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Fione
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Fantastic Resource
Many thanks for sharing
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Yolanda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I have just signed onto your wonderful site, The information is amazing.
As for the newsletter, is there a way to delete some of the pages, We won't necessarily
put all the information in our n...
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Mary Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
16 Snippets of Italian Trivia
I just LOVE the multicultural section of this fabulous website. I work as a Activities Director at a day service facility and we are currently closed due to COVID! I am mailing/delivering personaliz...
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Gregory
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Movie Titles with Colours in Them
My pleasure Talita!!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
A Happy Singalong - When You're Smiling
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A happy singalong by Des O Connor /WHEN YOU'RE SMILING
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SandrA
Retired/carer
Retired/carer
Scavenger Collages
We did the scavenger picture yesterday it worked really well. I collected all the junk drew the template and left Hubble to it. When he was satisfied I took a photo tipped all the junk off and then I...
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Yes please include more newsletter templates. Thanks
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Lesley
Home Manager
Home Manager
Newsletter Template - August 2026
How do I access the monthly newsletter for July please
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Lesleah
Christian Science Nurse
Christian Science Nurse
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Newsletter templates are helpful in at least two ways..
They are idea-inspiring as well as useful just as they are for us to adapt.
Please include more templates?
Thank you!
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Sarah
Engagement Worker
Engagement Worker
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Hi, I'd also love to see more. Thanks for sharing x
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WENDY
Activity Manager
Activity Manager
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I would love to see more newsletter templates as I think this is an awesome resource.
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6 years ago
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Thank you to everyone who has left feedback regarding the August 2020 newsletter template. This is the first installment, we will keep releasing new templates each month for inspiration. September 20...
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Christine
Support Worker
Support Worker
Create Your Own Crossword!
Thank you for the `Create your own Crossword' template, I have just used it to make a `Chocolate' crossword for World Chocolate day. Golden Carers is a wonderful resource
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Vanessa
Care Worker
Care Worker
Play Dough Crafts
I use Allison's soft play dough recipe and also add essential oils and colour match colours to oils (yellow to lemon, peppermint or spearmint to green etc) and the residents in my dementia unit love i...
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Hamsa
Wellbeing manager
Wellbeing manager
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I love love love this ... sometimes I run out of ideas .. please I would appreciate it every month :)
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MELANIE
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITIES
Newsletter Template - August 2026
This is awesome would love to have it each month.
Regards,
Mel Smalle
Activities Coordinator
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Wendy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Would love to have more newsletter templates. Wendy McAlpine
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Angela
Lifestyle Service Coordinator
Lifestyle Service Coordinator
Fun Riddle 21
Greatly appreciate the riddles, always love to give our residents something to laugh at.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Card Bingo
Josie thanks for the tip
The other option is to buy cheap card and throw them away when the game is over
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MJ
Recreation Supervisor
Recreation Supervisor
I can't say how much your site has helped me in the last six months! And especially with the pandemic -- our facility (adult day center) is shut down, and all of the members are home with their famili...
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MARIA
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I would like to see more Newsletters. Great resource for Activities coordinators
kind regards
Maria Batchelor
AC
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Dixie
CNA/Activities
CNA/Activities
Bird Seed Wreath
I used toilet paper rolls slathered with peanut butter and firmly pressed to n bird seed. And, hung with jute string
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Gail
Director
Director
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Hello
I hope you are having a good day ! Please send July newsletter and June .
Thanks,
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6 years ago
Card Bingo
A good hygiene tip for everyone who uses normal playing cards is to purchase 'poker' grade cards. They are made from plastic and have larger numbers/suits printed on them. Therefore, easier for client...
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Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
Newsletter Template - August 2026
looking for a July newsletter
Please and Thank you so much!! Love Love Love this website!!
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6 years ago
100 Movie Recommendations for Seniors
Will I have access to this program including movies even thought I am located in Bermuda?
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Tammy
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Newsletter Template - August 2026
I would love to see more newsletter templates as I think this is an awesome resource.
Kindest Regards,
Tammy Potter
AL Activity Assistant
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Christine
Carer/OTA Assit
Carer/OTA Assit
Aboriginal Words Word Search
I love this site and I am learning a lot from all of you. Thank you so much for all the advise and input towards the activities. I am doing a back to work programme helping with the acctivities. I was...
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Mary Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hi all !!!!
I just got hired as activities director at a day facility for seniors. Does anyone have any sweet ideas that we can present to them as a welcoming gift? Because of COVID, they are NOT a...
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Tanya
Resident Support Co-ordinator
Resident Support Co-ordinator
Hang the Song Man
Hi Amy,
I have also found that our residents enjoy this version of hangman. We also include singers, actors, movie or book titles. Often staff become involved too. A great group activity which promot...
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6 years ago
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
I've recently became an Activity Director and was told about this site when I was taking the MEPAP courses. I LOVE IT!!!! It is so helpful especially now with the residents not allowed visitors and...
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6 years ago
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
i look after my 95 year old mother in-law who is virtually blind due to cataracts she is also almost deaf with hearing aids, mobility poor, becoming institutionalized is there anything i can do to sti...
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Mary Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
I am brand new to this site and to Activities Director at a Senior Citizen Day Service Facility. I am beyond excited to fill up our calendar with fun filled activities, crafts and events. We are reop...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
This Day in History for Seniors: July
We are glad to have you as a member Gail
You can share any great activity that you do
We would love to see it Also if you have any questions feel free to ask them because this is a community of high...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
At our Day Care Centre we have a book of everyones birthday, volunteers and clients, so we celebrate birthdays every month, could be for only one, or sometimes for a few, - we have special felt...
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Lynn
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day in History for Seniors: July
Awesome website!! Glad I found you!!!
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Christina
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Create your own Word Search!
This was great. I did all the residents names. Great success
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Jo
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Card Bingo
Card housie is very popular in our facility. We have dementia patients who may struggle to play and often call out whilst we are playing. I now have the residents who constantly call out or only wan...
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6 years ago
5 Myths and Misconceptions About Dementia
Thank you Molly for the informative post.
Where I come from some care workers need this education otherwise it is a big problem rendering care. Dementia is generally associated with all old people he...
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Narrell
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
We celebrate the birthdays during the month for afternoon tea with cake and singing and then a movie after.
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Living well
LWO
LWO
Hi All,
My name is Kathy and I am one of the Living well team memebers.
Lithgow Aged care are hoping to find pen pals from across the globe. We have about 76 residents and are about to open our...
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Myra
Activities Worker
Activities Worker
Weather Station Activities for Seniors
I can see a good discussion on how their pets, horses, livestock reacted during storms.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I work in a government Day Centre in the Hunter Valley of NSW. During COVID19 we have no clients in our centre but have been allowed to visit them in their homes for a restricted period of time. Durin...
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Brandy
Activities Director
Activities Director
Guess My Profession
Can't wait to play this with my folks this afternoon! This site is such a wonderful resource!
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