Sally
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
10 Sensory Activities for Men
Wow! These are great suggestions, our dementia specific wing is predominantly male and not all are at the same level of cognitive decline. Thank you for these small group activities.
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Ann
HCA
HCA
10 Sensory Activities for Men
Some great ideas here that I certainly will try... thanks
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Ranell
Teacher
Teacher
This Day in History for Seniors: May
I use This Day in History for my weekly World of Interest class with the seniors. I wold like to see less movie and song trivia and more historical and social trivia.
I love Golden Carers as a resou...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Quotes on Kindness
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: - QUOTES ON KINDNESS - This can also be a good discussion activity
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Cassie
Lifestyle Facilitator
Lifestyle Facilitator
AFL Tipping 2026
Hi,
Will this be updated for round 7 and onwards?
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Camille
GERIATRIC CAREGIVER
GERIATRIC CAREGIVER
Musical Stories and Song
Hello , Thanks for the feedback . Have fun and enjoy!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Cheerful Quotes
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: CHEERFUL QUOTES
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Robin
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hello
I was on here along time ago and there was a program for calendars. Is there still one on here and Im not seeing it? You could put all your residents names in and the activities that you type i...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Community Scrapbook Quilt
Hi Kathy
How lovely
Thank you for sharing
Maybe you can share a picture of it with us
Thanks
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Rosa
Coordinator
Coordinator
In-House Ice Cream Truck
That is a very creative idea, nice job!
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Shantel
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Helping residents adapt to technological advance.
I'm looking for advice on helping out seniors utilize unnecessarily complicated technology. Our cable provider recently upgraded to a wireless 4K...
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Kim
Activity Director
Activity Director
Curious Items
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Curious Items
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Sophia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
1 - 90 Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 1 - 90 Bingo
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Maddie
Activity Director
Activity Director
Old Wives Tales #1 - True or False?
Are the slideshows downloadable? What if there isn't internet available in the place you want to use the slideshow?
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5 years ago
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
Hi,
I have been recruited to crochet twiddlemuffs and just found out that the person who requested we make these is looking at them as a "one and done" project. Sounds like after someone uses it,...
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Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment Manager
Life Enrichment Manager
Old Wives Tales #1 - True or False?
Love this! I can't wait to see the image slideshow! Thank you!!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Aromatherapy Bingo
Hi Katherine
What a wonderful idea
Thanks for sharing
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Pauline
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, I am looking for a way to promote random acts of kindness in our resident's home and have an award to recognize this, like a badge or some object which can be transferred to a re-elected resident...
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5 years ago
Aromatherapy Bingo
Lovely idea. I'm going to try it out with the residents today. Thank you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits
Mary
Care plan goals are different for each resident depending on what they like and their ability
Here is one example about Marie but probably the residents you’re talking about will be different...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hopscotch Exercise Game
Hi Jackie
I also really like this activity
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Alice in Wonderland Christmas Pantomime
Hi Simonne
Whether the residents are sitting or standing depends on their ability
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Mary
Residence Manager
Residence Manager
AFL Tipping 2026
Thank you to whoever is putting this together, its a great resource. Can I ask, will the rounds keep getting updated? As I can only see up to round 6 currently. Thank you!
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Morena
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Stick Figure Drawing & Storytelling
I love this kind of drawing, is blend fun and learning, and now you can use these creative drawing on Pc's application. digital drawing !!! Love it.
Thanks for sharing it.
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Virginia
Activities Specialist
Activities Specialist
DIY Armchair Travel Postcards
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: I was there! (A postcard with customers' picture for Armchair trips).
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Mary
Activity Director
Activity Director
8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits
Does anyone have a sample of a 1:1 Care plan goal?
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Tina
life enrichment manager
life enrichment manager
Hopscotch Exercise Game
I really like this excervies you have and do not so hard excercies
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Adria
Activity Director
Activity Director
Funny Limericks
I'm going to try this too! Thank you for sharing.
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Mandy
Teacher
Teacher
May I ask if anyone has an example of a care plan (without a name in it) that I can show students.
Also any template to help them plan out activities for a patient with dementia.
What do they ne...
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Mandy
Teacher
Teacher
Hi. I would very much like some more help please.
I have done some initial research and shared information with my students on the types, causes and symptoms of dementia. Thank you to Golden Care...
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Linda
Consultant
Consultant
Match-Up Cards
These are fantastic. Everything looks so real. They are bright and colorful and pleasant to the eye. This is one of my Dementia Residents favorite activity.
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simonne
Support worker
Support worker
Alice in Wonderland Christmas Pantomime
Were residents sitting down doing panto?
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Nicola
D/T
D/T
Hi everyone, we have a DT staff member getting married and next week (short notice) I've to put together a Bridal shower for residents and staff. Any suggestions of games to interact with the resident...
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Mandy
Teacher
Teacher
Hi.
Golden Carers suggested that I post information asking for help.
I have just started assisting with teaching Health and Social Care at a College of Further Education. I am doing project...
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Looking for ideas for Easter as a hand out the residents. We have to be very careful as a lot of diets are minced/pureed. Any ideas? I was thinking of an Egg with Tuck Shop Money inside? Any other ide...
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