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Val
Leisure & Lifestyle
Leisure & Lifestyle
Free Activity Calendar for Seniors
OMG, the new calendar is fantastic. love the back rounds.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Has anyone gotten a grant or written grant for their department???
If so what did you use the grant for ???
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Sue
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Good afternoon,
I have been asked to do a short survey around food specifically in regards to different cultures. I have never had to do a survey before, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Sue
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Vocabulary Synonyms Quiz
This is terrific! THANK YOU!
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8 years ago
I volunteer at the music therapy group at an aged care facility where the residents in the group are at different levels of needing care. Some are at very advanced stages of dementia others at early s...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hidden Equations Number Search #1
this is a great idea. You can have the residents create another one by using the blank word search grid https://www.goldencarers.com/blank-word-search-grid-for-residents/5160/
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8 years ago
Games for People Living with Dementia
Hi there! When I worked with adults, I used logic games: Rush Hour, Chocolate Fix, Smart Cookies, and Clever Castle. I also played Taboo, Pictionary, Boggle, Scrabble, Charades, and Scattergories. You...
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8 years ago
Music Playlists Your Residents Will Love
My mom died of Alzheimer's 2 years this week. I would have loved to had this information. I did a lot of these activities with her since it was my mom I knew her likes and dislikes. She would LOVED to...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Changes Over the Years
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member
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8 years ago
Egg Carton Bingo
This souds great! I'm going to try try this and I will let you know the out come!! :)
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
I just want to let you know, I really Iam glad to be your member, i am learning so much with your information and daily activities I create with your help. My residents are so happy and the is the wor...
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Clare
Retired
Retired
I am looking for an Activity plan for a session on school days, can anyone help with any songs that were sung in Assembley in the 1950's? or any fun activities that all the group at various stages cou...
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8 years ago
Rhyming Riddles 6
Thank you so much for your feedback Pamela, this means so much to us!
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Shevell
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
Egg Carton Bingo
I really like this, I am going to do this with plastic Easter Eggs since I have a ton in storage. Great idea, love this!!!!! Thanks
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William
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Death By Chocolate a Murder Mystery
Hi, what a great idea for a themed dinner. I'm planning on hosting this at my facility. Is this something I need to purchase off of Amazon? Also do you have any other tips or suggestions to make this...
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Pamela
Activity Coordinator For Older People
Activity Coordinator For Older People
Rhyming Riddles 6
I am so pleased I joined golden carers . The resources are brilliant and made my job easier, more fun and so much more interesting . I work at a day centre for the elderly and they love all the ideas...
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Robyn
Rao
Rao
Egg Carton Bingo
Love the idea am new to the Golden Cares anything that will help us and give the residents something new to do is a bonus.
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Rowena
Lifestyle Officer
Lifestyle Officer
Hi everyone can anyone suggest bus trip destination for my residents around New South Wales Sydney wherein they can enjoy scenery and/or feeding animals for free? Thanks!
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Nathan
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
I was recently put in charge of the activity department for our nursing home(s) and post-acute rehabilitation facility, in addition to our assisted living facility. I have an employee that is having a...
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Marguerite
Support Person
Support Person
Egg Carton Bingo
what a great idea. Even our residents with Intellectual disabilities could play this.
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Christine
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Name That Scent
I created a sensory theme afternoon, with essential oils burning, strawberry scented candles, lava lamps, salt lamps, electric lighting, soothing music, herbs to smell, salted dough and mystery bean b...
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Ria
Leisure and Health
Leisure and Health
Solve the Riddles
During our morning tea our residents thoroughly enjoyed the riddles. Hope to see more riddles on this site. Thank you
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Jayleen
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
This Day in History for Seniors: September
I had no idea Golden Carers posted something like this! LOVE IT - and so will the residents.
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Carole
Chairperson
Chairperson
Poems for September
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Poems for September
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Yvonne
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Give Back Bingo
Love this idea! Do you buy the items beforehand or do you provide the list and ask the resident to pick and buy it later?
Thank you
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Tracey
Activity Director
Activity Director
Egg Carton Bingo
Cute idea for multi-generational "Bingo"! I'm def. going to try this, but instead of buying table tennis balls I will use my easter eggs....we already have tons of them. Thanks for the idea.
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Christine
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Tea Tasting
I organised this with two different groups and each one got very positive feedback. Set the table nicely with colourful tablecothes, lace doilies, fresh flowers, china cups and saucers and little teap...
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Estia Health
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: September
Our residents love this. I tell them every morning what happened on this day.
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Melissa
Activities Director
Activities Director
Math Quiz #1
Please add more like this. I have a resident who came to an activity for the first time today in 3 years. I learned he loved math. I went back to my office and printed this out. Brought it to him and...
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Sally
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
How to Plan a Successful Family Night
Hi everyone, what a brilliant idea Haley, we have had a similar event for an evening with the theme being the annual State of Origin game between NSW and QLD during July, however I've found it a strug...
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Jess
Student
Student
hello, my name is Jess I’m a student in year 12 and I’m doing my hsc design and technology major work I’m making a sensory lap tray for people with dementia and I need just one more thing for my portf...
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8 years ago
How to motivate residents in long term care
I have invited the local daisy troop to visit and have planned to invite Boy Scouts as well. We will garden, Cook and help with their badges.
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Sotiana
Leisure &Lifestyle Officer
Leisure &Lifestyle Officer
Match the Songs with The Movies
I love GOLDEN CARERS WEBSITE.....all queries answered.. what an absolute asset I cannot go without it.
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Carol
Manager
Manager
Egg Carton Bingo
Good evening, are you able to please post a photo of the egg cup/board? Sounds like an awesome game to play!
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Heather
Concierge
Concierge
Hi, I have loved one in a memory support unit of a highly touted senior living facility. I have seen a lot of shortcomings in the activities program, so I signed up as a volunteer, hoping to make a di...
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Deborah
Pal
Pal
How do you get the careers to bring the residents to the activity. Iv tried activity timetables and we have activity displays but still no joy
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Deborah
Pal
Pal
Hello everyone. I am a pal in a care home with a wide range of ability. Im looking for a arm chair exercise dvd for people with limit movement and easy to follow. Any ideas
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Coral
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
Hi Every one.
I assist thirty six residents in a secure unit that have different stages of dementia ranging from advanced, middle and then through to mild stages of the disease with different stages...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Give Back Bingo
That is a wonderful idea because many residents like to get back to the community I feel they can't
This is a good way for them to do that
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello I have a question? Can you make a matching activity like the one you have under Dementia (name that car) with movie stars pictures and old sitcoms with their names? Thanks Sunya Sauls
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Lori
LPN, SSD/AD
LPN, SSD/AD
Give Back Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Give Back Bingo
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Sylvia
Activities Director
Activities Director
Balloon Tennis
I love this game residents enjoy using the Noodle , the colors . They laugh and socialize together , thank you .
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Rhyming Riddles #10
Once again, THANK YOU Golden Carers! We like these riddles very much!
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Nicki
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
I enjoy using the calendars they have here. So easy to edit. However I would like to be able to save the calendar and add FUN edits, such as clip art etc. Has anyone figured that out yet?
I thought...
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