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7 years ago
Hidden Equations Number Search #2
Thanks so much for your feedback Fran, more coming soon!
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
Thanksgiving Bingo
Thank you so much for sharing bingos games of the seasons. We enjoy our Halloween game and they get special candy for a full card.
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rosalie
leisure & health assistant
leisure & health assistant
Melbourne Cup Quiz II
Thank you for all of the ideas here for Melbourne Cup. The residents particularly love the quiz and trivia sessions.. excellent for resources ..
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Power of Touch in Senior Care
I think touch may help stimulate an elder's brain as well
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RACHAEL
Enliven Host
Enliven Host
Summer Anagram
Every Wednesday I have a group of elderly come to my home for the day. We have morning tea, then while I prepare lunch I give them 'Brain Gym', which I print off from this site.
I just took 2wks off...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hidden Equations Number Search #2
Have you check this article out yet
https://www.goldencarers.com/mathematics-activities-for-the-elderly/5613/
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Jenny
Caregiver
Caregiver
Words in Words Group Game
Love your ideas! I’m new at activities and am wondering about seasonal or holiday crafts with residents who have very different ability levels with scissors, etc. Help please! :)
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Sip and Paint
Thanks for the Sip and Paint idea. My residents really love it. I have a social worker that volunteers to lead the group and she makes the drawings ahead of time on the canvas. This is our second time...
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7 years ago
The Role of Assessment in Person-Centered Care
Where would you find a resident physical support needs profile template?
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Fran
Psychologist
Psychologist
Hidden Equations Number Search #2
Thank you!! Thank you! Thank you!! My seniors only kinda thank you! Greatly appreciate the addition of math problem solving!
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Fran
Psychologist
Psychologist
Autumn Alphabet Challenge
Excellent!! Will use as a group activity
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7 years ago
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
Great Idea! Made several of these yesterday and they were a hit.
I picked up some fake "snow" (small styro beads) at the dollar store to use instead of sand. Used odds and ends of mini rubber bands,...
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Katya
Activities Coordinater
Activities Coordinater
Thanks so much for all the Christmas ideas. They are are fantastic,
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Clive
Co-Ordinator
Co-Ordinator
I recently returned to the UK after visiting my brother in Adelaide, South Australia and I'm wanting to do an Australian morning this Thursday October 18 for my over 60s group that I coordinate at our...
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Jessie
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Hi All, I have been asked to create an Auditing Tool for the Lifestyle Division. Our group has purchased x1 site and are building another, hence there will be x3 sites in all and I have been asked (a...
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Sherri
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Sip and Paint
What type of clip art would be best? I have Beginner Crafts (low functioning) and Advanced Crafts (high functioning) Any ideas?
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Liza
Activity Worker
Activity Worker
Hi guys. I am doing a day about Rememberence Day. I have a few residents that will be joining to talk about their time in the war. I am struggling though to find activities surrounding this day on...
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Diana
Home Typist/carer
Home Typist/carer
Doll Therapy for Dementia
My mum is well known for taking her ‘baby’ every where with her. Marvellous best purchase made for her
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Margaret
Senior Recreational Therapist
Senior Recreational Therapist
Balloon Tennis
Hi there everyone,
We have started to do this exercise but we use fly swats and balloons. It is a great form of exercise and everyone in our day rooms enjoy it immensely. Actually some of our resi...
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Elaine
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Halloween Bingo
I printed this off last week and laminated the cards. I have to say it really was a great success. Some of my residents can manage the picture games much better than ones with numbers. It made a great...
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7 years ago
Christmas Bingo
Wow, Sara - another beautiful bingo game! Thank you so much! I know this will be very much appreciated by the whole community!
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Jane
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Dance Hall Days Reminiscing
Amazing ideas. I have used so many of them. I am going to try this one now. Dance hall days. Well worth the membership. Thank you so much. You are an amazing support. Every week I look forward to seei...
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Sara
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Christmas Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Christmas Bingo
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7 years ago
Math Quiz #2
Thanks Lisa! Yes, we have more coming! Here is the link to the mathematics article Susan mentioned: https://www.goldencarers.com/mathematics-activities-for-the-elderly/5613/
Some great maths ideas...
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7 years ago
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
This sounds exactly like it came from the Best Friends approach from David Troxel and Virginia Bell. We’re instituting that program this year. Very cool.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hidden Equations Number Search #2
I love these puzzles. I do not think you can find them anywhere else
Thank you Golden Carers
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Math Quiz #1
Be sure to check out mathematics for the elderly
Many great ideas there
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Math Quiz #2
Have you checked out mathematics for the elderly
It's a new activity this week
Many great ideas there
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dice Games for the Elderly
Don't forget to check out mathematics for the elderly I included some dice games there as well
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dice Games for the Elderly
That is great
You never know where are you getting something useful
Be open to all possibilities
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Jodi
Activity Offocer
Activity Offocer
Dice Games for the Elderly
A local made our markers out of empty shotgun cartridges they work a treat with this game and bingo as they are easy to pick up.
i found the game mentioned above where you can't role a 1 and the fir...
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Jodi
Activity Offocer
Activity Offocer
Modified Beer Pong
love this idea i'm going to give it a go, i think i might try coffee cups taped together then put the lids on as a signal that cup is out.
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Melissa
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hello,
I am just curious, how does everyone inform their residents about activities or events in their facility or community? We have two whiteboard that have the daily activities including time an...
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Melanie
Program Manager
Program Manager
USA here. How are fellow Americans celebrating Veterans day? I'm in a week day day care facility so we'll likely celebrate the Monday the 12th.
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Paula
Care Manager
Care Manager
Sample Activities Calendars
I have just joined particularly to get a good activity calendar / schedule.
How do i get to see or copy one of these templates? Nothing is opening when I click on an image, print or download only giv...
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Acacia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Broom and Pumpkin Race
sounds like fun:) going to give that a try
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Jan
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Math Quiz #1
Thank you so much for Golden Carers. It is wonderful for residents to do so many great activities. The residents look forward to doing new and interesting things. Many thanks Jan
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Dance Hall Days Reminiscing
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Dance Hall Days
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Angie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Halloween Bingo
Ive dowloaded the Halloween Bingo for our residents . I have a few regular bingo players. Im sure your picture halloween version will enable more to join in .
Thank you so much Sara
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Tereza
Day Program Coordinator
Day Program Coordinator
Rhyming Riddles - LIGHT
This is a great resource to have!
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Ngoc
lifestyle student
lifestyle student
I would appreciate very much if I could receive from you an instruction on how to write a progress note about mobility impairment........... I got your sample progress note but it did not include this...
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Mandy
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Halloween Bingo
I am going to play Halloween Bingo with my residents. They love Bingo, so this will be different for them. Also printed the Halloween quizzes too. Some great ideas so glad I joined! It is hard at time...
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Golden Carers is a wonderful resource. I really like the idea that more of it is going to be in video format as this grabs my participant's attention! Even after 20 years in the activity director role, the ideas in Golden Carers are often refreshingly innovative and really useful, even on the fly. Your help is invaluable! Many thanks!
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