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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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maria
studying dt
studying dt
Health & Lifestyle Survey
Hi there,
Once the surveys have been collected how do you analyse it? Is there a format available. I am unsure how to put the info together.
Thank you,
Maria
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Elle
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Short Story Jokes #3
Love these short stories. More please
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Claire
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Envelope Game
My residents love playing the Envelope Game!
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Kay
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
10 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care
My passion as a Montessori guide so aptly put into words. Thank you. I have recently completed a Winston Churchill Memorial Trust travel Fellowship to study Montessori & Dementia. This article was...
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Teresa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Another toolkit question
I Have 6 levels of cognition (groups) to help staff determine what residents should attend what activities. The calendar lets me choose whose should attend what activities...
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Lori
Activity
Activity
I have to do the bulletin board at my nursing home any ideas on what to do in September
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tongue Twister Game
I’m glad she will enjoy this game
There are other games suggest that the end of this article but there are many many word games on Golden Carers
https://www.goldencarers.com/search/#stq=Word+game...
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Lyndon
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Tongue Twister Game
I know a woman whose favourite subject at school was english & grammar. She enjoys words games and will certainly enjoy this. Thank you.
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Yanina
PSICOLOGA
PSICOLOGA
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
me encanto, muchas gracias
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Quirky Quiz - Powerpoint
Thank you for your wonderful ideas Owen
I am glad you are enjoying the quizzes
If you have some you made up that you want to share we would love to see them
Thanks again
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Angie
Activities Director
Activities Director
Suggestions on how to help a patient with dementia who likes to push other residents wheel chairs. not good eye sight
any suggestions would be great
Thank you
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Tamela
Activity Director
Activity Director
Fishing Game
I am planning to call it "fishing for compliments" and on the back of the fish have " say something nice to the person on your right, another will say the person on your left another will say a CNA,...
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Sandra
Activity Coordinator
Build a Word Tree
Will try this out next week - looks like fun. Thank you
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Quirky Quiz - Powerpoint
My fellow residents loved these Quirky Quizzes which I collected from your Golden Carers site and made up some of my own, The very Seniors especially managed to think outside the square and come up wi...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Target Letter Game #1
Wow ladies I am so glad you find this useful you could probably make up your own
If you want you could share with us
That would be great
Thank you
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7 years ago
The Role of Assessment in Person-Centered Care
Hello is there anyone here who could help me with this question.
I am just studying provide individualised support. I struggle with fews questions. I can't find the answer.. Can anyone help me? My qu...
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gladyz
Recreational Activities
Recreational Activities
8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits
Could you please give me some examples to write in progress notes about the 1:1 visits for people doesn't want to participate in activities or some tips please thanks gladyz
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Cindy
Wellnesspromoter
Wellnesspromoter
Reminiscing: How to Create a Memory Board
wow am so impressed,i wish to try this on our diary ;down the memory line on sundays.thank you so much
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D'Ayrne
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Target Letter Game #1
Our residents really enjoyed this activity and managed to make 70 words! We needed a bigger whiteboard!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
USA Quiz
Perfect to use on July 4 and other patriotic holidays in the US
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Build a Word Tree
This looks like a great idea Rob thank you
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Short Story Jokes #3
I find short stories are good to read aloud
You should make them inter-active and break them up and ask the residents for their comments
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Jean
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Build a Word Tree
I,m going to try this one. Thanks Rob
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Diane
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Short Story Jokes #3
These funny short stories are perfect for my monthly newsletter! Thank you so much for posting more! I just love being a member here, you have more material than I can ever imagine using. It's wond...
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Darline
Case Coordinator
Case Coordinator
Name the Car Logos Visual Quiz
I am so excited already to bring new ideas to my center tomorrow.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Comedy Night
Hi Klara
We had a talent show and gave small prizes to those who share a talent with the audience
I suppose you could offer prizes but I bet you have some staff that would like to show off their t...
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Mila
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Thank you so much for the many wonderful as well as different ideas that I picked from the Golden Carers ...It’s been a great help to me in delivering activities with the residents. Great resources f...
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I would like to congratulate Golden Carers for being an invaluable tool that enables me to provide my dementia clients with a wide range of appropriate activities. Your website is very user-friendly, easy to navigate, and the instructions are simple and easy to follow. I couldn’t have done it without you! I sometimes feel like a bit of a fraud because I receive so many compliments - especially for my (your!) craft ideas. Great value for money, and I would highly recommend Golden Carers to anyone working in this field. A big thank you!
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