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Laura
Activities Director
Activities Director
Turkey Quiz
In preparation for celebrating American Thanksgiving with my residents, I'm looking for a quiz on the animal turkey not the country LOL.
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Diane
Activity Director
Activity Director
Halloween & Fall Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween and Fall Trivia
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Elisha
CNA
CNA
Read-Along Story Time
I have been looking for something like this, thank you for sharing :)
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National
NTRS
NTRS
Herb Brooms for Halloween
Residents love this very creative idea. Thank you for sharing,
much appreciated!
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Princess
Mind & Memory Programming Coordinator
Mind & Memory Programming Coordinator
Finish The Proverbs #1
The residents that I work with really do love these activities. They are really good at answering each one. Not too challenging but so much fun. Absolutely love this site.
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1 year ago
Lucky Dog Card Game
we also play this game for our residents, but we call it whoopie instead. they have a blast playing it. And the winner either gets to pick out prizes or some days we play for quarters, and we play 6 g...
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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
I keep finding more and more awesome ideas everyone has created. The residents in the assisted living facility I help in loves the Armchair travel and the bingo ideas. The Halloween bingo with candy w...
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1 year ago
Ocean Facts and Interesting Trivia
This is my to go to place when our residents want something different on the calendars.
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Nichole
Activities Director
Activities Director
The Great Zombie Hunt
I've done a version of this for the past few years and it's been a big hit. About 10 days before Halloween I will hide 31 zombie pictures (laminated and about 2x3.5 inches in size) through our buildin...
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1 year ago
Newsletter Template - August 2026
This is exactly what Im looking for and I am so grateful that I can download it all and its easy and large font for the residents. This helps me as I am 3 months in to the industry and didn't know whe...
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Bellevue
Lifestyle Coordinator
I use the golden carers site every week for activity ideas and it is all very useful. I host a happy hour for our residents each fortnight. I have used all the jokes and riddles and was wondering if s...
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Kelly
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Want to start a pen pal system for my residents just wondering if anyone is interested in being a sister facility and Residents can write and email to one another
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Nikki
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
The History of Bingo Presentation
Bite sized individually wrapped chocolates are the winnings at our centre.
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Margaret
CHSP CoOrdinator
CHSP CoOrdinator
DIY Race Horses
Hi, I made my own horses for the Melbourne cup.
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Farmington Station
Programming Team
Programming Team
South African Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: South African Bingo
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Erinn
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Place the Face - This or That Visual Quiz
We love this! Residents love to guess and brings such smiles and chuckles! Thank you!
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1 year ago
Monsters Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Monster Bingo
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Cgv
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Name the Carpentry Tools
I like this idea of various tools, and could add to this with items from our home toolbox to add to the program.
In past years, I created a program of "hammers" . Where they originated from, and s...
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Cgv
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Find the Hidden Objects - Autumn Harvest Festival
A good activity for intellectual intervention. And physical intervention -fine motor skills. Thank you for sharing.
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Tracey
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Word Game 3
Our mid-high functioning residents love this game. They always look forward to the activity when included in the calendar. They get a prize when they answer the 9 letter word.
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Zoom In Guessing Game #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom out
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Who Am I? Classic Stars
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom Out
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Madison
Rec T
Rec T
Zoom In Guessing Game #3
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Zoom in & Zoom out- EYES
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ZANDRA
Specialist II
Specialist II
13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors
Good morning, I enjoy reminiscing activities with the clients. It gives them an opportunity to reflect on their youth.
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Kim
Dementia Care Activity Professional
Dementia Care Activity Professional
Hello Everyone,
I can't tell you how excited to have my own account with Golden Carers. I have been using it on my current job but will be leaving soon and wanted to continue to have this resource....
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Crick Activity
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Jewellery Making
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Jewellery making
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Life
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
American History Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Random American History Quiz
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Flags of the World Multiple Choice Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Flags Trivia
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Sylvia
Activities Director
Activities Director
The Great Zombie Hunt
Thanks for all your Support and creativity that you share w/ us is really helpful , sometimes we really are very busy a lot of work and not enough time to do so many things we would want to do , a...
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Crick Activity
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
Clay Pinch pot making
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Clay Pinch pot making
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Sudeep
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Community Hub Co-ordinator
Australian Flowers Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Flower Trivia
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1 year ago
Kiwiana Logo Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: New Zealand - Kiwiana LOGO Quiz
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1 year ago
Build Your Own Pizza
Hi Yvette . This is such a great idea. I would love to do this with our residents. Thanks Yvette.
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Diane
Activity Director
Activity Director
Match the Song Lyrics
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Finish the Song Lyric Worksheet
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1 year ago
The Envelope Game
Kind of like Dirty Santa. I'm calling this one Dirty Money! Sounds fun!
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Kaylene
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Shell Angel Decorations
These look lovely and easy to make. You could add a little extra glitter on the shell, too!
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Elizabeth
Wellbeing Officer
Wellbeing Officer
Feather Collage
Love all your ideas, makes my workload so much easier
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Bailey
Director
Director
Catholic Saints Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Catholic Saint's wordsearch
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Beth
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Cheers & Beers: Oktoberfest Beer Tasting
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cheers Beers!
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Tori
Well-being Services manager
Well-being Services manager
Find the Hidden Objects - Autumn Harvest Festival
This one is really interesting and all our residents loved it! Thankyou so much for introducing these activities.
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Eileen
Recreation Manager
Recreation Manager
Love this! I think it is so cute. I'm having a country duo coming to entertain us. I think I will play this game in the late morning, to get them in the mood!
Thank You
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Pam
Lead Co-ordinator
Lead Co-ordinator
I absolutely love this website and am so very grateful for all the hard work, ideas, and input that is put into this!
I'm a Co-ordinator of a friendship group for the over 65's in West Bridgford, N...
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Freya
Activities Therapist
Activities Therapist
I work in a long-term care facility where we have a significant amount of young adults. I work on a unit where my youngest resident is 43 and my oldest is 107. In talking with some of them, I realize...
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Freya
Activities Therapist
Activities Therapist
80's Slang
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 80's Slang
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Freya
Activities Therapist
Activities Therapist
Back to the 80s Bash
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Back to the 80's
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Mere Brook Enhanced Day Care Centre
Daytime Support Manager
13 Nights 'till Halloween
Looks like there are good ideas
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Lawrence
Carer
Carer
Food Anagrams
My residents love these! Please make some more! (I have nearly done all of the anagram quizzes on this site now) Thanks in advance
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Crick Activity
Well Being Leader
Well Being Leader
How to Host a Natural History Club
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Natural History Club
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