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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Evergreen Christmas Trees
Hi Kristina
Thank you for your kind words
You are right this site has so many ideas that are new and fresh
Keep up your good work
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Michelle
Activity Director
Activity Director
Good morning! Hey was needing tips, new activity director in the making! is there a program that would be helpful to me as far as calendars, ideas, downloads. Any advice you have would be greatly appr...
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MARYANN
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Once again l need to say "Thank you" Golden Cares you make Activity/DT.s and Coordinators jobs easy. Such great Resources. Keep up the good work.
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Nicola
D/T
D/T
Morning all, Thanks Golden Carers for your great site, use it often.
I have been directed to do 24hour clocks for our dementia residents, have not done this before in 24 years ! can someone enlighten...
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Josie
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Life in Lockdown Poems
Hi Kerry, Thanks for sharing these poems.
I hope you are keeping well.
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Karen
Activity Professional
Activity Professional
Sleepytime Social
Hello everyone! I really like the Sleepy Time Cart activity! Definitely will be putting on my December calendar. Always looking for new ideas to spark interest and get my residents involved. Thank y...
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Tracey
Wellbeing Assistant
Wellbeing Assistant
Hi. I don't know if anyone done this. But I did an apple Bob lucky dip with my residents yesterday and they all enjoyed it. It was easy to participate so all abilities could take part...if not able...
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Tara
RAO
RAO
Australian Quiz: Entertainment
Thank you all Golden Carers Team for having such great ideas for some of us to access with a short time in hand to be able to access the site.
I am grateful and thankful once again- Tara
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Joann
Enrichment Leader
Enrichment Leader
Halloween-Themed Song Lyrics
Thank you for these songs! I am very sure our residents would enjoy and love them.
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Kristina
Activity Director
Activity Director
Evergreen Christmas Trees
I have been very pleased with the craft and program ideas I find here with the Golden Carers. It seems when I need something refreshingly new for my residents I can come here and look around forever a...
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Jeanette
Site Manger
Site Manger
Checklist for Social Outings
Thank you for renewing me . My center is not open yet but some of my activity is great for my calendar. Good to see activities for them that are still home and can’t come to the center yet. Thanks Aga...
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Julie
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Does anyone have any ideas on how I could have fun with a black Friday event? I'm thinking of perhaps having different items for everyone to wrap, talking about department stores that are no longer,...
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Sarah
Director Of Life Enrichment
Director Of Life Enrichment
Hi everyone! What is the best and least expensive website to find Virtual Bingo for the residents? A colleague recommended TelAgenda. Thanks for your feedback. Sarah
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
6 Ways to Combat Social Isolation
Wow John what a picture
Thanks for sharing
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Denise
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
Sundownder Music
Pan pipes music is very peaceful and relaxing.
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Jo-Ann
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Greek Mythology Word Search
Fantastic documents, thank you so much! Great work!
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Stephanie
Activity Planner
Activity Planner
This Day in History for Seniors: November
We pass this out during breakfast and our residents enjoy and brings up lots of fun conversations.
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5 years ago
Songs for Seniors Quiz
This is amazing thank you so much from all at Frias mead kings Langley Hertfordshire
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Nick
Group Manager - RAC & RV
Group Manager - RAC & RV
The Great Zombie Hunt
Hi Guys
I copied the cards from a game that is now out of print called 'The Great Zombie Hunt'. Attached is a copy of my original file including the cards I copied to use.
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Bushland
Residential Aged Care
Residential Aged Care
Good afternoon,
We are just preparing our November Calendar only to find that we no longer have the 5 day option. Can this please be reinstated?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Great Zombie Hunt
Hi Bill
I hope you can share what you used for zombie cards
This would be a great help to many people
Thank you in advance
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John
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
Hi all, our facility has a garden group. We planted veggies and colourful flowers. We are lucky to have a resident who grew orchids. His family bring them in and we place them in vases throughout our...
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John
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
6 Ways to Combat Social Isolation
One of our new residents, was a champion orchid grower. His daughter brings in orchids from his shed. Our garden group planted them all around the facility. And cut orchids in vases inside everywhere...
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Lidija
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Free Activity Calendar for Seniors
I am trying to make the calendar in portrait style, is there a way to do this without losing the background? Thanks
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Ashlyn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Taste Test Savoury Nibbles
I love this idea! Will try it out soon, thanks for sharing!
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Heather
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Daily Devotion
We already use 'Our Daily Bread' ~ a great resource and easy to use. I have the digital version for me to use which links through to Bible Gateway for the Bible reading each day.
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Heather
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Christmas Keepsakes
I think this is a great way to have personal, meaningful decorations. We may will use this for decorations for our own tree. That way, everyone will have contributed to the decorations.
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Complete & Color the Christmas Images
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Christmas Art Project
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5 years ago
Paper Plate Poppy Wall Decoration
Thank you for sharing this activity Jack, this looks so beautiful!
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Melbourne Cup Hat Colours Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Find the Colour of your Hat this Melbourne Cup!
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5 years ago
The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly
Hello. My mother is 92 years old. She loves to color Disney characters. She then began drawing them. Can you please suggest where I could enter her drawings in a contest? Thank you.
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Jessie
Senior Ministry Director
Senior Ministry Director
Eleven Game
I would have run out of ideas sooooooo long ago if it weren't for your website! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Deborah
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi Everyone
I have what I believe is a unique situation. Though we are independent and assisted, we currently only have 80 residents, and many of them are younger, like mid to late 50's and early...
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Leeann
Trainer/Assessor
Trainer/Assessor
Optical Illusion Fun #2
Thank you so much Optical Illusions amazing
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
Hi Carol
What a great idea
Thanks for your input
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Christine
Support Worker
Support Worker
Dog Bingo
Thank you, this will be a great addition for our community, many thanks Christine
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5 years ago
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
A few years ago I managed to engage a couple of clients, one in unravelling a ball of wool while the other wound it round in a ball, while also engaging both in simple chatter. Successful 15 minutes o...
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Christmas Keepsakes
I like this activity and will surely have our residents make them this Christmas :)
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Canvas Creative Group Project
Hi Elsie
This article will help
https://www.goldencarers.com/identifying-needs-of-clients-entering-long-term-care/3331/
This article will help also
https://www.goldencarers.com/the-importance-...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Pot Luck Quiz 16
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 1.What is a word starting with..............................? / 2. Newspaper crime in nursery rhyme
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Glenn
Activities Staff
Activities Staff
What Line of Work Were They In?
This is nice. But it would better if there’s descriptions of each person. Would be easier. Thanks!
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Kiara
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Campus Drive Thru Safari
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Campus Drive Thru Safari
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Elsie
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Canvas Creative Group Project
Good afternoon,
I would like to practice a lot how to do activity assessment to a resident
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Christmas Tree Decorations Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Find the “Christmas Decorations” on the Tree!
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Teresa
Activites
Activites
Life in Lockdown Poems
Love the poems, timely and a message we all need to be reminded of! I enlarged the print and sharing them with everyone this weekend.
Thank you so much for sharing.
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5 years ago
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
Thought I'd throw in that one doesn't actually have to be a knitter, I am certainly not. I have decided to use a beautiful jumper of my dear departed Dad's. I am chopping off the "arms" to use for t...
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Karen
Activity Professional
Activity Professional
Gratitude Jar Poster
Great idea for a Gratitude Jar. Its an activity to build Positivity for Residents and Caregivers!
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Elizabeth
Manager Of Recreation And Volunteers
Manager Of Recreation And Volunteers
Fads of the 1940s and 1950s
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!!!
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