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Kim
lifestyle
lifestyle
Life Reflections Posters to Connect with New Arrivals
We were in the midst of starting something similar at our facility just as covid19 came and turned everything upside down. Here is a sample that I did of myself when pitching the idea to our CEO who t...
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D'Ayrne
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Macarena: Learn the Exercise, Then do the Dance
Our residents also enjoy doing "The Hokey Pokey" and "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes"!
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Melanie
Coordinator
Coordinator
Make Your Own Dominoes Game
Hi Liliana
What else have you sent out in your activity packs?
Thanks.
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BlueCare
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department
Thanks for this - very helpful at this time!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department
Hi Paraskevi
I found that a staff meeting works well
The hard part may be getting everyone together
It’s nice to serve food at the meeting
https://www.goldencarers.com/what-to-include-in-a-staff-m...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Fashion Show
Thank you for this idea Rachel
It does sound like a lot of fun
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Gail
Extended Care Assistant
Extended Care Assistant
100 Movie Recommendations for Seniors
I’ve been running a movie afternoon on Saturdays with appropriate snacks and ice creams that I bring around on a trolley.
We’ve watched Paddington and Paddington 2, Ladies in Black as well as classi...
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Paraskevi
Lifestyle And Leisure Coordinator
Lifestyle And Leisure Coordinator
How to Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department
I am getting a lot of conflict with what activities are on times, why is t his person doing this.....
It's hard because they make you feel so bad and like a losing battle.
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Fran
Life Enrichment Department
Life Enrichment Department
Love the COVID 19 activities. The Bunker Bingo and Isolation Scavenger Hunt are great to use now as well as later. Love the Horse Racing and can adapt that for sporting games and use as group of fou...
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Hilary
Daycentre Support Worker
Daycentre Support Worker
Fashion Show
Excellent idea, that's sounds like a lot of fun.Going to try that !
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Melanie
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Short Story Jokes #2
HI i am looking for jokes to put into a newsletter so they need to be funny and i suspect clean hahaha can anyone help.
thanks mel.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
How to Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department
Haley has submitted a new article: How To Manage Conflict Within Your Activity Department
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
Hi Sharon
Here are some suggestions you might be able to use
https://www.goldencarers.com/bunker-bingo/6374/
https://www.goldencarers.com/19-ways-for-residents-to-socialize-in-isolation/6335/
Make...
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Sharon
Activity Director
Activity Director
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
This is a great site for so much information. We too are on lockdown, 119 independent senior apts, no visitors unless emergency or health related issues. Trying to figure out when we're out of lockdo...
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Gigi
Director of Recreation Therapy
Director of Recreation Therapy
BIG QUESTION-For those of you that have POSITIVE COVID-19 Residents:
Are you doing room-to-room activities with them.... As in physically donning PPE and going to the rooms?
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Sheri Lynn
Regional Manager
Regional Manager
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
I'm not much of a knitter myself but would these work if I purchased some leg warmers or gloves and then added pieces of fabric, buttons and such to those? I think some of our residents would really l...
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6 years ago
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
We are under strict measures with no volunteers, only 2 1 hour visits a day by designated family members. Also conditions of entry include proof of current vaccination and temperature in taken as well...
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P. Liliana
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Make Your Own Dominoes Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Home made dominoes during shelter in place
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
Thanks so much for your input
It is greatly appreciated
I am glad we will be able to help you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Relaxing Chair Exercises For Upper Body
You did it again Gwyneth
What a great exercise routine that also relaxing
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Sandra
Retired
Retired
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
This is just a fabulous site. So many ideas and things to do. Our recreation area is under construction at present but I cannot wait till it is finished so that I can introduce all these wonderful act...
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Nick
District Manager
District Manager
It would be great to have the "This Day in Time" put onto a horizontal power point so we could display this on a TV screen signage. It would be great to post any informational or trivia type items on...
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6 years ago
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
My grandson is 9 years old and has a brain tumor that has left him visually impaired. Looking for some crafts and things he can do, he absolutely loves to read, now he can't he loves legos nope can't...
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Barbara
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
How to Start a New Resident Welcome Program
I purchase the pretty photo boxes from Michaels when they go on sale - 5/$10 and fill it with welcome letter, word search/crosswords/Sudoku books, fuzzy socks, candies, Dove soap, body wash, travel t...
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Liz
Personal Assistant
Personal Assistant
15 Ways To Encourage Residents Who Are Lonely or Sad
I found this article very helpful. Thank you.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Flowering Tree Drawing
Hi Sharon
Thank you for sharing this wonderful activity idea
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Flowering Tree Drawing
Hi Janice
So glad you are enjoying the activities and that you took time to let us know about it
Thanks
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Julie
Activities Co -ordinator
Activities Co -ordinator
Create your own Word Search!
Thank you so much how wonderful and so quick you are just brilliant thank you
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6 years ago
Flowering Tree Drawing
We are well delighted to learn so much from Golden Carers. Thank you ever so much for these interesting ideas.. The name of our club is "LES PALMES D'OR" (The Golden Palms) We are in French Guiana...
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6 years ago
Daily Bingo Challenge
This is a wonderful activity. I am the Lifestyle Co-ordinator and Team Leader at a Day Respite Centre so I "tweaked" the bingo game to suit our clients at home. (I printed bingo game cards which were...
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Aj
Activity Director
Activity Director
Armchair Travel to Turkey
Thank you so much! I am putting this together for a 1:1 for one of my people who is from Turkey!
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Janice
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Daily Bingo Challenge
We are doing almost the same thing, even residents that normally don't play BINGO are interested. I post the #'s on our activity board , this gets the residents out of there room if only for a brief m...
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Bernii
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Hello!
Will we get an update footy tipping schedule for the new beginning of the season please?
Thanks Bernii
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John
Retired
Retired
Armchair Travel to Turkey
Brilliant. Thank you so much for the information you provide.
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Robert
Activities Manager
Activities Manager
Summer Fun Words Word Search
It looks like there are many word searches here without answer key. Would be helpful to have that.
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Robert
Activities Manager
Activities Manager
So....
What are we to do for Mother's Day on May 10th? Anybody have ideas?
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Cheryl
Activity Carer
Activity Carer
Create Your Own Crossword!
This helped a lot. Just created my first crossword. New to creating things just finding my way around. Thank you
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Sue
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Target Letter Game #1
Please can someone tell me the nine letter word.
Sue
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Anne
Activity Co-Ordinator
Activity Co-Ordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: May
have been using Golden Carers for a few years now, i love the "this day in History" and my residents all think it is good both young and old. Keep up the good work.
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Janice
Recreation Manager
Recreation Manager
My Favourite Things Singalong - Senior Version
This is one of our go too songs for Managers to sing at our Christmas concert! Always lots of laughs!!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Gilly, Gilly... Story in Song
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the sea - Max Bygraves (story in song)
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Deborah
Activities
Activities
10 Ways to Celebrate International Nurses Day During Covid-19
At this difficult time of the Coronavirus it is so important to value the Doctors, Nurses and Carers who care for all in spite of the danger to themselves and their families. These activities help us...
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Brenda
Activities Coordonator
Activities Coordonator
We you be having and recorses on VE day please
Thank you
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6 years ago
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
My grandma is 85 years old and is losing her vision and her hearing. She has a very weak body and with all that is going on right now, I'm not able to go visit. She doesn't have any technology but I'm...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Daily Bingo Challenge
This certainly is a unique way to play bingo and it is good for people who have to stay in the rooms. I suspect lower-functioning residents will need some help. However it is a great idea and I'm glad...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Daily Bingo Challenge
You could pass out papers that say the date and the Bingo number for that date.
That way the residents would have something to look forward to every day.
Your volunteers or staff could call resident...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Macarena: Learn the Exercise, Then do the Dance
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: LEARN THE EXERCISE THEN DO THE DANCE
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