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Christine
Carer/ Studying Lifestyle
Carer/ Studying Lifestyle
Twister Bean Bag Toss
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Twister with a twist
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Sharon
Senior Fitness Instructor
Senior Fitness Instructor
15 Evening Trip Destinations
Wonderful ideas... as always.
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Janet
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Baking Bingo
This is a great Bingo game Sara ... Thanks - I'm looking forward to using it on a day when I have just the ladies!
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Susan
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Hi I am a activities co- ordinator in a 37 bed care home most have various stages of dementia, I have 1 particular resident who is deaf and the only communication is by writing things down for her, re...
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7 years ago
Who Am I? September Birthdays
this was brilliant really enjoyable and residents really enjoyed thank you
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Emily
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
The Price is Right - Australian Version
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Our take on "the price is right!"
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7 years ago
Short Story Jokes #4
Thanks for your feedback Ronda. We will be adding more short stories and biographies for reminiscing.
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Ronda
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Short Story Jokes #4
Our residents enjoy short stories Jokes, any type of reading they always enjoy reading and have a story similar to reminisce about after wards
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7 years ago
Games for People Living with Dementia
I work in a small country town nursing home in the Dementia section. We have a lady who calls out 90% of the time she is good while she has one on one with you. But if she can’t get that she calls ou...
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Leisure and Lifestyle
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator (Bella Vista Gardens)
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator (Bella Vista Gardens)
Remembering Shirley Temple
Thank you for sharing this. I love it.
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ROCIO
Student
Student
Sensory Lap Quilt
I will do this for a lady where I am doing my workplacement, she is very agitated during sundowning.
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Jeannette
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Dice Word Challenge
I would love to have some example of this game!
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Lisa
Retired
Retired
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
Here is a downloadable ‘book’ that is funny and fun! This was around $15 from Amazon. It has 3 difficulty levels of mischief-making riddles from jalapeños to submarines, roller coasters, flamingos, et...
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Jan
Activity Director
Activity Director
I need some help. DON wants me to come up with a form for our staff. About their likes & dislikes. Where their from, how many children. these kind of questions. I wanted to see if anyone has a form li...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Fill-in the Blanks - Famous Tennis Players
This game would be good for those till like tennis
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
The book looks good however it does look a little childish so make sure that when you write your notes that you state that the resident got much enjoyment and pleasure from this book
Alternately y...
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Paula
Registered Manager
Registered Manager
Baking Bingo
The residents love the picture bingo but can we have the download of the flower bingo back please!
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Catherine
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hangman & Variations
We play this game in our nursing home. I find it works particularly well for our residents when we use songs and poems, as we sing or recite the words once the residents have named it, allowing for an...
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7 years ago
Guessing Game - Who Am I?
This went down so well! Can we have more of these please?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Masquerade Masks
Thank you for sharing this information Sylvia
Hopefully more will share this with their residents and staff
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Kareen
Recreation Director
Recreation Director
Who Am I? September Birthdays
My residents loved this! They were interesting and the answers were achievable with the great clues given. We look forward to an October birthday special.
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Angela
Locality officer planned Activity Groups aged care
Locality officer planned Activity Groups aged care
Guess My Profession
Thank you for all the wonderful resources.
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Jackie
Retired
Retired
Autumn Tree
Hi I’m Jackie from England. I love your website! Here is an idea I am using at our Friendship group. We are having an Autumn poetry day and I am taking in a basket of autumn objects and words so each...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
Thank you, Gwen and Rosemary, for sharing.
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Gwen
Wife/carer
Wife/carer
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
Have a bowl of coloured buttons (or pom poms) . Firstly separate the colours into groups then count how many there are in each group, then add the group totals for an overall total,
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Sylvia
Facilitator
Facilitator
Masquerade Masks
Last February I tried this activity with residents in a dementia care home where I used to volunteer. We used upcycling materials and the masks were vibrant and colourful!
Everyone enjoyed it - not o...
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Ruth
Activity Director
Activity Director
Ball in the Bucket
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Ball in the Bucket
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
Great idea Rosemary
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Rosemary
Volunteer
Volunteer
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
My residents play High Roller with 4 dice. Each resident rolls the dice, and together we add up the total on the dice, and I record it. Then the next resident does the same. We play two or three ro...
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Rhodora
Activity Convenor
Activity Convenor
Rebus Puzzles #1
Had a blast with our Adult Day Support Centre clients! It was a fun mind-stimulating activity ----- very appropriate for mid-high level cognitive seniors.
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Nina
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Importance of Documentation for Activity Directors
I'm struggling with how to put together a Q AND A
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Ann
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Travel Bingo
Our residents really enjoyed travel bingo it then lead onto the places they had visited.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
The Importance of Documentation for Activity Directors
Hi Nina and Leticia, what subject/theme are you considering for the Q & A?
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7 years ago
1950s Nostalgia Party
What a blessing, thank you I have found this site. Good references indeed for our Senior ministry in our parish.
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi everybody. I have a female resident on our memory care. She has dementia middle stage. I have my assistant to do a 1:1 group for several of our memory care residents that want sit still for long....
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Brigadeiro - Brazilian chocolate bon-bons Recipe
It is really nice to know that this website: Golden Carers has so many uses for so many people
Thank you to everyone
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7 years ago
Balloon Games
Hello everyone!
I have used a punch ball with the rubber band taken off for years. Arms length away from each other. Sometimes we can only use our feet. We call it volleyball exercise.
Everyone love...
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Teupola
RAO
RAO
Beatitudes for Friends of the Aged
Thank you for the beautiful poem. I can't wait to share with all my residents and staff.
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Sally
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Hi I'm sure Ive read somewhere this week that next week is Dementia awareness week but I cant find any info or resources any where! Can anyone help me!
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Riva
ESL Teacher
ESL Teacher
Brigadeiro - Brazilian chocolate bon-bons Recipe
I teach ESL (English as a second language) to mostly older immigrants. Therefore, these activities are perfect for seniors, and all age groups, to practice English:
reminiscing, simple cooking, game...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Celebrate Chocolate Milkshake Day
I am so glad this worked out for you and the residents had a great
time
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Bonnie
Executive Director
Executive Director
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
I am currently working on putting together elastic tap bands to be used in some of my senior classes that I teach. Having a dance background myself I am happy to make suggestions as to steps you can...
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7 years ago
Hi, I wanted to let you know that I’m not in the care-giving profession, but I am a daughter, looking after my 93 year old mom, who is blind... and I get a lot out of this community. The quizzes and g...
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Who Am I? September Birthdays
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: September Birthdays
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Christine
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
How to Celebrate Chocolate Milkshake Day
We did this yesterday and it was very successful. I set up a milkshake making area with ice cream, milk, straws, cups and the choice of 2 flavours and assisted the dementia residents make their own sh...
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Judy
Speech Language Pathologist
Speech Language Pathologist
Who's Who in the Photo
I really like this idea! I think I will turn pictures into cards and laminate them and perhaps add some information on the back of the photos. Thanks for this idea!
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