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Cazz
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
The Price is Right - Australian Version
Hi Melissa,
I would like the individual pictures please :)
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Stephanie
Volunteer Program Director For Faith Based Respite
Volunteer Program Director For Faith Based Respite
I have been following for months, but haven’t joined. I started a faith based respite program for people with dementia last September that meets once a week.. We are 100% volunteer run, and are VERY c...
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Nucharee
Home Care Worker
Home Care Worker
wondering how I would know if I am meeting clients program needs
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Five Ways to Spice Up Your Exercise Program
Haley has submitted a new article: Five Ways To Spice Up Your Exercise Program
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Elisa
Senior Activity Coordinator
Senior Activity Coordinator
Hello, I am looking at revamping the events plan at my home this year and would to have some Irish dancing or Irish music in March.
Is there anybody form Ireland that would now of who to ask? We are...
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Amy
Student
Student
Hello Golden Carers Members!
I have just joined the website and am over the moon to have found you all!
I start my new position as an Activity Coordinator next week and the resources here will b...
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Sinead
Social Care Co-ordinator
Social Care Co-ordinator
Winter Reminiscing
Doing a winter activity- leaf collages.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Waitangi Day Craft Activity
Glad this worked out for you and what a good idea of letting residents color in their free time
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Abbey
Recreational Activities Officers
Recreational Activities Officers
Recycled Magazine Scrapbooks
Awesome idea I can't wait to put some scrapbooks together with old magazines.
I got a lot of old calenders donated, I am in the process of laminating and I am putting a variety of suggested questions...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Waitangi Day Craft Activity
We made this last year, it was a wonderful activity. We made it over a month, and residents would paint or crayon in the feathers when
they had nothing to do. When it all came together the colours...
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Sofia
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Jokes to Share
Thanks for the jokes can't wait to share some of them with our residents this afternoon.
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Eleri
Manager
Manager
Hi there, I'm an activities coordinator in a dementia care home in the UK, my team has recently joined this site and it looks fantastic so far, we're really looking forward to implementing the ideas w...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Egg Carton Bingo
Thank you Claudia for your ideas and inspiration for this activity
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claudia
RAO
RAO
Egg Carton Bingo
We added a new feature to our Egg Bingo game and it's a lot of fun! I bought 18 small fish nets in the $2 shop (the ones for fish tanks, see the picture) and each resident or client try to catch his o...
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6 years ago
Valentines Day Sensory Kit Inspiration
This is so lovely to hear! Thanks so much for your feedback Donna!
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Donna
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Valentines Day Sensory Kit Inspiration
Absolutely love this site. I have a lady who's just started work at activities I have introduced her to some of your activities on the site and she is doing a wonderful job and absolutely loving it as...
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Emily
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Happy New Year everyone !
The fires have been absolutely catostrophic and one wonders what is next?
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Diane
UK Memory Club Volunteer
UK Memory Club Volunteer
Hi
As we all know coming up with new activities and ideas can be a challenge, so who do I turn to for inspiration......Golden Carers, thank you so much.
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Diane
UK Memory Club Volunteer
UK Memory Club Volunteer
Modified Beer Pong
Hi we put a couple of sweets in the cup instead of fluid
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Vikki
manager
manager
I was just going through the activities for January and will use many of these fabulous activities.
I was looking into Mozart's Birthday listed as 6th Jan but noticed that his birthday is listed on...
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Hannah
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
What's In the Bag
Excited to try this with our Alzheimer's patients!
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Joy
Tenant Service Coordinator
Tenant Service Coordinator
I am so very glad that I found your website. Your range of activities are wonderful and so helpful to my programs. I am eternally grateful for your website. At some of my sites I have Spanish speak...
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Lauren
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, I’m an activity co-ordinator at a resedential home in the UK specialising in dementia care. I have only recently come in to this job and did a lot of more special activities over the Christmas per...
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Vivian
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
What's In the Bag
I have done this with items to smell , fresh lavender, a mixture of herbs, lemon rind, clove of garlic and an onion we had some great and weird answers which created lots of laughs.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Christmas Pantomime: Snow White & the 3 and a half Dwarfs!
Congratulations! What a great idea to include photos of the 'actors' in the Program. You are a champion!!
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simonne
Support worker
Support worker
How to Evaluate Care Plans & Write Quarterly Reviews
Thank you for this information. Really useful.
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Martha
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi! I want to make up an activity cart that can accomplish a couple of things. One is to always have something at the ready for as few or as many people who might want to do something other than wha...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Renewed my membership as I really enjoy the site. The armchair travel is the 'best'
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
Have you tried this story
https://www.goldencarers.com/read-aloud-open-ended-story/4859/
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6 years ago
The Role of Assessment in Person-Centered Care
I'm stuck someone please help me last question to submit my unit
Organisations use procedures to standardise the processes for coordinating services for older people. What procedures would you expe...
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Margaret
Retired Teacher
Retired Teacher
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
What a great idea! Do you have any titles they especially liked? Are you using the Young Adult books? Thank you!
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Gina
Leisure And Health
Leisure And Health
Christmas Pantomime: Snow White & the 3 and a half Dwarfs!
We performed 'Snow 'White and the Maybe Seven Dwarfs" with resounding success. Our facility had never had a pantomime performed before, and the residents, staff, family and friends really enjoyed it....
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Gemma
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi I'm an activities coordinator on a hospital ward for people dementia. What activities do you find the most active. I'm just planning and seem to do the same things day after day. I find something t...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
3 Inspiring Read Aloud Short Stories
You are right Angle
I am sure many ideas will be coming if you have any you want to share us please do
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Kevin
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Thank you golden carers so glad i found about you the site is so helpful and easy to use wishing everybody a Happy New year.
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Angie
CNA/Activities Coordinator
CNA/Activities Coordinator
3 Inspiring Read Aloud Short Stories
I absolutely love everything about this website. So many fun ideas. Keep them coming.
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Ruth
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
Hello to everyone, I have just joined Golden Carers. I am a therapy assistant in a aged care facility (O.T.A.). I started a poetry reading activity about a few months ago. It has been going quite w...
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Gale
Resident Program Coordinator
Resident Program Coordinator
Countdown to Noon!
I had actually planned to do all this (noon, finger food, mock-mosa’s, live entertainment, party hats, tiaras and noise makers), except the balloon drop, at our community. I did get some complaints fr...
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Juliet
Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader
Lifestyle Therapy Team Leader
End of Year Message 2025
Well another year is coming to an end! Thank you golden carers and all of you out there for your invaluable activities ideas. Happy New Year to you all - looking forward to 2020 an all it may bring.
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Wolfeton
Residential Home
Residential Home
Create Your Own Quiz!
Great way of being able to link questions to specific interests.
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Joan
Activity Director
Activity Director
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you for all you do for us!
May the New Year bring you many blessings
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Yolly
Leisurea And Recreation Coordinator
Leisurea And Recreation Coordinator
Sip and Paint
How do you do this Please
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Hayden
Activities Director
Activities Director
End of Year Message 2025
I am so grateful for this program and would be lost without it! I love the support group on Facebook and always look forward to the comments and concerns. Thank you for providing this valuable tool to...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Countdown to Noon!
I know it’s a little late but can you get an entertainer for the residents who are not going out
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6 years ago
Mozart's Birthday Creative Art Project
Hi Shelly, this activity idea was submitted by a member and a photo was not supplied unfortunately.
I think you would supply residents with a sheet of paper with a 'blank' musical staff on it as...
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Valerie
Activity Volunteer
Activity Volunteer
I’ve been a member for a year, I find Golden Carers an excellent source of information. Thank you for all the ideas and help over the last year. Looking forward to 2020.
Valerie White
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Ring in the new year
This is another great idea! I will be using this next week! the Dollar Tree has the small bottles of sparkling grape juice that I can purchase a few of these!!
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Thank you for all the wonderful ideas. Never disappointed when looking for inspiration on Golden Carers. We are so fortunate to have access to so many different ideas to use on a daily basis. Cannot thank you all enough for the wonderful work you do putting all those resources at our fingertips.
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