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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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8 years ago
I would just like to thank you all for your many hours of hard work in presenting us with such a wonderful variety of activities ,My clients really enjoy this day in history , I have mastered a new t...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Rhyming Riddles #12
THANK YOU! These riddles are wonderful!
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
School Day Poems
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: School Day Poems
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Matthew Flinders Home
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Hi, I was wondering what others do for grandparents day.
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8 years ago
Egg Carton Bingo
If someone is able to share a photo of their egg bingo to add to this activity that would be wonderful!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
To all those living in the United States October is resident rights month the theme this year
Here is a link to information about the theme
http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2018/09/resident...
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8 years ago
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
Hello,
I am a professional magician in SW Florida. I think about sometime offering a residents birthday party performance at this facilities. I just don't know if these would have the budget say even...
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Donna
Activity Director
Activity Director
Not sure if this is the correct area to post this, but we just started a Pen Pal group and would LOVE to hear from people all over the world. You can write us at:
Kettle Moraine Gardens Assisted L...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Halloween-Themed Song Lyrics
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween Songs to Other Songs
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Victoria
Wellness Coordinator
Wellness Coordinator
Bird Types Matching Game
Thank you so much for this activity!!
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Aleena
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Free Activity Calendar for Seniors
Finding this resource has saved my life! :)
Thank you so much.
Just a question - for days where I need more than 5 lines for activities, is there any other way I can get more room apart from reducin...
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Lea
Activies Coordinator
Activies Coordinator
Hi all,
Im new to this job sector. Does anyone have any hints and tips to be the best and help make a positive impact. I will be based between a residential and nursing home with some bed bound pati...
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Janet
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Word Bingo
This is a refreshing change for Bingo. I'm going to try it out next week! Thanks so much.
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Red Hat ladies
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Red Hat ladies
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Halloween Songwriting Fun
If you google this you can find some already written, but it would be fun to do your own too..I will see if I can post some later
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Pat
Volunteer
Volunteer
I love Goldencarers. I began working with Memory Care about an year ago. Golden carers came for my rescue. I am usually creative, but when it comes to settling to a limited number of activities I g...
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Cara
Seabrooke
Card Bingo
I like that idea Maureen, pass it to the player on their right. Will try that one with Hoy.
To add variety to bingo, we add themes to the game for example if bingo falls on St Patricks Day we decora...
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James
Life Enhancement Director
Life Enhancement Director
Sensory Rain Sticks
Could P V C pipe be used for this project?
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8 years ago
Name That Scent
This is an excellent idea! I started putting lavender in the room for my friend. It helps whenever she resists taking the last dose meds before bed. I let her smell the lavender scent and it seems to...
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Lisa
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Card Bingo
We have the large deck of playing cards and deal 6 cards per resident.
We place them in 2 lines of 3 cards we do one LINE (3 cards across)then we go for the HOUSE (ALL 6 CARDS) per game. The caller...
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Luiza
Activitie Coordinator
Activitie Coordinator
Hello.I am an activity coordinator in small town Skibbereen,Ireland.I have about 7 residents who would like to participate in Pen Pal Activity.Anyone would be interested?
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Leticia
Activity Director
Activity Director
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
Great ideas thanks will try to make it for them
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Andrea
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
10 Tips for Planning Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors
hi all.
I'm working with elderly in nursing home, mixed deficits ie some dementia, stroke etc...
sometimes its hard to engage with the residents when a lot sleep during activities any tips would be...
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Jane
Activities Therapist
Activities Therapist
Poems for September
I am going to do this activity this week. I love Poetry and i hope the residents will enjoy it.
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Debbylynn
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Animal Jokes
Thank you for the animal jokes this month, my residents LAUGHED at every one I read to them!
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Robyn
Rao
Rao
Egg Carton Bingo
Have played at work the residents love it because they were involved in creating it we have different residents every time we play
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8 years ago
Cross-out The Odd Words #3
This is so great to hear Jun, thank you so much for your feedback!
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Peg
Retired/caregiver
Retired/caregiver
Professions that are Vanishing
Telephone booths. Drive in theaters. Tea room restaurants in department stores.
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Genaro
Lead Activity Assistant
Lead Activity Assistant
Cross-out The Odd Words #3
This was a great mental word activity for seniors. I’m just join Golden Carers last August 8, 2018 and today I started to share it with our 40 senior members & we had a blast of laughter and a lot of...
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Sally
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Cue Cards for Dementia Care
Only today my boss asked me to source and make cue cards for a Russian resident who has recently come to the high care facility where I work, she is in advanced stage of dementia and already reverted...
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Addington
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Sort the Colours
We use them as well when we play bingo
Valentina
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Suette
Bridge To Discovery Coordinator
Bridge To Discovery Coordinator
Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz
thank you these are great!
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Judy Dwyer
Diversional Therapist
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Thank you Golden Carers for all the great ideas. My residents really enjoy the quizzes and some of the craft activities. They especially want "This day in history". I try to make it a morning ritual after the newspaper reading.
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