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6 years ago
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
I work in a group home, one of our client is blind and has autism. Iam not a manager. I am just one of the wotker just for the record. Every time I go to work. I come up with i deas to keep her active...
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Looking for Father's Day Poster signs. Any suggestions? I loved the beautiful Mother's Day poster I had gotten on here, but could not find one for Fathers Day.
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Pat
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Fast Food Trivia Quiz
Hi Linda, love the quiz and layout but I don't see answers for #15 &16, also question 16 is cut off.
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Margaret
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
HI everyone Greetings from a beautiful sunny day in Ireland
Just wondering would anyone have a photo of a cart they use for there portable shop
Thank You
Mag x
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Kristen
Activity Director
Activity Director
Reminiscing: How to Create a Memory Board
i'm going to start this this week!
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Tanya
Resident Support Co-ordinator
Resident Support Co-ordinator
Oktoberfest Party Planning
We have traveled to Italy, Greece and England and this month, head off to Germany. Thankyou so much for the amazing range of ideas. Our residents are enjoying traveling the world so much!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Body & Health Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: TRIVIA - HEALTH
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Andrea
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Cockney Slang Rhyming Words
I loved the idea of this and made up a 'cockney-slang' story. Alas, my residents found it very confusing and it did not go down too well. May be it was a big ask for Australians to understand if even...
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Margo
Recreational Assistant
Recreational Assistant
Hi everyone
I am working as an Activities assistant in a residential care Home I have just there for 3 months at first I felt so lost not really knowing completely what to do it's only been in the l...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Words Starting with AIR Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: ALL THE ANSWERS MUST BEGIN WITH 'AIR'
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
A Feast of Fun Food Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A FEAST OF FUN TRIVIA
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Melody
OTA
OTA
How to Create a Bird Sanctuary Sensory Garden for Seniors
Great article thanks. Not so sure that bird feeding is discouraged in Australia! Where did you find that information?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Label the Skeleton
Daphne
Just copy the picture and paste it to anything you want you can enlarge it if you need to
Vicky Got a skeleton from a chiropractor
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Steph
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Whiteboard Word Quiz
You are most welcome
Just wanted to say to everyone here,
Keep doing an amazing job.
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Michael
Activities Provider
Activities Provider
Conquest of Everest Reminiscing
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Conquest of Everest -29th May 1953
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Tracy
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Who's Who in the Photo
If our residents lack mental capacity we are not allowed to take their photographs, GDPR,
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Brenda
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Community Scrapbook Quilt
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Community Quilt
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Daphne
Alzheimers Director
Alzheimers Director
Label the Skeleton
I love this! However, how in the instructions, I cannot find where to print the skeleton?
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Sharon
Activities Director
Activities Director
13 Fun Brain Activities for Seniors
Yesterday we sat on the porch and did Golden Carers Activities. We learned we laughed we watched the chipmunks run by. Thank you
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Calendar Girl - Neil Sedaka
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: CALENDAR GIRL BY NEIL SEDAKA - I think we all need a bit of love at the moment - Calendar Girl will give us that - boy meets girl, boy falls i...
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Tina
Head Of Lifestyle And Wellbeing
Head Of Lifestyle And Wellbeing
All About Africa Quiz
A few of residents resided in Africa so this one will definitely appeal to them
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Vicky
Daycentre Asst
Daycentre Asst
Covid-19 Message for Family
thank you for sharing this, a lovely touch.
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Bernii
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
NRL Tipping 2026
Thank you soo much for the updated footy tipping.
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Susan
Activities Director
Activities Director
Twister Bean Bag Toss
thanks so much for this idea. I work in a facility with some very gentle souls. Our beanbags were so big that we decided two corners on a circle were enough to count for points. They had so much fu...
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Robert
Activities Manager
Activities Manager
Hilarious Things Said in Court
This is grrreat! I am gong to read these to the residents once we can get a small group together.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dog Bingo
Wow Sone
This is the great and I’m sure it will be very useful to others not just for bingo but for reminiscing or a guessing game
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Roma
Lifestyle Team Leader
Lifestyle Team Leader
Dog Bingo
Thanks for this. It will be perfect for a lady that loves dogs.
At the moment all our social interactions are one on one out in the community so i wanted to be able to participate in this game rathe...
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Doris
Social Worker
Social Worker
50 Activities for the Elderly in Lockdown and Isolation
I am a Social Worker at an Independent Senior Community. Your activities have been so helpful in keeping our community active and engaged during these difficult times. Thank you for your creativity.
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Kim
Activites
Activites
Find the Objects: - Sea Theme
I just got my subscription today, and I AM SO THANKFUL I STUMBLED ACROSS THIS WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is so wonderful and amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Brenda
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Help!
I have 60 residents and work 40hrs wkly. I am catching heck from my administrator that I'm "not doing enough for the residents and that they are bored. This is the reason they fall at night whe...
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6 years ago
Words in Words Group Game
I am an Activity Director at a long term care nursing home. WIth the COVID-19 hitting all of us hard, nursing home specially, my aides and I are having a really tough time being able to do activities...
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LINDA
Resident Services Manager
Resident Services Manager
Fast Food Trivia Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Fast Food Trivia Quiz
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Debbie
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Canadian Inventions of Note
I just put together a PowerPoint for my group on this topic. Dont forget Superman.
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Anna
Activity Assoc/ Dementia Prac
Activity Assoc/ Dementia Prac
I love this web site , with all that is happening now I look forward to getting on this site for new ideas.
A lot we do already and a lot I've never seen or done .
What a great way to start the da...
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Kim
Lifestyle Officer
Lifestyle Officer
Group Singing with Props
Hi, absolutely I loved this idea it inspired me!
Idownloaded several songs on spotify and had all my props together
I used the following songs:-
Green Green Grass of home and had a bag of fresh...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Using Music With Older Adults During Covid-19
This is a wonderful segment, one I totally I agree with. I have been a volunteer for over 30 years, in all categories, still volunteering, but nearly all my volunteering years I have introduced musi...
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Steph
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Whiteboard Word Quiz
We did one aboard a Yacht, (We wanted to escape winter) I asked each resident, "What will you bring?" They came up with some simple things such as suitcase, various superstars, multitude of alcoho...
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Bobbi
Senior Center Director
Senior Center Director
Make Your Own Dominoes Game
I'm a Senior Center Director and miss our seniors during the COVID19. Blessed with amazing community volunteers and two staff members along with myself home delivering meals to 119 people in 89 homes....
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Yvonne
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Old Occupations Quiz
Thanks for sharing, brilliant idea thanks....
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6 years ago
NRL Tipping 2026
This has now been updaed inline with the restarted season (due to covid-19)
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Clare
Retired
Retired
Which Transport is Faster
I hope your residents enjoy the game.We certainly did and was an exscuse for alot of noise! I am sure it could be modified to suit the 2 metres apart rule!!
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Diane
UK Memory Club Volunteer
UK Memory Club Volunteer
Foam Flower Creations
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Foam flowers
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Louise
RAO
RAO
Create your own Word Search!
Hi I am able to create the word search easily but then want to include it into our monthly newsletter. How do I copy and print onto newsletter document? Thanks for any help.
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Amanda
Aged Care
Aged Care
NRL Tipping 2026
hello. has there been an updated one for the new Covid draw?
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Valerie
Activities Aide
Activities Aide
Create your own Word Search!
I have already built a few Word Search puzzles with this tool. It works well as my residents love to have themed puzzles for both crossword and word search every week. With both create options I am ab...
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Hello, I’ve just renewed my membership after spending a year with Golden Carers. I’ve used your newsletter templates, quizzes, word games, “This Day in History,” painting pages, seasonal topics, and so much more. Keep up the good work in helping us provide meaningful care for the precious residents we are privileged to look after. ✨️
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