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Brenda
Activities Coordonator
Activities Coordonator
Good morning all, just a question, what kind of 1 to 1 do you do with late stage dementia resident in there bed, I have done nail care, massage, looking at family photos, music, we need some new ideas...
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Meagan
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Card Concentration Game
Oh thank you for this!!! Will try and report back. Cheers!
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PCC
Team Leader
Team Leader
Ho Ho and Ho
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Ho Ho and Ho
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Plan for the Festive Season in the Midst of the Pandemic
Hi Jill
We always had a resident choir
They performed four times a year
They did perform around Christmas time
Then we had a performance for international iWe are family day
After that we had a p...
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5 years ago
Who Am I? December Birthdays
Thanks for your feedback Leesha & David! We will be adding to the Who Am I Birthday activities in 2021.
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Melva
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tin can Shoot 'em Up
We use a Nerf gun with soft foam "bullets" and plastic cups. Everyone really enjoys this activity and I get lots of exercise picking the cups up.
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Jill
Artist - Workshop Practitioner
Artist - Workshop Practitioner
How to Plan for the Festive Season in the Midst of the Pandemic
For our Christmas activities the staff and residents are setting up a choir. We have CDs and sheet music to help us.
Some of our residents will be performing a selection of Christmas poetry at our ev...
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Kathy
Activity/Engagement Coordinator
Activity/Engagement Coordinator
Santa's Beard Countdown To Christmas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Santa's Beard
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Ana
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
You can buy this game, its called Aussie Quizz and used to be sold in a little styrofoam esky.
I made a map of Australia on a floor mat and used an old lantern, and other antique items to
move aro...
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Season
Activities Director
Activities Director
Newsletter Template - December 2025
Can you make a template of the Newsletter in a PDF file as well?
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Nancy
Manager
Manager
Guess the Classic Cars from Around the World
THis is an awesome activity....just one thought being that I'm fairly clueless......are the names of the cars available???
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Zeba
Senior Coordinator
Senior Coordinator
Target Letter Game #1
I played this game with all the groups and they loved it. Good brain boosting exercises.
Thank you Golden Careers for your amazing sites.
But please try to add more videos related activities eg: "Do...
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ANKUR
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hand Massage & Nail Care
We held a spa day yesterday where we gace shoulder massages , hand massages and nails if they wished, we sometimes add a foot massage and toenails in summer. We create atmosphere with candles, diffus...
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Susan
Care Activity Coordinator
Care Activity Coordinator
Hand Massage & Nail Care
Thursdays is my pampering day manicures hair and massages. The residents love it and I’m always booked up squeezing an extra one in here and there. It’s good to have a little one to one pampering
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Ana
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Hand Massage & Nail Care
Pamper days are not just for women. Men love to "hold hands and chat" and have their nails filed and creams with sandlewood massaged into their hands and face.
Always use disposable files. I wear a...
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5 years ago
Folk Songs Guessing Game and Singalong
That is a really beautifully done playlist on YouTube! I want to try this with my memory care residents tomorrow!
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Restvale
lifestyle & volunteer coordinator
lifestyle & volunteer coordinator
Hand Massage & Nail Care
Hi we are in South Australia and do a 'Pamper Day' every 6/8 weeks. Our residents love this day. We use essential olds in a diffuser, have hand spa's, massages, cutting and polishing nails and foot...
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Sandy
Consultant
Consultant
help!! I need to make my december activity calendar uses samples . how do I set up and start making calendar? I have never used this site for my calendars. Thank you!!
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Joanne
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Treat Trolley
We also have the same, our trolley includes trinkets and bric and brac purchased from op shops, this is very popular with the Ladies they love ornaments and statues for their room or jewellery. The tr...
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Amy
Supportive Service Coordinator
Supportive Service Coordinator
Hand Massage & Nail Care
Great idea and strategies for a spa day. In my rural region of Pennsylvania, we are still under covid precautions due to high numbers, so this will wait until we have a vaccine. Currently, we are main...
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Megan
Therapeutic Activities Services Worker
Therapeutic Activities Services Worker
Zoom In Guessing Game #1
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What Do You See? Close up views of every day items
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5 years ago
Hello.Im from Macedonia, im a Social worker and i have a question about those who work in nursing homes. Of course until now the weather conditions allowed us to visit outdoors and through the balcony...
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Julia
Enfermera
Enfermera
Aromatherapy for the Elderly
Tengo algunas limitaciones para escribir en ingles, pero quiero manifestar que el tema de AROMATERAPIA es uno de mis temas preferidos, pronto hare lo posible hacerme miembro y acceder al curso.
Feli...
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Amy
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi everyone I have recently became an actives coordinator on a dementia ward and I really would like some help with ideas people have done
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Heather
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Artist Impression - Wassily Kadinsky
Can we have more like this? I like that there is no right way to do this, just whatever colours you choose. Sometimes people are cautious when they feel they are trying to represent a real thing lik...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Christmas Carols Quiz II
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: CHRISTMAS CAROLS QUIZ
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Leesha
Coordinator Day Centre
Coordinator Day Centre
Who Am I? December Birthdays
Our clients love this activity - great for reminiscence and including all of the group.
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Philip
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Newsletter Template - November 2025
I just love this website I have just started my career in the Aged Care Industry and this website is my must go tool for ideas and inspirations
Thank-you so much
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Janet
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Hi!
I'm browsing for some ideas or activities my clients can do. While looking, I found a bunch of coloring pages called "mosaics." I couldn't find an explanation of what it is. Can someone please ex...
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Shaquira
Activity Director
Activity Director
Who Am I? November Birthdays
This works good for room to room material.
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Margaret
Activity Director
Activity Director
9 Examples of Activity-Based Care Plan Interventions
Does anyone out there have activity care plan with goals and approaches for a a change of condition with a resident in SNF with COVID???
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Kayla
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi everyone!
I am starting as an Activity Coordinator beginning of December. With COVID and the cases in our area rising, we are sadly planning for a lockdown christmas. Any ideas on what special th...
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Lorraine
Recreational Director
Recreational Director
Create your own Word Search!
Awesome I personalized it with names of places in our building to hand out to new residents so easy to use thank-you!
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I'm hoping to organise a Vintage Kitchen Week next year. I want to include utensils, aprons, cookbooks. I work in a Day Centre (ie not Residential) We had a wedding expo a couple of years ago and got...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Reminiscing with Paul's Jukebox
Stephanie
This is great information I’m sure many people would use it
Thanks
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Philip
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
12 Habits That Make You Look Professional
Thank you so much for this article I have just completed my studies in aged care and found the information provided insightful and useful. I will certainly be using these in all of my interactions as...
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Shaquira
Activity Director
Activity Director
Who Am I? November Birthdays
This works good for room to room material.
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David
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Who Am I? December Birthdays
Who am I birthdays is a real hit with my residents.Can be done on a one to one or as a group activity.
Been excellent during lock down.
Thank you.
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
12 Habits That Make You Look Professional
Thank you for your article 'Habits that make you look professional'. I use articles like this for myself and pass them on to my colleagues in the training program.
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Nicole
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Amazing website to find anything from cognitive activities to creative activities. Was hesitant to purchase a membership, however I have only been pleased! This website has helped so much, especially...
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Norma
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
12 Habits That Make You Look Professional
During the Corona Virus it was extremely hard to find activities to do with the residents, keep them socially distancing whilst trying to keep them busy. We were, and are still not allowed to have vo...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
2 Happy Poems to Share
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: The title of this poem says it all - SMILING
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Sylvia
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
40 Gift Ideas for the Elderly
Hello everyone I hope you are all well . Thank you for all your ideas it has been a godsend that's for sure, covid has been a night mare for activity coordinators Christmas is now looming and today h...
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Jennifer
Activities Director
Activities Director
10 Engaging Whiteboard Games for Seniors
Jeopardy was a huge success!!!!! Thanks so much!
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Edith
RECREATIONAL THERAPIST
RECREATIONAL THERAPIST
Hello there does have a format or example of CQI/QUIP/ QA Quality Assurance. Am in desperate need for some assistance.
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Steff
Recreationist
Recreationist
Reminiscing with Paul's Jukebox
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Reminisce with Paul's Jukebox
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