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Belinda
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Hi, looking for a new fundraising activity for our Happy Hour Fridays. We usually do lucky lotto but need a change, any ideas?
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Linda
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
for Rachael Re: resident manner of aggressive language towards staff
What is the residents employment background?
I have a similar situation. The resident was a school teacher in a boys school
T...
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Sara
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Thanksgiving Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Thanksgiving Bingo
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Sara
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Lifestyle Enrichment Coordinator
Halloween Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Bingo
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Bonnie
Executive Director
Executive Director
Halloween-Themed Song Lyrics
How fun, thank you for the darling Halloween songs. We will be using this in our Intergenerational Theater Program today and can’t wait!
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Dr. Roger
Retired Music Therapist
Retired Music Therapist
How to Plan Music Activities for Dementia Care
RE: MUSIC THERAPY As a newbie on here, please take my observations with more than a grain of salt. While board certification as a music therapist indicates the likelihood that one has studied and can...
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Faith
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
I love the Golden Carers site. everyone who has posted have said exactly what I would say. it has helped me in all aspects of my job. Imagine life without Golden Carers .... nope I cant .
Thank you...
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Valarie
Activities Director
Activities Director
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
Just joined 2 days ago. I am loving all the information. Just recently took over the activities department at the facility I work for so I will take any advice and help I can get.
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Linda
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
for Rachael Re: resident manner of aggressive language towards staff
What is the residents employment background?
I have a similar situation. The resident was a school teacher in a boys school
T...
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mandeep
OTA
OTA
Puppetry for the Elderly
I agree with you Robyn as I use puppets myself when I do evening reading or even during poetry reading, the residents love them as I have a large number of them the residents often nurse the puppets w...
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Catherine
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Name That Scent
We did this activity this morning and it was well received by our residents. Our focus today was on spices- cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise and cloves. The activity provided a pleasant experience for...
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Liza
Activity Worker
Activity Worker
Hi guys.
ive just started working in a new care home and I have just been told that I need to organise a pantomime for December. We are doing Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs.
Please does anyone hav...
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Fiona
Lead Care/ Activity Co Ord
Lead Care/ Activity Co Ord
Broom and Pumpkin Race
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Broom and pumpkin race
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Jodi
Activity Offocer
Activity Offocer
Cover the Number - Dice Game
This is a fantastic activity my folk especially the men love it, Thanks for sharing.
Isn't Golden Carer's a fantastic site
Jodi
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Jackie
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Words in Words Group Game
our residents on the residential side love these word search games, but the residents on the EMI unit not so, but we plod along
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Kim
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
This Day in History for Seniors: October
I have found some great ideas from your site it is extrememly helpful. Diversional therapist have to think on their feet a lot and be adaptive to situation this resource always provides quick options!...
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Rachel
Activities
Activities
Anyone have any ideas on what to do for residents verbally aggressive toward staff? They do not have any Dementia or health issue that would make them more aggressive. The family says she has been lik...
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Bev
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Summer Anagram
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Rearrange Letters - Summer Theme
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Here is some more information about sandwiches
http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2015/09/history-of-sandwich.html?m=1
http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2018/05/sandwich-game.html?m=1...
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Postcard Crossing Postcard Exchange
Here is an idea of what we have done with our postcards (since we have too many for our pin board) We have also made the folder pretty by using photocopies of all the stamps and gluing them to the fro...
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Poems for September
Thank you for sharing your comments and poems!
It is National Poetry Day in UK next month (4 October) and there are some good ideas here -
https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/about-npd
Thanks,
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7 years ago
Color Match Go Fish
do you have instructions for Go Fish we have never heard of it thanks a lot
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gladyz
Recreational Activities
Recreational Activities
How to write an Activity-Based Care Plan
Hi thanks for your help, I would like if you can help me how to write about sensory, sensitive,cognitive and some examples please. Thanks gladyz
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Linda
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
20 Ways to Honor Loss in Your Community
In memory of our community loved ones, friends, mates
I have created a remembrance book which when someone passes I place their photo and a short story about them, their life and their personality....
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7 years ago
Hi, My name is Bri . I create lifelike dolls. These dolls are also known as therapy dolls. I would love to bring some of my dolls into a nursing home to show the elderly but I have no idea who to cont...
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Rebecca
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Autumn Alphabet Challenge
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Autumn Alphabet Challenge
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Charlene
Aged Care Co-ordinator
Aged Care Co-ordinator
Hi everyone, I'm from Australia and I've been in Aged care now for 2 yrs. I've been a "Home Maker" aka Care co-ordinator for about 3mths.
Our facility caters for 100 high/low care residents and I h...
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Mercedes
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Mozart's Birthday Creative Art Project
I love this site. Golden Carers provides a wonderful variety of activities ideas which can be used used throughout the year. I love the fact that you can put your spin on some of these activities as w...
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
20 Ways to Honor Loss in Your Community
Haley has submitted a new article: 20 Ways to Honor Loss in Your Community
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Barb
PCA
PCA
Group Exercise for Seniors
Excercise is such a great thing. i have my usual participates but try to get the residents out that sit in their rooms too much. Gotta make it interesting. Like the idea of frisbees. We use balls and...
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
i need help how to make a report of an injured resident
she felt down of her wheelchair. i am not sure how to begin.
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Jeannette
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Creative Button Tree
Some of my residents love crafting but find it overwhelmingly difficult. With the tree already printed out I had to put the glue down for some, where others just did it all but the picking up and pla...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Color Match Go Fish
sounds interesting. think I'LL GIVE IT A TRY i'm wondering how many colors to get? maybe 13?
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Colleen
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
5 Uplifting Outdoor Activities
Really like the weather station activities. I can see adjusting this for AL & MC. TY
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Karen
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Does anyone in the UK have pat dogs come in to their nursing homes. I am in Shropshire and have been trying to find some one with dogs or animals to visit.
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Sandra
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies
I call this time a winding down time. Mellow music is played, quiet time with massage, colouring and simple watercolours, aromatherapy, atomizer with lavender and lemon works well. I work as 1:1 comp...
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Wendy
Retired
Retired
Has anyone got any ideas for a party with end of World War 1 activities to mark the centenary ?
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Kathryn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Thanksgiving Day
by St. Catherine’s Poetry Club
T is for turkey hot from the oven
H is for homes filled with much loving
A is for apples baked into pie
N is for neighbors and frien...
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Kathryn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Poems for September
My Life as a Scarecrow
Emily Dickinson Poetry Club
St. Catherine’s, Caldwell, NJ
I’m a scarecrow out in a cornfield
With arms outstretched big and wide.
I look up and down the narrow rows...
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Kathryn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Poems for September
September poem by our residents
Autumn Beckons
By the Emily Dickinson Poetry Club
of St. Catherine’s, Caldwell, New Jersey
I heard soft autumn calling
I gazed upon her face,
Then boughs of...
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Kl Rao
RAO
RAO
What is a Grandparent?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What is a Grandparent
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Paige
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Color Match Go Fish
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Color Go Fish
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Assisted Living Woodland Terrace
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Congratulations on this website full of great ideas that help encourage our seniors to keep smiling every day in life. Thank you also to everyone who contributes amazing ideas that are fun and easy to work with. God bless you.
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