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Brandi
Director Of Life Enrichment
Director Of Life Enrichment
Unexplained Trivia
I love this website! So extremely helpful, and full of fun things to do!
Thank you!!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
50 Activities for the Elderly in Lockdown and Isolation
Hi Aviva
Thank you for sharing
You have some good ideas for keeping yourself in shape
You sound like a wonderful person
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Montse
Day Care Support Worker
Day Care Support Worker
I finally joined this forum and I am so pleased. I have been using some of the ideas from other colleagues in the field and the amount of information is amazing up to date and invaluable. Thanks.
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Celeste
Professional Nurse
Professional Nurse
Make Your Own Bookmarks
Nice activity, something they can do easily and use for themselves
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Celeste
Professional Nurse
Professional Nurse
Hi there
This site is amazing!! My residents are enjoying the quizzes and Trivia games. I will commence on the Arts and hobbies after this stage of lock down in South Africa, as I need some assista...
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Mercedes
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Songs for Seniors Quiz
What an amazing idea! I can't to see the smiles on my participants faces when we do this activity. Thank you so much!!!
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6 years ago
50 Activities for the Elderly in Lockdown and Isolation
I am a disabled senior living at home under lockdown.
To maintain my sanity, I
pray,
study Jewish law,
Say Psalms,
Watch cute youtube videos,
paint emotional psychedilic type creative colorful...
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Ronel
Manager
Manager
Pie Maker Cooking Ideas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cooking in a Pie Maker
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melissa
Director Of Recreation
Director Of Recreation
Kokedamas
Hi there
We would like to do this. How many parts of coir/potting soil do you need. Also how many does it depending on the size we make I know, approx. How much moss should I get?
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melissa
Director Of Recreation
Director Of Recreation
Paper Quilling
Hello Everyone
We did this with our residents in Oshawa, Ontario. We pre quilled the strips of paper, and because it was the first time doing this craft, we asked the Residents just to be creative....
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Denise
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
My Favourite Things Singalong - Senior Version
brilliant, love this
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
The New Seniors ABC
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: THE NEW SENIORS ABC
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John
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
This Day in History for Seniors: September
Our residents look forward to On This Day.
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John
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
Hi All, Ive not long joined Golden Carers. As a Lifestyle Worker this site is so good.
Next week our topic is the 1960,s. Fashions, music,food and drink, cars etc,.
A great conversation starter.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Community Scrapbook Quilt
Hi Brenda
Deb is also wondering how you attach the pieces
Maybe someone else knows how to attach the pieces
Thanks in advance for your help
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
We are connected Project
Helen
I think that is a great idea
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Adele
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi I have to plan an activity for 10 people ive never met, two are in wheelchairs, any ideas
ladies
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P. Liliana
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Magazine Scavenger Hunt
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Magazine Scavenger Hunt
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P. Liliana
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How Do You Feel Alphabet Word Game
I love this! Thanks :)
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Hixson
LED & LPD
LED & LPD
National Assisted Living Week Ideas -
Hey all, NAWL is coming up September 13-19 and I'm trying to plan a fun week of honoring our staff and caregivers, as well as our residents. The theme this ye...
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Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
has anyone ever started a resident activity committee?
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Helen
Community Engagement Coordinator
Community Engagement Coordinator
We are connected Project
I love this idea. I work in hospice and I am thinking about having our staff complete a puzzle piece for each patient they have. Thank you so much for sharing this great idea!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Finish The Song Titles
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: FINISH THE SONG TITLE
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Angelle
Lifestyles Manager
Lifestyles Manager
Creative Thinking Exercises
Just a comment, I absolutely love this site and have been able to enjoy many hours of fun with my residents. I just wanted to point out on this particular activity in the second "what do you see", the...
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National
NTRS
NTRS
How Do You Feel Alphabet Word Game
This is a great Idea as I am only full in dt this helps me to make the residents day more interesting thanks heaps
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Carolyn
Activities
Activities
Films of Yesteryear Visual Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Quiz: Films of Yesteryear
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Sharon
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Thank you very helpful.
Just wondering are there any easy woodwork plans out there?
Thank you
Sharon Adams
Leisure/lifestyle coordinator
IN aged care facility
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Are You Lonesome Tonight? Senior Citizens Version
We got a new karaoke machine and so staff likes to sing in the hallway to residents. I can't wait to sing this version up and down the halls! Thank you Gwyneth!
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
What Would You Do?
Glad you all are enjoying this activity. Some of the answers I have gotten just crack me up because as we all know, residents say it like it is. What I have found is the older residents would do th...
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Leaann
Activity Director
Activity Director
What are some fun door to door activities you've all been doing? I'm in Houston and yesterday we got a few new resident's from our Sister community due to the Hurricane Laura evacuation so we are now...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi Yvonne and Others struggling to find activities during this coronavirus pandemic
I think distributing playing cards to residents who want them would be a great idea
There are just so many thing...
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SandrA
Retired/carer
Retired/carer
What Would You Do?
this really started a worthwhile conversation, morals are hard to cover. Icould do with more questions
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Laura
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
In-House Ice Cream Truck
I ordered this too, I would love to see how you attached it. When I click see instructions nothing comes up. Any tips would be great. Thanks
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Dawn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Activity Evaluation Form
Morning! I have been keeping a 'journal' of the likes, dislikes, etc. of new residents to our community. I would prefer a consistent format and found the attached but it is...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Cook Magic Scones
Hi Diane thank you for your help
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Lora
Retired
Retired
16 Ways to Encourage Negative or Pessimistic Residents to Attend Activities
A friend just phoned, we were talking about it and she plays Wordscapes. I will try that with my mom.
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Adele
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi anybody have any good dvd or music suggestions to do exercises to.
I have got put pep in your step but would like something different.
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Michael
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Music Bingo
Hi guys,
I'm struggling to find the correct original song for each of the songs listed. They seem to be classic original songs that many probably find easy to identify, however there are many moder...
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Linda
Care Aide
Care Aide
Matinee at the Opera
We did what was described but as 'Saturday Night at the Opera'. I was able to go to Mozart's The Magic Flute and Puccini's La Boheme and gather the discarded programs which we used for our filmed per...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
16 Ways to Encourage Negative or Pessimistic Residents to Attend Activities
Hi Tammy
Thank you for your insightful input
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
16 Ways to Encourage Negative or Pessimistic Residents to Attend Activities
Hi Margie thank you for your input
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Cook Magic Scones
Hi Diane
Thank you again for sharing this activitY Can you help help Jill with her question about powdered lemonade or lemon lime soda
Thank you
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Nasrin
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
How to Make Sensory Blankets for Dementia Care
Hi ,I would like to make one for our memory support community ..any ideal suggestions how I can start with?
If any pictures would help me?
Anyone have any clue please drop your idea for me would be...
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Tathra
Residential Care Co Ordinator
Residential Care Co Ordinator
Fathers Day Poems
Loving these poems, very heartfelt x
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Tanya
Activities Director
Activities Director
what covid friendly activities do you have planned or halloween
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Petrie
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
16 Ways to Encourage Negative or Pessimistic Residents to Attend Activities
I had one resident that refused to go for walks, he wont move from his chair to joint the others, and always have excuses. We would ask our male staff to ask him but he still refuse. He wont do any...
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Jill
PBSS
PBSS
How to Cook Magic Scones
Is this powdered lemonade mix or a lemon lime soda?
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