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Jane
Day Service Supervisor
Day Service Supervisor
This Day in History for Seniors: October
I am absolutely thrilled to have found this site and my colleagues and I use the resources daily.
I have noticed on two pages this month - talking about Roger Moore and Joan Fontaine - they were desc...
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Jack
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Paper Plate Poppy Wall Decoration
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Paper plate poppies for wall decoration
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Leisure and Lifestyle
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
AFL Bingo
Looking forward to using this at the weekend..........helps when I'm not very familiar with AFL teams etc etc..........
Thank you
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Torbay Lifestyles
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
With the Corona Virus restrictions easing, we are now allowed to take residents on outings in Qld Australia. I have many question on this! Do we social distance on the bus? Do we only go to outdoor pl...
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5 years ago
Balloon Games
Hi my name is sue been working with dementia for three years then rotated to age care on other side so love balloon tennis with the dementia so love it and they love it a little different on the other...
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Pauline
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Old Wives Tales #1 - True or False?
Love this site thank you x
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Constance
Recreation Director
Recreation Director
Looking for Holiday activities in December for independent living seniors
Individual apartments, no common hallway or room
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5 years ago
Optical Illusion Fun #2
Fantastic optical illusions! Thanks for sharing them with us.
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5 years ago
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Thank you for your hard work! This song lyric list is amazing!
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Laura
Activity Director
Activity Director
Optical Illusion Fun #2
Optical illusions are great!!! Thank you
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
I love browsing Golden Carers and finding activities for our beautiful residents. Thank you to all the members who share their activities and ideas... love every one of them. Golden Carers has also...
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Guess the Christmas Carols
Thank you so much Talita for your encouraging feedback re my activity. Appreciate if so much !
Marlene Laporte
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Evangeline
Registered Manager
Registered Manager
8 Ways to to Encourage Friendships Among Residents
Thank you so much for this :)
At our care home we have 'Getting to know you' session.
Turn to the person on your right, shake their hand, introduce yourself an talk a little about yourself. This ha...
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Susan
Recreation Director
Recreation Director
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
Hi- maybe this is a dumb question, but are there any videos of HOW the residents/ patients actually use them/ respond to them? Are the residents wearing them as cuffs on both arms? I work full-time i...
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Colleen
Lifestyles
Lifestyles
Reveal A Picture Guessing Game
Virginia, this is fantastic. In the process of making several for our residents. Thank you so much
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Virginia
Activities Specialist
Activities Specialist
Reveal A Picture Guessing Game
Hi Susan and Susan! It is a reveal a picture game. You make a customer/residents pick a number and you open that up and will eventually reveal or give them a clue of what the picture is behind those...
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Monica
Manager Of A Charity For Seniors
Manager Of A Charity For Seniors
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I would love to receive more newsletter templates. The August template is superb.
I am especially interested to cover the winter months - October, November, December - January , February, March.
Man...
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5 years ago
Hi everyone,
This week I wanted to make leaf bowls with my residents. I saw the idea on Pinterest and it seemed straight forward.
All I needed was glue, balloons, brushes, leaves, and a bowl to h...
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PCC
Team Leader
Team Leader
Hi, I have been sending out paper based activity packs to our community clients, am now up to pack number 4, in the past I have sent out the paper base quilt pattern, and a small chocolate for each pe...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Gratitude Jar Poster
Hi Shirley
Thank you for joining this wonderful site
Here are some ideas for November
https://www.goldencarers.com/search/#stq=November&stp=1
Here are some ideas for December
https://www.golden...
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Karen
Activity Professional
Activity Professional
4 Cozy Drink Recipes
Great recipes and just in time for a flavorful afternoon treat! Doing my November calendar and will add this these tasty Autumn beverages! Thank you again!
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Karen
Activity Professional
Activity Professional
Self-Care Tips for Activity Professionals
Hello to all. I’m new to Golden Carers and thankful for many new activity ideas. This Karen is from New Jersey. I work in Pennsylvania. When I logged in before it said Michigan.
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5 years ago
Optical Illusion Fun #2
Wow! Some amazing optical illusions here! Thank you for sharing Jen x
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Shirley
Act Director
Act Director
Gratitude Jar Poster
hi , I'm New I just join I need some ideas for November, December 2020
thank you
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Susan
Recreation Director
Recreation Director
Reveal A Picture Guessing Game
hi- I don't really understand how it is played. Is this like a tile matching game where there are two hidden pairs and they have to find the matching pairs? Your description was kind of vague. Does th...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Acronym Challenge
Teresa
Thank you for your comment
Can’t wait to see what you might have to share
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Teresa
Activites
Activites
This Land is Our Land Display Board
Over the top wonderful in so many ways. Everyone has a story to share regarding where they are from, cultural highlights and all the memories that will come out with this activity! Thank you Jill ; )
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Teresa
Activites
Activites
Acronym Challenge
Hello everyone :) I am new to your community have just begun to get familiar with all Golden Carers has to offer. Thank you to everyone that has contributed and I hope to come up with a new idea to s...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
2 Gentle Exercise Routines
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A nice relaxing little exercise for hands, fingers and toes. Enjoy.
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Marge
Respite Coordinator
Respite Coordinator
Name That Show Visual Quiz
This is a great activity. We all loved it. Thanks for sharing.
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Laurie
Manager
Manager
Optical Illusion Fun #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Optical Illusion Powerpoint
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Virginia
Activities Specialist
Activities Specialist
Daily Devotion
Thank you, Stefanie, for this Daily Devotion activity. I will incorporate it on our daily activities.
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Saba
Manager Services
Manager Services
Newsletter Template - November 2026
Is there a way to change the calendar back to start at the beginning of the week, Monday? It now breaks up the weekend which is strange. We would like to continue with the consistency that was in plac...
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Kelly
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Read-Aloud: Audience Participation Story #1
This went over very well with our Residents. I was so happy to see how much they were enjoying this activity. When we finished up with the story the conversation and reminiscing started. They were als...
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Dawn
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Reveal A Picture Guessing Game
I'm going to try this with a poster and post it notes as a low tech version, what a fabulous idea thank you
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Julie
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Instead of searching for specific topics, is there an index? I feel like I’m missing so many topics because I’m not thinking of them.
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5 years ago
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Thank you very much this is really helpful and appreciated.
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Erika
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Reveal A Picture Guessing Game
Thank you, Virginia. I tried this on Wednesday with my residents, it was great. Only one thing! I'll have to make the subjects more difficult as they were too good. Thanks again.
Erika
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Wow Lyn
It sounds like you have some great ideas
Remember those with late stage dementia have a very short attention span so you may have to do short activities but have a rest time to
Food usually...
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Kim
Activity
Activity
Colour by Numbers
This Activity Was Fantastic Residents Found It Enjoyable And loved Seeing The End Result
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Melissa
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Hi. I have changed jobs recently and am now a companion for a lady with dementia. She had a very very high powered job and was director of several companies, a member of the house of lords and a big...
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5 years ago
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
I am a fairly new caregiver with Home Instead. I have a client with severe Alzheimer's. I am looking for ideas to occupy her as she likes to wonder around the house. FYI I worked one day with her and...
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BlueCare
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
James Bond Films - Visual Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Bond - James Bond
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Karen
DT
DT
Presidential Election Word Search
Love this site. Everything is so handy and helps keep the residents busy.
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