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Amy
Student
Student
7 Tips to Reverse a Bad Day at Work
Hi,
I am a student in the Activation program. Sometimes I run out of ideas for my seniors. I was brazing through the internet and came across your page. I will give it a try and let you know how I li...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Back to The Future Game
Hi Bob
This sounds like a fun game
It can easily be adapted to help those who do not remember exactly when the birthday was
Thanks for sharing this activity
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BlueCare
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Back to The Future Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Back to the Future
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Margaret
Therapist
Therapist
Can anyone recommend any icebreakers or group therapy activities for residents of assisted living?
Thank you!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Backwards Geography
Hi Barry
This sounds like a great game
Thanks for sharing it
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Name the Flowers Quiz #3
Thank you for your kind words Adele
So glad these activities that I’m working out for you
If you have any activities that work really well for you perhaps you can share them with us
Thanks again
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
Hi Sherry
Thanks for telling us about your experience
I am glad the staff figured out a way to make this work
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Adele
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Name the Flowers Quiz #3
Love the ideas on here, thank you they sure help me out.
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Barry
Recreationist
Recreationist
Backwards Geography
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Backwards Geography
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Lisa
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Newsletter Template - January 2026
Good morning
My residents are asking for the answers to the crossword puzzle in January newsletter
Do you have the answers
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Beverly
Therapeutic Recreationist
Therapeutic Recreationist
Find The Hidden Objects - Car Yard
This is a great puzzle to do in particular for those that cannot read. Would you happen to have any more? Thanks so much for all the valuable puzzles they are a great tool!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Elvis Presley Scavenger Hunt and Trivia
Happy birthday Elvis
It is January 8 here which is Elvis‘s birthday and also my mothers birthday
She is very much alive and 95 today
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Sherry
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
I made one of these before the pandemic. My residents loved the idea. It always gave them something to do when I was not there. During the pandemic, it was a little challenging because the nurses woul...
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5 years ago
Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #2
This should be linked to Elvis Day I only found it by accident but others might like to use it as part of the fun.
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Angela
Lifestyle Aged Care
Lifestyle Aged Care
Hi, I have just had today the Elvis Theme Day with the ideas from this site. Thanks so much the residents really loved it. It bought back so many memories for them.
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Tina
Lifestyles Director
Lifestyles Director
this site is by far the absolute best I've seen when it comes to so many programs. I use activity connection for ideas, but this site is so much better.
I work in Memory care. Very new to it. I've...
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LeAnn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Elvis Presley Scavenger Hunt and Trivia
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Elvis Presley Scavenger Hunt and Trivia
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
Great idea, I look forward to giving this a go.
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Emmy
Executive Director
Executive Director
Finish the Story Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Story time
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Jess
Support Group Leader
Support Group Leader
This Day in History - January - Spanish Version
I am so so happy to have found some content in Espanol!
I work with spanish speaking Seniors, and i often try to translate things/activities for them myself. This makes it a breeze and makes me so ha...
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Vicky
Celebrations Director
Celebrations Director
Daily Attendance Forms
Does anyone have a participation sheet that has a space for the type of activity as well as names?
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Sir Winston Churchill Home
Volunteers
Volunteers
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with US Presidents Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II with US Presidents
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5 years ago
Hi everyone!
Happy New year!
I'm looking for an employee coaching template...can someone please share theirs?
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Bernie
Nurse
Nurse
How to Plan a Christmas Pantomime for Senior Care
We did Cinderella panto. Had a carer beside each resident prompting the lines. It was brilliant and we zoomed it out to the families. Planning to do again next year. Changed the names of ugly sisters...
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Electa
Activity coordinator
Activity coordinator
Hello everyone I am drawing a blank and need some suggestions. What should I decorate my Activity room with for the month of January? I know that MLK day is in this Month I will decorate for that the...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Newsletter Template - February 2026
Hi Julie
I agree
Keep up the good work
Thank you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
15 Exercise Program Alternatives for Senior Care
Hi Jill
I agree that music is something most residents enjoy and can relate to
If the residents enjoyed this and are getting exercise I am not sure you need to change it
I’d say if it isn’t broke...
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Jill
Volunteer Activities Coordinator
Volunteer Activities Coordinator
15 Exercise Program Alternatives for Senior Care
Hi all these ideas are brilliant but most of our residents are either chair bound with sight and hearing problems or mobile with lack of attention. The other difficulty is they are all in bubbles we...
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Julie
Activities Co Ordinater
Activities Co Ordinater
Newsletter Template - February 2026
Hi
Just like to say we are really enjoying your website , love the quizzes we do a different one every week
Very good value for money
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Torbay Lifestyles
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Supermarket Shopping activity-
Hi all, Im from Queensland, Australia and Im wanting to set up some type of shop with fake foods and boxes ect. They would be free to browse around an grab items for th...
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Nicola
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
Hi Everyone,
I am a little stuck and was looking for advice. I have a service user who speaks old Cantonese. As you are probably aware , this is very rare now and its becoming increasingly difficu...
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Newsletter Template - January 2026
Hello, do you have a suggestion poster for a "Birthday's in January etc etc" that we can add our own residents names to and we can change the months accordingly? I have one already but would welcome...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Armchair Travel to Ireland
Saint Patricks Day sorted. Thank you Golden Carers
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Cedars Care Home
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
HELP!
I have been an Activities Co-ordinator for a few months now (with no previous experience) and the lady who was training me had to leave to look after family (after a month of training from 0 ex...
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The
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
I'm going to be out of the service for 9 days very shortly and I'm now the only Activity Co-Ordinator in the business. I was wondering what sorts of 121 things others have left for carers to do in the...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Activity Calendar
Hi Melissa
This sounds like a grieat activity
My go to activity was name that tune
Instead of playing music I would say the first word of a title and see if the residents could guess the song
If...
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Sharita
Activities Director
Activities Director
In-House Ice Cream Truck
This idea is fabulous, inspirational. Something that has been slowly waning for me in these difficult times.
Thank you.
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Melissa
Activity Aide
Activity Aide
5 Ways to Spice Up Your Activity Calendar
Happy New Year, all. I am currently the only activity person at our facility, so as I formulate our calendar I have to be very efficient in my planning! My go-to activity is balloon volleyball, which...
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Frances
Acctivities Coordinator
Acctivities Coordinator
This Day in History - January - Spanish Version
hi i would just like to say i was happy to see Spanish version on your page as we have a
Spanish gentleman who lives in our home and we felt he was missing out on the daily news.
really enjoying...
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Nanette
Leisure and Wellness Coordinator
Leisure and Wellness Coordinator
Australia Day Crossword
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australia Day crossword
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Nanette
Leisure and Wellness Coordinator
Leisure and Wellness Coordinator
Australia Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word search
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5 years ago
End of Year Message 2025
Beatiful warm and encouraging message.
Indeed covid 19 shall fade away and life will be back to normal.
Happy blessed 2021
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Silhouette Pictures
Hi Sandra
Can you mention where you got the silhouette templates
It sounds like you look them up on Google is that right??
This will help Nicola
Thanks
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Chloe
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hello- I'm from a small Center in the United States, closed since March. We are revisiting conversations around reopening and wanted to ask if any Centers have determined thresholds to help with these...
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
It is nice to see that life goes on for different parts of the world and in the United States. Our holidays have been heartbreaking. COVID hit our building around Thanksgiving time and made its roun...
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5 years ago
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you Solange,
What a tough year it has been for every one globally.
Thank you for your warmth words, it brings peace to our heart.
Prosperous 2021.
God bless
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Chantzine
Activities Lead
Activities Lead
Burns Day Supper – A Tribute to Robert Burns
hi do you have a printable scotish flag pls
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