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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Modes of Transport Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search MODES OF TRANSPORT
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Karen
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
Handmade Scented Soaps
Thanks Judy and all. I'm going to try this!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
AFL Team Logos
Hi Celine I hope you saw the activity that Talita posted
It looks great
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
AFL Team Logos
Hi Celine
I am not familiar with football teams in your area
However you can make your own game but without symbols
Create a 5 x 5 grid and randomly put in the names of the teams
Make several diff...
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Adelaide Fringe Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search ADELAIDE FRINGE
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Kaz
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
AFL Team Logos
Hi all, It's football season and l was wanting to know if anyone has seen football Bingo using the teams mascots or jumpers if anyone knows where l can print this activity please let me know. Thanky...
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Eileen
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, I have an interview on Monday for a position as a Activities in a daycare setting, I am requested to present give a 5-minute presentation of schedule for a week... day.. have any of you any sugges...
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6 years ago
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
For those that may be interested, 2020 AFL & NRL Tipping Spreadsheets and Score Cards are now available:
https://www.goldencarers.com/afl-tipping-2020/5795/
https://www.goldencarers.com/nrl-tippi...
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Debra
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
AFL Tipping 2026
I find it easier to just cross out the losing team each week on the sheet attached - easier to track as only one sheet per tipper.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
How to Communicate with Volunteers
Haley has submitted a new article: How To Communicate With Volunteers
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Chris
Volunteer
Volunteer
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
What a brilliant way to display all the lovely activities . Thank you.
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Shanna
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
AFL Tipping 2026
When will the 2020 footy tipping information be released?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Comedy Night
There are many jokes on Golden Carers
https://www.goldencarers.com/for-giggles/5738/
https://www.goldencarers.com/animal-jokes/5590/
Here are some other ideas
https://www.goldencarers.com/jokes/
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Rita
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: April
WOWWWWWW thank you
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Katie
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi all,
It's Nutrition & Hydration Week in the UK from 15th March. Can anyone suggest any fun activities to boost hydration. Was thinking mocktail making, guess the juice etc. Ideally ideas that I...
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Rebecca
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Comedy Night
If anyone has any jokes that they can share for a comedy evening, that would be amazing!
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Kathryn
Activities Director
Activities Director
Sensory Lap Quilt
We have fidget blankets, lap size. These were made by local church ladies. Each blanket has a variety of things to fidget:
zippers, velcro rip- offs, different textures to feel, etc. For ladies....
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dorothy
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Spain Bunting Templates
Thankyou greatly for all the resources and inspiring ideas. Bless you all from Dorothy.
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Brenda
Maids2clean
Maids2clean
Hello
I have ongly just joined this group not sure how to use this site I like this activities calendar if I want what do I do please??
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Jane
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: April
Golden carers you never let us down. I have just joined up again and I’m not surprised at the amazing new activities and the old ones are still just as amazing.
Thank you that you make our jobs so mu...
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6 years ago
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
Is there anyone out there that has a friendly cat that could visit a care home in Dorchester Dorset?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tin can Shoot 'em Up
Thanks for sharing these ideas
It sounds like you had a great time
Always a good thing
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Mandy
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
I did a weekend box and included these ideas in poly pockets. I like the bored board idea.
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6 years ago
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
Brilliant will be doing this in my home. Thank you.
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6 years ago
Armchair Travel Group Play
For everyone that has asked for a passport template over the years, there is one now available here:
https://www.goldencarers.com/passport-template-for-armchair-travel/6083/
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Games for People Living with Dementia
Wow Adele what a great game you gave to your residents
So glad they enjoyed it
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David
Chief Officer
Chief Officer
Name the animal and identify the sound it makes
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name that animal/ identify the sound it makes (World Wildlife day activity)
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Swimming Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search SWIMMING
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Word Search SEWING
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search Sewing
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Sewing Materials Wordsearch
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Wordsearch SEWING MATERIALS
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6 years ago
Frederic Chopin Biography - Poet of the Piano
Thanks for the bio, our hospital residents enjoyed this short ad hoc activity and listening to a beautiful Nocturne.
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Adele
Activitiy Director
Activitiy Director
Games for People Living with Dementia
I gave the residents GIANT Jenga for Christmas. They love this game. We put it on a coffee table and residents in wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, or residents that cannot be on their fee to long are...
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Leap Year Facts and Trivia
There seem to be riddles, poems, catchy sayings or just plain verses for most dates and other items to remember . How about posting some of these please?
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Brenda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Create your own Word Search!
Love this create your own puzzle. I created one for our council on aging and will start playing before lunch on my new "Word Search Wednesdays". I have theme of my COA and words like volunteer, lunc...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tin can Shoot 'em Up
Thank you Owen
I love it when everyone gets involved
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Shane
CEO/Director Of Nursing
CEO/Director Of Nursing
We held a Mad Hatter's tea party at the facility yesterday, following a week of frenzied hat making, using ideas sourced on Pinterest.
We decorated with bunting, balloons and mad hatter posters ma...
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Amanda
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Good Morning!!! I have had to re-do the entire concern/grievance policy, forms and everything. I am looking for a better way of logging them. I have to now do 'official' and 'unofficial'- R deciding o...
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Tin can Shoot 'em Up
What a great game is this Tin Can "Shoot em up". I adapted the instructions to suit our conditions and equipment for a trial run today at The Redwood Club in Tawa, Wellington. The game was so popular...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Bunco Dice Game for Seniors
I agree bunco can be a fun and easy game to play
It always seems to generate much laughter and as you said it can be easily adapted to most any situation
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Denise
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
'Bored Board' Brain Training for Seniors
Great idea, thank you
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Carol
Registered Diversional Therapist
Registered Diversional Therapist
Bunco Dice Game for Seniors
Bunco has become one of our most popular games. We play every Wednesday for consistency with our residents. We have adapted the game by playing with two tables about 6-8 players. First team to get a b...
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Brenda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I am updating our volunteer application form at work. Does anyone have any templates for checking references on our potential volunteers?
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Faye
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Words in Words Group Game
We do this activity at work but called word.Spaghetti instead
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Blessing
Recreational Therapy
Recreational Therapy
Hello everyone, I need some help for Canada senior month celebration ideal ans posters.
Thank you.
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Lyn
Volunteer
Volunteer
This Day in History for Seniors: March
i run a session twice a month for people living with dementia and their carers, they love on this day. apart from singing and dancing it is their favourite thing. Thank you from the UK.
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