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Melanie
Program Manager
Program Manager
Hey all! I'm in a private pay adult day care and we have recently been awarded some grant money to help lower income seniors afford respite care. I'm a little lost at how to determine who really has f...
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Klara
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Comedy Night
How did you encourage staff to participate?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi what is everyone in the US doing for the Fourth of July
A barbecue is nice And a sing-along such as the one suggested on Golden Carers
https://www.goldencarers.com/independence-day-sing-along...
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7 years ago
This Day in History for Seniors: January
thanks this is so very helpful into my activity in nursing home
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Shannon
Activity Director
Activity Director
Name the Car Logos Visual Quiz
Oh my goodness i hit the jackpot and had amazing results in the mens name the cars emblem, they absolutley loved it This sight is great for all functions and levels of ability thank you so much.
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Joanne
Activity Director
Activity Director
Peanut Auction
Hello all,
Update on original post, I no longer use actual peanuts, we now use a point system. Everyone received 50 points, my activity assistant keeps track on a sheet of paper how many "points'...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Father's Day Jokes
So funny! LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR PEOPLE!
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Sally
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Reminiscing: How to Create a Memory Board
This is a great program to do leading into July 1st new standards, person centred care is what it's all about, I love the idea of other staff being involved gleaning the information to get to know the...
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Michael
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Song Lyrics from Around the World
Great thanks , for all your hard work x
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Lorraine
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hi my name is Lorraine and I'm an activities officer in an age care facility in QLD Australia. I would love to know if anyone is interested in starting up pen pals? Our residents love writing letters...
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Colby
Activity Aid
Activity Aid
How to Plan a Movie Screening for Seniors
Is Pixar movies ok for skilled residents? Like finding memo, monsters inc, etc.
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Doreen
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
Old Wives Tales #1 - True or False?
I am new and I am having fun with the new ideas and presentations.
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Amy
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Peanut Auction
I do this every other month. I use plastic tokens. Residents earn them by attending select activities, bingo winnings, and returning surveys and such. They also get tokens just for attending the aucti...
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Lisa
Recreation/Activation
Recreation/Activation
Has anyone worked with adults with Early Onset Dementia? What programs have you found successful? I’m having difficulty finding physical things as my clients all have movement challenges. I’m also...
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Debra
Sitter
Sitter
4 Amusing Senior Stories
Love your short stories!! I sit around and read them aloud at different times throughout the day when the residents are bored and just sitting around. They love hearing them and I enjoy hearing them l...
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Kimberley
Health Care Assistant
Health Care Assistant
Seaside photography
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Seaside photography
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7 years ago
Things that go Together Quiz
Just found this site and am so excited. Myself and two others run and organise a seniors group called Young At Heart. We are always looking for activities for mixed age and ability. This site looks li...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Australia: Reminiscing About Life In 1915
WOW! Just saw this article. Fascinating...THANK YOU!
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Colby
Activity Aid
Activity Aid
How to Plan Age Appropriate Activities for Seniors
Hi I am new to activities, however it is my favorite job because it doesn’t feel like work to me. I found this website to help me come up with things and understand how to run activities better.
But...
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Director
Director of Elements
Director of Elements
School Days Reminiscing Cards
I have recently made these for care staff/nurses to do with the residents over the night shifts so they have a chance to bond and I made them on large postcards with big pictures on one side and the q...
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Melissa
Dance Teacher For Seniors
Dance Teacher For Seniors
Alphabet Game
I teach dance to seniors with varying physical & cognitive challenges. For an alphabet game we make body shapes of the letters of the alphabet starting with the first letter of their first name. Staff...
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Owen
Retired
Retired
D Day Invasion Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: D Day Invasion Quiz
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Jana
Activity Manager Dementia Unit
Activity Manager Dementia Unit
Short Story Jokes #2
A farmer was rocking on his front porch,suddenly he sees a black Cadillac driving up the dirt road. A man in a black suit steps out of the car, holds up a badge and announces " My name is Robert Dunca...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Short Story Jokes #2
Especially like the Senior Special joke!
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Shannon
Activity Director
Activity Director
Math Quiz #1
i was trying to find something with Math in it as activity i have a resident that was a math/ physics teacher and this is amazing thank you so much
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BlueCare
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Build a Word Tree
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Build a Word Tree - Word Association
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Yvonne
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Client - Eco Map
Thank you for sharing Rob this is great idea
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7 years ago
Does anyone have ideas for a morning activity other than exercise? We do exercise, parachute time, balloon volleyball.
Thank you
Mary
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Owen
Retired
Retired
Short Story Jokes #1
Great funnies, Can we have some more please. Owen
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Remembering Judy Garland
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Remembering Judy Garland
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7 years ago
Lucky Dog Card Game
We play this but with cards numbered one - six. Players push up two cards and then roll a large dice. If they roll one of the numbers pushed up its turned face down and push up another and repeat. If...
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Kay
Activity Director
Activity Director
Lucky Dog Card Game
We have been playing this game for a long time, but we play with pennies. Each resident has 10 pennies and I collect 1 penny from each player for each hand,The winner gets all the pennies in the jar f...
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Churchill
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Lucky Dog Card Game
Yes we call this hoy one pack per four people
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Julie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Lucky Dog Card Game
Sounds good. I'm going to give it a go. Thanks
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Trudy
RN
RN
Hello dear people, I am assisting at a facility where there is a "Daily Notice Board " in the dinning room for the memory support residents. It is only a white board with hand written Day/ Menu/ seaso...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Client - Eco Map
Hi Rob, this is such an awesome idea! Thank you for sharing, I hope many Activity Coordinators devise their own adaptation of it. Brilliant!
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Karen
Activities Provider
Activities Provider
12 Creative Employee Appreciation Ideas
Thanks for great information
Karen activities coordinater/Ireland
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Erin
Site Manager
Site Manager
The Price is Right Game
I work at a Senior Center in the U.S. I play this every few months with my clients and choose a decade from which to research prices. I use groceries, to clothing, to furniture. Each client has a s...
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Suellen
AIN Previosly
AIN Previosly
I live in Queensland AU. I am considering re training in Diversional therapy or studying Diploma of Health and Leisure. I realise it is not exactly the topic here however I am unable to obtain a dir...
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Dyane
Activities Coordinators
Activities Coordinators
Tips for Working With a Challenging Supervisor
Thank you, I really need this atm.
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Charlotte
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Autumn Guided Meditation
This is fantastic thank you I look forward to using this when Autumn comes with my residents, I would be very interested in any other meditation scripts you have!
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Owen
Retired
Retired
How to Prevent Falls in Senior Care
Our staff at The Redwood Club in Wellington NZ insist that I use a walking frame when moving around as I am prone to falling, mostly because I have a balancing problem. Any ideas for help are always w...
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Jalissa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Autumn Guided Meditation
Fantastic material! Thank you!
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TINA
Memory Care Activities
Memory Care Activities
Good Morning! I need feedback regarding a female resident who has attached to a married male resident (kissing, touching, tending to him, etc). He has the same name as her deceased husband. While h...
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