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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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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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Carla
Activity Assitant
Activity Assitant
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Thank you ladies, I also am a lone activity assistant and greatly appreciate this site, my director is on fmla. She has not been there since this whole thing started, she has been dealing with her own...
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6 years ago
100 Movie Recommendations for Seniors
Does showing a movie to residents infringe on copyright laws?
Thank you for a great list and great ideas.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Make Your Own Dominoes Game
Hi Liliana
These ideas sound great can you tell us what your simplified weaving activities are??
Thanks so much
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Tarah
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hello,
I work in a small long-term care home where most of the residents have dementia and their cognitive abilities are very ranged. Some of the residents quite enjoy trivia, but I have troubles f...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Reminiscing Questions: Family Doctor, Getting Older, School Days
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Reminiscing
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Lawra
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
Wellbeing Co-ordinator
15 Virtual Activities for Residents in Isolation
This is a great source of information! Keep up the good work!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Group Exercise for Seniors
Hello Susan, reading your comments on group exercises, for most of my 30 years volunteering, that is what I have introduced to my clients, being musical and fortunate enough to be able to play t...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Kindness Poems
You are welcome Heather
Glad this was useful to you
Thanks for sharing
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
40 Gift Ideas for the Elderly
The ones you can click on art available from Golden Carers
Some of the others are home made
The rest you can find online or at a store
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Heather
Life Enrichment Aide
Life Enrichment Aide
Kindness Poems
Just did a high tea party with a small group of residents. They enjoyed all the poems I read.
One resident said some of the poems gave such meaning.
Thank you so much from all of us.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tennis Word Search
Thank you Ann
Yes this is a great word search
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Tammy
Activity Director
Activity Director
40 Gift Ideas for the Elderly
How come some of them I can't click on?
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Sandra
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day in History for Seniors: May
Thank you so much love these.
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Yvonne
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Such an amazing site, excellent resources and ideas. I am so very glad I joined.
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Vicky
Daycentre Asst
Daycentre Asst
Tennis Word Search
great wordsearch, our residents will get a lot from this.
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Anne
Arts
Arts
Fashion Show
I am working on a playwriting project in development around the impact sewing machines and mix masters had on lives.
Stories of special garments , their impact socially with work or as a comfort, ex...
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