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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Hollywood Stars Bingo
We have recently printed this out for our Day Respite Program because the other Lifestyle Assistant was goind 'crazy' doing the Bingo with numbers. Poor lady - she's been doing the numbers one for so...
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Linda
Activity Organiser
Activity Organiser
Valentines crafts
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Valentines crafts
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Arlene
Activity Director
Activity Director
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
We are doing a ton of math sheets ( about 3rd grade) division, multiplication, addition, etc. The residents are having so much fun doing the math and when they return it to me they get a small treat a...
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6 years ago
Hi I'm so glad I found this forum. I'm taking a course on Assessment Techniques in Therapeutic Recreation. I really don't know of many people I can discus my coursework with. I was wondering if anyon...
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Word Search OCCUPATIONS
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search OCCUPATIONS
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Famous Threesomes Quiz
Thank you Lisa, your feedback is very important to us.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Famous Threesomes Quiz
Yes this is a great activity thanks again for your feedback Lisa
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Famous Foursomes Quiz
Thank you for your feedback Lisa
I agree this is a great activity
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Celebrity Bingo
Yes these activities are great and you can use them in so many ways
Thank you for your feedback Diane
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Diane
Recreation Team Leader
Recreation Team Leader
Celebrity Bingo
Thank you so much for the activity ideas. so very helpful and my residents love them all.
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Famous Threesomes Quiz
This is fabulous....just fabulous!
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Brenda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Volunteer Appreciation Day Invitations
Hello - looking for some help with a appreciation day template. If anyone has a template I can use for invitations it would be very helpful.
Thank you!
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Victoria
Enrichment Director
Enrichment Director
Hello All,
I would like to do family events in my facility. Last week we did a "family sip and paint" with minimal family participation. What kind of events do you do in your facility? Do you have a...
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Laura
Clinical Coordinator
Clinical Coordinator
Pen Pals
Hello fellow members. I have a resident who loves to write letters looking for someone to write to and who can reply to his letters. He written letters to all the staff and has exhausted his...
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Jacqui
Leisure And Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure And Lifestyle Coordinator
Word Ladder #5
I am loving everything Golden Carers has to offer. The printable calendars are a huge hit and the activities make planning so easy. Thanks Golden Carers!!
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Kerry
Activity Officer
Activity Officer
Create Your Own Quiz!
Great idea. Our community receive a news paper once a week. I make a 10 questions quiz from the paper of the week. The residents need to have a read of the newspaper prior to the quiz, works great...
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6 years ago
Rhyming Riddles - LIGHT
Thank you for all your free activities, it is a nice addition to my other activities.
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Mary
Trainer,Assessor Aged, Community,Disability
Trainer,Assessor Aged, Community,Disability
7 Ways To Spice Up Your Newsletter
Love your newsletter tips and I would like to add some time ago residents and I organised a current affairs group where we discussed issues specific to the cohort. These ranged from seating required a...
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Pamela
Activity Coordinator For Older People
Activity Coordinator For Older People
Dot Painting Templates
Many thanks for your continued variety of activities available . I write a weekly newsletter and include , birthdays of clients , the weather , a wordsearch or quiz and short humorous stories or poem...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Easy Cooking Activities for Dementia Care
Hi Gail
So glad you are enjoying the cooking activities as well as other activities on this site
For a really simple cooking activity you can make a dip because there’s no cooking and everyone ca...
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Phil
Retired Engineer
Retired Engineer
Match Songs with Artists: 1960s
We play music every time I visit my elderly friends. I have a Beats Pill and I subscribe to Spotify so they can choose any song, artist or genre they want. We love it. It was country and the Beatles t...
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Deborah
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Valentine's Day Poster #1
Love this site starting my new job tomorrow this had given me so many ideas
A great help
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Gail
Lifestyle Team Leader
Lifestyle Team Leader
Easy Cooking Activities for Dementia Care
Thanks for the ideas and activities that are safe, easy to follow and simple for our elderly residents, they look forward to cooking and reminisce about helping their parents or cooking with their chi...
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hello first I would like to thank you for all the wonderful ideas for our activities program.! I was wondering if you had any ideas for religious programs for Sunday afternoons.
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Blessing
Recreational Therapy
Recreational Therapy
14 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
Am very happy to join this wonderful community. Could you please provide further information on black history poster .Thanks.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
By the Numbers Quiz: U.S. & Canada
I also want to thank Chant for this great activity
I also want to thank Gwyneth for joining golden carers
I agree that there are many many many great activities here and I am sure you and the resident...
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Host a Mardi Gras Parade
I am very thankful for all your help to encourage our residents to participate with your amazing programs, I practice one by one most of the time. They love card games, and holidays adventures.Thank Y...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
By the Numbers Quiz: U.S. & Canada
I have no photo yet, but I am so glad that at last I have joined Golden Carers, I have'nt stopped looking at all the activities, I'm amazed, blown away, thank you all. I am Welsh from South Wales UK...
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Kristy
Support Worker
Support Worker
Hi, I'm looking at offering an in home diversional therapy service. This will be one on one activities. I will need to keep the appropriate records and documentation, but wondering if an activity an...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Gentle Chair Exercises DVD
Debbie thank you for pointing out the problem It
It is being worked down
In the meantime you can try some of these other exercise articles
https://www.goldencarers.com/exercise/
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Guess the Celebrity
Thank you for this wonderful presentation Gillian
The activity ideas On golden Carers get better and better all the time
The members are so lucky
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Sandra
Residential Activities Officer
Residential Activities Officer
Gentle Chair Exercises DVD
Hi, when will the dvd be back in stock please?
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Guess the Celebrity
Well done Gillian of Canada. I can appreciate the amount of research that went into putting together this power point. And I also cogratulate you on having the initiave to think of it for the use of o...
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Irini
Psychologist
Psychologist
GOOD DAY ALL DAY TO ALL! !!!
I'M SEARCHING FOR IDEAS TO ENCOURAGE NURSING STAFF!!!
LIKE...HOW TO ACT WHEN THEY HELP A SENIOR TO HAVE A BATH!!!...OR.....HOW THEY SHOULD SPEAK WHEN THEY HELP SOMEONE T...
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Leap Year Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search LEAP YEAR
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Vivian
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Armchair Travel To Greece
Thank you this will be our next destination. We went to Spain last year
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Pressed Flowers & Leaves
Thank you, Ann, for your kind words.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Pressed Flowers & Leaves
Thanks for sharing
I agree it makes you feel good to see a smile on the residents faces
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Emily
Activity Director
Activity Director
Valentine's Day Poster #2
I can't get mine to print correctly? It is cutting off half of the page?
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Ann
HCA
HCA
Pressed Flowers & Leaves
I have just come across this brilliant site and I think it is amazing. Such great ideas and lots of feedback too. I am planning on developing my knowledge in this area as I am passionate about tho...
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Cate
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Old Wives Tales #1 - True or False?
I love the Golden Carers web site as I get some great ideas, such a great resource!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Armchair Travel To Greece
Armchair travel is really a good activity and now golden Carers makes it even easier to do
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Beach Reminiscing
If you are working with those who have dementia might be better instead of asking a question say tell me about
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
It Happened in February Quiz
It is always good to have a go to activity when other things do not work or just as a fill-in when you have a little extra time
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Edna
Retired
Retired
This Day In History For Seniors: August
Looking forward to downloading to share with friends @ Stanbridge House, Banbury, where I live...
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Kim
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
It Happened in February Quiz
This is now my "go to" for all quizzes and trivia! I cannot tell you how helpful it has been!
Thank you!
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Deb
Activities/ Emotional Support Officer
Activities/ Emotional Support Officer
Hello! I'm desperately wanting some advice and am coming to the good people of golden carers! Not so long ago, the Accreditation agency came through our facility and one of the questions asked was 'wh...
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Spiros
Community Care Worker
Community Care Worker
Armchair Travel To Greece
Arm chair travel to Greece , Absolutely Excellent Activities.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Nursery Rhymes Quiz 4
Thank you Carole for the activity
You were a great help to Diane and other members I am sure
Thanks again
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