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Kathryn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Funny Skit: "O Soldier, Won’t You Marry Me?"
I love this idea. We're going to try it. Very cute!
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Tina
Programs Supervisor For Senior Living
Programs Supervisor For Senior Living
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
I currently do a monthly birthday party with a cake and luncheon entertainment to follow. Seems a little boring not a lot of residents why attend their own birthday. I like your ideas.
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Jayleen
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
I Spy
This is great! I do a similar activity with my residents from the patio in their units. "Fresh Air I Spy". We don't have many opportunities to take outings, so I plant a few "trinkets" around the seat...
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Lifestyle ToorakGardens
Lifestyle
thank you for the great article about families and supporting them in aged care
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Robyn
Healthy Ageing Advocate
Healthy Ageing Advocate
Hi all!
We'd like to do some flower arranging in our residential facility but are short on funds. It might sound like a funny question but does anybody have any suggestions on how to access flowers/...
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Melanie Felicity
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
I Spy
I love I spy and have often played it with residents. It is especially good to use for naming things that we use and live with every day.
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Katya
Activities Coordinater
Activities Coordinater
Hi! Everyone. I have a resident that is really interested in science when she was at school so I am looking for some ideas so that I create some activities for her.
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Danelle
Dementia Unit Coordinator
Dementia Unit Coordinator
I am need of quick, entertaining activities for my males on my dementia unit. We have a few at the beginning stages that need different activities.
Thank you!
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Sianne
Day Service Coordinator
Day Service Coordinator
Hi all, just wondered if anyone has any ideas for activities in this hot weather, want to get residents in the garden but don't think they'd really enjoy anything too strenuous in this heat?
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Power of Touch in Senior Care
I have add to my schedulle this program and my residents love it
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Cadence
None
None
7 Ways to Celebrate the FIFA World Cup
HOIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
The Power of Touch in Senior Care
More to learn. Very helpful your article on the power of touch. I am activity leader in a nursing home. I love to give a hugs and i do manicure time , I did some of your suggestions of your article ....
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
Pampering Facials for Senior Care
I've been activity leader in a nursing home for four years. I was promoted to take in charge as a Director of Activities. Any suggestion how to get some voluntaries to be involved in my beauty Therapy...
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Sharon
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi,
I've been making African drums today and am doing a group activity tomorrow " Making music" although thinking about it now I'm worried it's just going to be a cacophony of sound rather than musi...
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Julie
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
Sundownder Music
does anyone have any other specific links you like to use on You tube? We run a wellness group- once we've applied massage and heatpacks we like to let the residents choose what they would like to wa...
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Pat
Volunteer
Volunteer
4th of July Jell-o Dessert
I was thinking of a July 4 activity and I just see this. I will certainly try this for fourth of July.
Taking this opportunity to say THANK YOU for the activity ideas. This website is my saviou...
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Kym
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Very helpful .. thank you so much for all your hard work
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Lawonder
LED
LED
Wreath Decoration for US Independence Day
looks really fun and enjoyable
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi! I work in an Assisted Living facility as the Activity Director. I was wondering if you have any ideas on how to handle rudeness in residents. Two of them are mostly rude to the people with mem...
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Kay
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Comedy Night
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Comedy Night
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Your Health
Care
Care
World Chocolate Day Menu
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: World Chocolate Day
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8 years ago
How to host an Olympic Games Theme Day
Thank you! These activities are great. I will use them with my summer camp for Olympics Day.
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Gloria
Activies Coordinator
Activies Coordinator
The Power of Touch in Senior Care
I found your article on the power of touch excellent. It’s possible to gain their trust by holding a hand, a smile means everything to a elderly person . Sometimes it is only touch remains as a form...
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Michael
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi everyone I thought I should introduce myself. My name is Michelle I have been an activity coordinator for 7 weeks now , I am from Scotland and work in a care home with 45 residents with mixed nee...
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Michelle
Activity Director
Activity Director
Does anyone do a sports stats board? I have had male residents request something like this. They want something to keep track of who's playing when and scores. Open to any ideas on the subject.
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Angelika
Lifestyle Carer
Lifestyle Carer
I Spy
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: I Spy
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Lifestyle Salisbury
Lifestyle
Intergenerational Activities: Making the most of our local community
Yes its fantastic we have been working with schools and play groups for years now it brings so much joy.
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Tracey
Coordinator
Coordinator
Beatitudes for Friends of the Aged
Beautiful poem I'm going to put in our news letter
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Nathan
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
Where do you get the books?
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Olivia
Student
Student
I'm looking to study a course in Aged Care, however I'm not sure where to begin. I'm located in Vic and saw that there will be free TAFE courses from 2019 in this article:
https://www.training.com...
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Kim
lifestyle
lifestyle
Group Art Project: Sunflower Collage
Thank you for sharing this wonderful idea. Our ladies really enjoyed making these beautiful happy sunflowers. Everyone was able to participate in this group activity and it was a wonderful activity th...
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Cheryl
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
Dollar Tree Auction
Fantastic idea! Will try this and give you feedback. Cheers!
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8 years ago
Giant Snakes and Ladders for any size group
Great tips Carol, thanks for sharing!
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8 years ago
The Importance of Client Assessment in Residential Care
There is an article regarding advocacy here:
https://www.goldencarers.com/advocacy-the-rights-of-elders/4383/
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Nicole
Activities Director In Training
Activities Director In Training
Activities that I can run with the elderly in a nursing home?
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Judith
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
What's In the Bag
I have a large box of assorted items such as watch, spoon, clothes peg, toffee hammer a real assortment of items.
I put an item in the bag and invite residents to put their hands in to try and ide...
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Jane
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi Everyone
I have just started working as a DT in an aged care facility and we are having a BBQ lunch and have invited the families along. It isn’t a huge event like a family fun day but I wanted s...
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Clare
Retired
Retired
Which Transport is Faster
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Which transport is faster
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Julie
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Football World Cup Quiz
Football world quiz will include this in my weekly planner to include families staff and residents .Decorate lounge with flags and a football to trigger memories especially. The l966 World Cup Gre...
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barbara
Admin Manager
Admin Manager
Memory Game
Does anybody have the Bertie the beetle game that they could share?
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Ashley
Certified Activity Director
Certified Activity Director
My facility is about to open a LTC facility. I am going to be the activity director in our LTC. I am trying to make an activity assessment form. I need help
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8 years ago
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
I would take my mom to the local library and watch You Tube videos, searching for things like "babies laughing" and cute baby animals, etc. She enjoyed them, and it's nice to spend time in a public p...
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Sharon
Care Coordinater/carer
Care Coordinater/carer
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Some work I have done with my residents. The tree is an idea from here.
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Dawn
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
Air Dry Clay Flower Pot Craft
This is lovely and very practical My residents love planting and this is another lovely useable project - Thank you
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Carol
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Giant Snakes and Ladders for any size group
I got an old thermal curtain at an op shop. I drew the game on the plain side. The residents coloured it in and then we played the game. I got a large soft dice at a $2 shop. It has been a great hit.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Intergenerational Activities: Making the most of our local community
Well done Joanna, how lucky is your organization to have you around? Thank you very much
for sharing.
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8 years ago
Intergenerational Activities: Making the most of our local community
I started a programme similar to this in the fall of 2017. I contacted a teacher at a local elementary school to see if she would like to develop a relationship between her class and a retirement res...
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Cheron
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
How to Make a Simple Piñata
We are having a Mexican supper tomorrow, Colouring flags and doing our own pinata. Using some spanish cds , we have sombreros and I am doing a staff buffet for carers week.
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