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Angie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Baking Bingo
Yay, a new picture bingo !
The residents love playing picture bingo . Plus more residents are able to join in .
Thank you
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Ms
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Loneliness and Isolation in Nursing Homes
Dear Haley,
Thank you for this excellently written article! You've covered very well, what can be hidden issues, for eg., how introverts tend to respond and how extroverts can feel lonely because, e...
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Veronica
Companion Care
Companion Care
Frida Kahlo Headband
One of my clients love to make jewelry! This will be a welcome addition! Thank you!
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Veronica
Companion Care
Companion Care
Scarves on Handles - Exercise Activity
Awesome idea! I can't wait to do this with my client!
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Loneliness and Isolation in Nursing Homes
Haley has submitted a new article: Loneliness And Isolation In Nursing Homes
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
15 Evening Trip Destinations
Haley has submitted a new article: 15 Evening Trip Destinations
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Owen
Retired
Retired
American Football or Soccer?
In New Zealand Soccer is Association Football and Football is Rugby (Union), Rugger or Footy. Other games of football are Rugby League, American Football or Gridiron, Sevens (in Rugby Union), and a nu...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Share your Poems
Thank you for sharing this
Take comfort in knowing your lady friend is in a better place
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Share your Poems
Sadly one of our ladies from my group passed away over the Summer and this was one of her favourite poems, so I thought I would share with the lovely Golden Carers - Carole
A Song Of Spring And Au...
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Norma
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Dear all... I am just grateful I am part of this amazing site.. ideas are simply fantastic.. I use it at work nearly every day.. thanks
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Heather
Diversions Therapist
Diversions Therapist
Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies
I have just found these helpful ideas for late stage dementia. I have been looking for so long for help in this area. I work in a dementia wing, in a large activity room on my own with anywhere betwee...
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Jane
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
I have been asked to present a non-religious Harvest Festival celebration to my residents! Any ideas of how I could achieve this would be so helpful.
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Anne
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Intergenerational: Colour By Numbers
I'm so excited to try this with my residents!!!
I will keep you updated how our residents like it.
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Christina
recreational officer
recreational officer
Words starting with M Quiz
love Golden carers !!!!
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
American Football Teams - Fill in the Blanks
They liked this a lot. Can you make a quiz for american baseball teams? Also, how about a famous people quiz for sports? Like all the "best" people in their sport during the time the elderly would...
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Robyn
Healthy Ageing Advocate
Healthy Ageing Advocate
We are a predominantly English speaking nursing home and we've just admitted an Italian gentleman. He speaks English well, has significant vision loss, can get a bit touchy feely with the ladies and...
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Christine
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
8 Tips for Planning Successful Dog Visits for Seniors
Canine friends in NZ offer a Pet therapy service by matching up Pets to Resthome residents. We have a dog that comes into our memory care unit once a fortnight and our residents love it. 2 have taken...
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Vivian
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
An Orchard of Trivia
We have our apple day in November but I will use this extra info then. Thanks heaps
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Ruth
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dice Word Challenge
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Wheel of Fortune with Dice or Hangman with Dice
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Cheryl
Volunteer
Volunteer
We don’t play winners or losers. Some players will need more help than others. I let everyone succeed at this game. One lady can’t remember the object of the game, so she makes several matches. Fi...
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Christine
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Cinderella Christmas Pantomime
hi all just wondering what you all did for costumes for you panto.
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
American Football Word Games
I think they will like this A LOT! Thanks
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Kokedamas
We make these each year and they are very successful and easy to make. We put a longer hanging string on ours and the residents hang them from their verandas or they give them to friends and families...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Kokedamas
Sounds great KathIe
Could be a great gardening activity without a lot of trouble
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7 years ago
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
I am totally blind, and there are things to help someone be as independent as they want to be. "maxie Aids for the Blind" is a web site which sells everything from computers to games, and is also for...
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7 years ago
School Days Reminiscing Cards
this was a huge hit, which surprised me as the residents did and still love any reminiscence activities so i figured it would be just the same level of enthusiasm, BUT no! they came alive so i am runn...
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Robert
Nurse
Nurse
Bird Bingo
Thank you so much for all the Bingos! We love them here and use them as a tool for reminiscing and discussion.
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Hazel
Activity Leader
Activity Leader
The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
Very useful article, thank you.
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PCC
Team Leader
Team Leader
Kokedamas
I have done this activity with 3 different groups so far, it has been a huge success, some groups made 3-4 each.
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Sherry
Activity Director
Activity Director
Water Anagram
My residents love all of the exercises this site provides. Keep doing good work.
Sherry
Activity Director
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PCC
Team Leader
Team Leader
Kokedamas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Kokedamas
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Cheryl
Volunteer
Volunteer
Games for People Living with Dementia
Play a dice game called "Tenzie". There are about 4-5 ladies in a dementia group that enjoy this. I sit with them & give help when needed, I bought this at our local HALLMARK store.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Marble Suncatchers
What a great idea Wren
Thank you for sharing
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dog Bingo
Another great picture bingo game
Many residents had dogs for pets
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Baking Bingo
Another great picture bingo game for the residents
Besides playing bingo these pictures are great for reminiscing
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Who's Who in the Photo
Great idea Melissa
You could also have family members bring in photographs of their loved ones
Sometimes person with dementia do not recognize themselves as they are at the present time but do rec...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
My Favorite Teacher Reminiscing
This time of year is the perfect time for you to have the residents reminisce about their favorite teachers
These questions will spark memories and you can have many great discussions
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Line Drawing for Seniors
This activity can bring about lots of great discussion and can be fun and interesting for the residents
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Mad Science Activities
You can also do a color mixing activity that is get paint that is primary colors red blue and yellow make it different combinations of colors together and see what color you come up with
See if th...
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Jannine
Leisure & Lifestyle Officer
Leisure & Lifestyle Officer
Confucius Motivational Quotes
I have purchased a board with letters that I am going to get residents to use for a “Quote of the week “, it will be placed on a wall .Uplifting quotes
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Karen
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
In my facility we don't have any baking or cooking activities with the residents, because of food hygiene plus they are not allowed in any of the ancillary areas. But I thought of reading recipes wit...
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Karen
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
Lead Activity Co-ordinator
Hello all! I have a new activity that I am going to start tomorrow.
I am going to hold a discussion group, seating the residents around the table, and I am going to record the conversation. (Obvi...
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Lelatasiosamoa
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hello all! There is a day that we don't have any activity staff available to run activities coming up. I feel bad, and know this isn't the biggest deal if the seniors don't have organized activities t...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Christopher Columbus Trivia
Wow this is great information and will help one talking about Columbus Day with your residents
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Pumpkin Decorating Without Carving
We always had a pumpkin decorating contest for the staff and let the residents choose which pumpkin they liked the best
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
American Football Word Games
This will be a great game to play and will help the residents reminisce about football
There are so many possibilities
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
My Life Timeline
Thank you
This will be a very useful tool
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Remembering Judy Garland
Thank you Carole for sharing this information
This is good to use if you are having a Judy garland movie night
Thanks again
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