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Satomi
Carer / Activity Coordinator
Carer / Activity Coordinator
Cockney Slang Rhyming Words
Hey, all. When "Wiggles" were on TV, my little son was singing and dancing, and me, too.
"Everybody clap, (Clap, clap, clap), everybody sing, la, la, la, la, la~~~~" I was singing,
"Everybody crap...
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Gail
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Have You Ever Game
I play a version of this game with similar questions, and call it “Ring Your Bell.” We have a set of handbells and some small tambourines in our activity dept. I tell the residents (all with Dementi...
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Candice
Centre Programs Coordinator
Centre Programs Coordinator
Remembering Shirley Temple
Thanks Sally. I love this (shows my age) and I have no doubt our people will too
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Brenda
Activities Director
Activities Director
Summer Fun Words Word Search
Thank you so much! My members love these!
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Janice
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Name That Scent
I really like this idea. My residents really enjoy Sensory hands.
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Amanda
Older Adults Instructor/Dementia Volunteer
Older Adults Instructor/Dementia Volunteer
Name the Carpentry Tools
Help! I’m struggling to find the instructions and print out for a matching game, it was fruit, veg, and pics of a doctor, overalls, briefcase and similar. Tried using search but not finding it and can...
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Margaret
Activity Co.Oridinator
Activity Co.Oridinator
What Line of Work Were They In?
This site is AMAZING, so glad I've joined it, it will help me with ideas in my job, and make the residents happier still. Thanks guys
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Tara
RAO
RAO
10 Engaging Whiteboard Games for Seniors
Hello everyone,
Just wanted to thank you all those who they have put this site together.
It makes life easy and save's time.
It has been rough Journey to start but by god, it is the best thing that...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to motivate residents in long term care
Thank you for sharing Janet
I say if it works use it
Thank you so much
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Janet
Activities Director
Activities Director
How to motivate residents in long term care
Hi, I have gotten 15 of our guys attending the men's group I buy pizza and we have soda and a dessert. the men enjoys talking About sports . fishing and we do some word games
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Have You Ever Game
Jayleen
This looks like a great game to play with your residents
If you wanted it could even help you with assessments by adding relavent questions
If you want to make it more for those with deme...
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Elizabeth
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Have You Ever Game
This is lovely! Printed it off this morning to enhance our coffee time!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Remembering Shirley Temple
I agree this is something great to share with your residents
It would be especially fun to do in April when she was born
Double thank you
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7 years ago
Remembering Shirley Temple
This is a wonderful activity Sally, thanks so much for sharing! Who doesn't love Shirley Temple!
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Sally
Lifestyles Coordinator
Lifestyles Coordinator
Remembering Shirley Temple
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Remembering Shirley Temple
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Jayleen
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Have You Ever Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Have You Ever Game
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Von
Adult Day Programs
Adult Day Programs
Minute to Win It
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Minute to Win it
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Judith
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
How to Start a New Resident Welcome Program
Bought some small travel size toiletries put them in a wedding favour bags, have some postcards of the building printed to add a personal note and a welcome sign to hang off the door. Have left packs...
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Robyn
Healthy Ageing Advocate
Healthy Ageing Advocate
Hi can anyone help to start getting the ball rolling..please.
I work in a residential home (60 permanent residents) and have been asked to help with a memory support unit - start up. The original int...
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Sharese
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Build a Word Tree
This is a great word game, with many residents easily successfully participating. Some of the 'trunk' words we have used; travel, apple, winter, jobs, cars.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Say Hello & Goodbye in Different Languages
Great ideas Debra thank you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
You are correct Lyn most library’s do have games you can check out
If they don’t have them on hand they can often get them from another library
Of course you may have to wait depending on where th...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Words in Words Group Game
What a great idea Janice
This way you can get staff and residents involved and can work together
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
6 Spring Art Activities Your Residents Will Love
Haley has submitted a new article: 6 Spring Art Activities Your Residents Will Love
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Dee
Act. Director
Act. Director
Wondering what ideas you have out there with fair ideas? We have been doing our own little community fair every year and wanting new ideas?
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Janice
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Words in Words Group Game
This is a great game, the residents love it. I leave the board out so that anyone can go back to add words.
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Lindsay
Engagement Guide
Engagement Guide
American Summer Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: All About Summer Trivia
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Shannon
Activity Director
Activity Director
Lucky Dog Card Game
We call this "Hillbilly Poker" ....haha.
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Lyn
Retired
Retired
Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
Our library has outdoor game to checkout. Most work just fine Indoor: ring toss, giant jenga, corn hole, miniature bowling (set upon table), etc. No need to buy or find storage space ... just check...
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Debra
Aged Care team leader
Aged Care team leader
Say Hello & Goodbye in Different Languages
we also included some of the traditions people use when saying hello- rubbing noses, bowing, handshakes from different cultures and even for fun discussed how we say hello to our animals- or they say...
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Jenny
Volunteer
Volunteer
Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
I thought you might enjoy this picture of our Memory Café poetry event in the Library on the Isles of Scilly UK as part of Art Scilly week and this year’s cultural festival. They hold regular ‘Telli...
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Helena
Enrolled Nurse
Enrolled Nurse
Hi I am currently working as an EN and has a diploma in lifestyle and leisure which I obtained in 2007 and had only worked as a DT for a short time for one year and then I went on to focus on being a...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Travel Bingo
Hawaii is a fun place to visit for an imagination vacation
Don’t forget to get some Leis
We always pretend to do the hula
Here are some other great ideas on golden Carers
https://www.goldenca...
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Dana
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day In History For Seniors: August
My residents love "This Day in History"... they especially love the corny joke of the day... the cornier, the better.
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Angela
Leisure And Lifestyle
Leisure And Lifestyle
Hi
Studying atm and one of the questions asks;
Care workers should have a detailed knowledge of the ways in which a variety of leisure and health activities can be facilitated. List six different ty...
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
Travel Bingo
Dear Golden Carers;
Thank you for all yours suggestion to keep our residents full of energy of enthusiast will share their places where they had been
Hawaii is one of the most places they had visit...
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Amanda
Older Adults Instructor/Dementia Volunteer
Older Adults Instructor/Dementia Volunteer
Bucket Toss Game
Hi everyone, I’ve just joined, and it’s fabulous site. Couple of different ideas for bean bags. I use them for hand eye coordination, passing the bb from hand to hand, the further the hands are from e...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
I have used the local library for many years and I would be lost without it
Also I find that they can find almost any book or other media-on any subject because they can do a nationwide search for...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
Agnieszka I am so glad you find this idea useful
As you explore golden Carers you’ll find many wonderful ideas
However if you have any questions make sure you share them because we have many ac...
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Group Singing with Props
Thanks Susan, It is a good idea and gives the group a goal to work towards.
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7 years ago
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
Wow I love this idea!!!!! Fabulous!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Famous Faces
If you need pictures of famous faces use these on golden Carers you may have to blow them up depending on the eye sight of your residents
https://www.goldencarers.com/pdf/5788/
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Group Singing with Props
It took me a long time and a great deal of determination but I now have a group of ladies that come in every Friday for a sing along. I advertised in local and our own newsletter. Several members from...
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Regis North Fremantle
Lifestyle Coordinator
Famous Faces
This site is fabulous.
Just found it and so pleased.
Brilliant ideas.
Will be a great help for me at
my workplace.
Thankyou.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
A new article has been submitted: Are You Using Your Local Library Enough?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Baby Boomers Music Quiz 4
So glad you are enjoying this site you are right there are many great activities here
Also if you have any questions feel free to ask them because we have many Activity professionals with many outs...
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Donna-Lee
Coordinator
Coordinator
Baby Boomers Music Quiz 4
Extremely happy i joined Golden carers, it has become so useful for activities in the adult day centre I coordinate.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Laughing Together - Five Activities to Get Residents Smiling
What a good idea Gina
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Gina
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Laughing Together - Five Activities to Get Residents Smiling
I started the Laughing Basket. Everyone gets an item out and wears it, or it may be a toy, or just a funny item. I have extra large crazy glasses, jacks, clown noses, rubber chicken finger sling sho...
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I am a Pinterest queen but needed new ideas. Thank you so much, this has helped me plan my calendar with ease. Well worth the money and I can use the pictures to make new concentration games that my residents enjoy. Again thanks so much.
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