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Tracey
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Aurora Borealis Experience
HI CHARMAINE I BOUGHT THE PROJECTOR ON AMAZON
AURORA LIGHTS ITS CALLED
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Sharon
Actor
Actor
I am an actor, trained by Burt Reynolds at the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film and Theatre. He was my coach and mentor for 6 years prior to his passing. He mentioned a few times that he would like...
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Ms
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Fabulous ideas! Thank you for presenting them in such a well-organized way! I've already collected several items which would be the basis for a "Something To Do Cart". You've provided ideas for add...
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Abbey
Recreational Activities Officers
Recreational Activities Officers
March Quiz
I get excited when I get an email to open & see what new great ideas are on here. Thankyou heaps, I am a number 1 fan of Golden Carers. The quizzes are awesome and our residents are enjoying new ones.
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Corey
Rec Director
Rec Director
This Day in History for Seniors: March
This is great! Will definitely make use of this.
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John
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
6 Resume & Interview Tips for Activity Coordinators
Currently I'm working as a activities assistant but I hope to some day become a activities coordinator!
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Very useful ideas. I had a rolling cart set up in past, but the focus was on large group activities and entertainment.
Now that I am focusing on Therapeutic Recreation and Residents are risk of isol...
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Leslie
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
I work on a dementia floor of a nursing home, I will read aloud the old Mother Goose nursery rhymes, many of the folks will recite them with me ! It's awesome seeing and hearing them "remember "....
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Mila
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Redefining Roles: 10 Principles of Person-Centered Care
I love everything that I read here... Giving me lot of ideas and support. Many thanks..
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Marnee
Transpersonal Art Therapist
Transpersonal Art Therapist
Share a Memory
Thank you Salena, I tried this with dementia clients in the latter stages and it was thoroughly enjoyed. There were eight residents in the group, one man has difficulty focusing and speaking most of t...
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Heather
Lifestyle Coordinator Manangatang
Finish The Proverbs #1
The residents that I look after love the quiz's questions as long as there not to hard I give them lots of hints to assist them with the answer. thanks.
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Heather
Lifestyle Coordinator Manangatang
What goes in here?
This is a great activity thanks for the idea
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Margaret
Activities
Activities
Welsh Quiz and Sing-a-long
Well as I work in a Day Care facility in Wales and we always celebrate St Davids day..thought I would put this in as an after dinner quiz. We linger around the table after lunch with drinks and have a...
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Genaro
Lead Activity Assistant
Lead Activity Assistant
Games We Played as Kids Quiz
This is a very good memory game for our members and I will let them do some of those games right after the quizz, thanks for sharing
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Natalia
Activity Director
Activity Director
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Does anyone have a doll therapy care plan template they are willing to share. I have a resident whom family brought her a doll. Per family she seems to enjoy holding doll and kissing baby. Am no...
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Jane
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
5 Mother's Day Activities for Dementia Care
Love all the great ideas. Love golden carers. I have used so many of your ideas since I started and all with great feedback with staff who like to join in too. What a difference I have seen in the res...
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Barbara
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
I'm on this!
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7 years ago
10 Ways to Embrace Cultural Diversity in Your Workplace
As a volunteer I am on my own to create my own craft/ activity agenda and I have been planing to include a different country/ culture at least once a month using some of the information off your site...
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Tshai
Psychologist
Psychologist
4 Amusing Senior Stories
Thanks for providing so many informational activities, that we never run out. God bless.
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7 years ago
What goes in here?
Love the idea. Many of our members are from a farming background so what is in the barn, implement shed, garden shed, etc. Also especially for the men, what is in the garage, workshop, and so on. The...
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Charmaine
Leisure & Lifestyle Assistant
Leisure & Lifestyle Assistant
Aurora Borealis Experience
where did you buy the projector from please Tracey
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Does anyone do Quilling as an activity? At the centre I work we have a couple of clients that are very accomplished but I would also love to teach some of my clients that are beginners or have some le...
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Sharon
Carer
Carer
The Importance of Client Assessment in Residential Care
hi i need some articals on complex needs and disability i have to plan one leisure and health activity for 3 clients with complex needs of which one person with a disability can any one help or sugest...
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Sally
Retired Volunteer
Retired Volunteer
I volunteer at a local community centre where I facilitate a Reminiscence group.
Most of the people born in the mid-late 1930s. Most of them were evacuated during WW2 and did not have much education...
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Jane
Activity Director
Activity Director
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
This is a great idea! Thank you. You could add some sports trading cards to the cart, depending on the season. Eg. Baseball cards in the spring.
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
Games We Played as Kids Quiz
oh, and yes the staff tried to hula hoop. it was hiliarious
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
Games We Played as Kids Quiz
I used this last week, except I did a slideshow of pictures on the tv of all the games and then reminisced about the games we used to play
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Lyn
Student/Activities coordinater
Student/Activities coordinater
Hi everyone, I am a member and an activity coordinator at a 45 bed facility in Victoria. I would like to have an activity with the theme of Labor Day, what is everyone’s thoughts! All I can come up w...
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Victoria
Activity Manager
Activity Manager
Open-Ended Story: Don Quixote
I just love this site, there are so many great ideas and it has helped me plan programs. Any Canadian content would be very nice as my residents are proud of their country and always are interested i...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
How to Conduct a Reminiscing Session
When I do reminiscing I try to have visual and tactile objects...eg women's reminiscing I use two old style beauty cases and have things in them like a corset with stockings, petticoat, jewellery, cos...
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Deborah
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
March Quiz
Thank you so much for your wonderful ideas.
Really appreciated
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Patty
Recreation Day Program Assistant
Recreation Day Program Assistant
I will be doing a program in March in a senior day program called Old Stuff Day. Has anyone ever done this? Any ideas I would welcome.
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Jonna
LS360 Director
LS360 Director
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Love this idea!!
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Estelle
Life Coach
Life Coach
Words starting with F Quiz
We had a lot of Fun doing the F-word quiz, and we actually did it on the Fabulous Friday, Fifteen February. It was fun playing around with some alliteration as well. All the participants enjoyed it. I...
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7 years ago
Things that go Together Quiz
I’m starting my new job working with elderly dementia residents, tomoz. Haven’t done anything like this before but am looking forward to everyone ideas to help me help others.
Used to work with chil...
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
Words starting with M Quiz
SO MUCH GRATEFUL THANK YOU FOR BRING THE REMAINACE TO OUR RESIDENTS!!
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Skye
Lifestyle coordinator
Lifestyle coordinator
Hi,
We have a new resident who is blind and also very very hard oh hearing .. She does not wish to join in activities due to the fact she cant see or hear. Does anyone have suggestions?
Thanks
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7 years ago
Bird Types Matching Game
Great package! Can't wait to try it with my residents. Thank you.
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L
Activity Leader
Activity Leader
Is Golden Carers mostly for assisted living seniors? I work for an independent living apartment complex.
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
Haley has submitted a new article: Portable Activity Ideas To Reach Every Resident, Everyday
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Welsh Quiz and Sing-a-long
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Welsh Quiz and Sing-a-long for St David's Day
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Tracey
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Aurora Borealis Experience
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Aurora Borealis,
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Elizabeth
Manager Of Recreation And Volunteers
Manager Of Recreation And Volunteers
I enjoy all the free activities with my residents helpful resource thank you.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
10 Ways to Embrace Cultural Diversity in Your Workplace
One good way to celebrate diversity is to celebrate international we are family day this can bring everyone in your facility together.
Another challenge is when some residents especially those wit...
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Elizabeth
Recreation Officer/AIN
Recreation Officer/AIN
Bingo: Improving Quality of Life for Seniors
We played the Valentines Day Bingo for Valentines Day, it really made the residents think and concentrate, it was definitely something different,
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Samudra
Therapy Assistence
Therapy Assistence
Penny Toss
I would like to buy fun and fitness game ,please give me some idea and where we can buy ??
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Claire
Activity Director
Activity Director
Share a Memory
I have to try this one!
Truthfully, I try many of the activities on here.
I love this website!
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7 years ago
Tips for Writing Successful Activity Programs for Senior Care
I wonder where I can get face to face training for my Leisure and lifestyle staff and recreation activity officers please.
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