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Marla
Recreation Specialist Senior Retirement Home
Recreation Specialist Senior Retirement Home
Cute Boot Planters
Make sure the plants that you use are safe if they eat them. Some plants are poisonous if they try to eat them. Just check the list before putting it in a resident home.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
13 Ways to Include Math In Your Activity Calendar
Haley has submitted a new article: 13 Ways to Incorporate Math Into Your Activity Calendar
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Kate
Volunteer With Elderly
Volunteer With Elderly
Cover the Number - Dice Game
Hi there. we played this game today but some of the rules were not clear. If they throw a five and a two (for example) towards the end of the game, can they just cover one of those numbers instead of...
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Sue
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Scarves on Handles - Exercise Activity
Hi, I’m really interested in trying the scarves on handles activity, but would love a photo of the scarf attached to fly squatter, I’m just unsure how to go about it, or would love to hear from anyone...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Brain Games for Senior Care: What is Neurobics?
Thank you Jane for that suggestion
It is a really good idea and can be made easy or hard depending on the group you are doing it with
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6 years ago
A member who wishes to remain anonymous has asked a question:
Occasionally our facilities are put into a 'locked down' state where residents are mostly kept apart, so I'm looking for activities to...
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Jane
Activity Director
Activity Director
Brain Games for Senior Care: What is Neurobics?
Here's a popular seated Neurobics I do which I call Tap-Claps. Everyone is facing me so they can see the rhythm I tap out with my hands on my lap / clap. Eg. Tap, tap, clap; tap, tap, clap. Residents...
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Nieke
LifeStyle Coordinator
LifeStyle Coordinator
What action should I take if a person presents as unfit to participate in a leisure activity or becomes unwell during an activity?
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6 years ago
Bean Auction
This is a neat program idea! What kind of items do you use for auction? What would you use for items with residents that have dementia?
We are thinking about doing this but using tickets instead of...
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Penny
Director of Activities
Director of Activities
Bean Auction
At the facility where I used to work, we did something similar, first with actual pennies, then with "virtual" pennies. That way, nobody would hold up the show counting out their pennies, and we save...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Brain Games for Senior Care: What is Neurobics?
I am all for Neurobics
May have to adapt and modify them to meet the needs of the group you are working with
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Angie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Find The Hidden Objects - Car Yard
That would be brilliant, Talita, if you could. The pictures are so eye catching. Thank you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Find The Hidden Objects - Car Yard
If it’s too difficult give hints so It can be successful to all residents
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Patricia
Lifestyle Co Ordinator
Lifestyle Co Ordinator
Winter Time Guided Meditation
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Winter time meditation
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Alison
Activitycoordinator
Activitycoordinator
Find The Hidden Objects - Car Yard
Great ideas and pictures nice a little difficult for our tenents
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Brain Games for Senior Care: What is Neurobics?
Haley has submitted a new article: Brain Games For Senior Care: What Is Neurobics?
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Alison
Activitycoordinator
Activitycoordinator
Who Am I Game 3
it is amazing this site cnt get enough of it
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Deborah
Activity Director
Activity Director
I just joined, and I am loving looking around at all the ideas. Can't wait to start some new activities! So excited I found this site!
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Thomas
Civil/servant
Civil/servant
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
I likely to understanding this work well.
Thanks..
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Marija
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi everyone. I would really use your assistance. I started working as an activity coordinator in a dementia care home and I find it really hard to get people involved in activities. They are not reall...
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6 years ago
Hello! I work in a day service with a team of activity coordinators. They are looking to develop a new team leader role & I wondered if anyone had job description ideas for such a role.
Many than...
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6 years ago
Cup and Saucer Table Decorations
what type of glue is used to securely hold cup & saucer?
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Judy
Retired
Retired
10 Engaging Whiteboard Games for Seniors
Thanks for putting together the Jeopardy game. One can tell it will be a success even before trying it out!
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Katie
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Hi,
Can anyone in the UK suggest where to purchase a similar cart?
Thanks
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Winter Campfire
Scouting and Guiding have a lot to give to Age Concern residents so it is good to know your talents are not being wasted. Make use of your training in both of these organisations for the benefit of th...
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Christopher
Care Home Volunteer
Care Home Volunteer
Hi there, I work in a UK Care Home and we have one make resident who we cannot persuade to leave his room, except for the occasional haircut. He has all meals in his room and spends his days watching...
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Piyumi
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Nine-Letter Word Puzzles
Hi tried with our residents they really enjoyed it
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Emma
Activities Student
Activities Student
Hi everyone! I'm currently studying and need to put together a portfolio of activities, and 2 of them need to include an interdisciplinary approach.
For example ...... Two or more disciplines that...
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6 years ago
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Thank you my husband is 66 years old and was diagnosed 6 years ago. Thank you for some of the great ideas for me to help him. He is very close to his late stage frontal lobe dementia. We have been mar...
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Joanne
RAO
RAO
I have just been told by management that I need to print out a 'step by step' guide on how to run each and every activity we do. This sounds very time consuming to me so just wondering if anyone uses...
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Rosemarie
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Attire of the World Quiz
Had some fun with this today. the few easy ones kept their interest.
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Teri
Retired
Retired
I cannot find anything about activities for stroke patient. First stroke affected her vision, blind in one eye and very low vision in the other. The second stroke affected her speech, she cannot find...
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Mary
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Fathers Day Poems
Thats what l thought use in father's day cards
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Kim
Activities Director
Activities Director
Bean Auction
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Bean Auction
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Susan
RN
RN
Care plan template wanted. I have noted the information on https://www.goldencarers.com/care-plans/ but there are no templates. I am particularly searching for a template for use in an aged care facil...
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Amanda
Leisure And Lifestyle Officer
Leisure And Lifestyle Officer
Hi just wondering if any one has to do a monthly report on their activities and lifestyle program. Would love some ideas as I have to start doing one. Any one have a template that they use. Thankyou
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Pamela
Activity Director
Activity Director
Balloon Games
My residents (of all cognitive and physical levels) LOVE balloon games. I have several variations in the activity rotation. The one tip I can add here is to fill your balloons with a mix of air and...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
An Orchard of Trivia
Great trivia October is apple month in the US
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Creative Group Poetry
This is a great activity
Always a good remind the residents to be grateful
Here are some more activities Your residents might enjoy
https://www.goldencarers.com/search/#stq=gratitude&stp=1
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Rosh Hashanah Sensory Kits
This is a great activity
For more information go to this activity on golden Carers
https://www.goldencarers.com/how-to-celebrate-rosh-hashanah-and-yom-kippur/5153/
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Tracy
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Remembering Shirley Temple
This is great thank you the Judy Garland one went down really well with my residents.
Thank you Sally
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Abigail
Dmentia Befriending Officer
Dmentia Befriending Officer
Hello all,
I run a dementia befriending service. I am looking for a new tool to demonstrate that my service is beneficial to individuals with dementia. I need a questionnaire that I can complete w...
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6 years ago
Games for People Living with Dementia
I am an Life Enrichment Leader in the Memory Care unit at our facility. I would love to be added to whatever email or newsletter with ideas you guys have. THANKS.
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Melissa
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Who's Who in the Photo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Who's who in the photo.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
An Orchard of Trivia
A new activity has been submitted: An Orchard Of Trivia
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Creative Group Poetry
A new activity has been submitted: Poetry Prompts For Gratitude
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