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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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Katya
Activities Coordinater
Activities Coordinater
This Day in History for Seniors: July
You are welcome as you are a wonderful bunch of people that really take the time to help us find great activities.
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8 years ago
The Role of Assessment in Person-Centered Care
doing a project an need some ideas
my question is
Explain your process for advocating on behalf of a client and keeping the client informed on progress
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Fiona
activity co-ordinator
activity co-ordinator
Looking for suggestions , we have a gentleman in the Memory support section with challeging behavours . Going into the fridge ( have placed safety locks , no entry and stop signs to no success ) , h...
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Trisha
Life Engagement Director
Life Engagement Director
Hello,
I would like to label my sensory bins with a)what is inside..but most importantly b) who it benefits..and why it would benefit them. Any resources to make that a little easier for me?
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Sally
Activities coordinator
Activities coordinator
Elderflower Cordial
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Elderflower cordial
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Chocolate Quiz
Love this site.......use a lot of the activity ideas
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8 years ago
5 Engaging Read-Aloud Activities for Seniors
I've been reading weekly at a long-term care residence in our small town for over a year. James Herriot's books have been a real hit - he's the English vet who practiced in Yorkshire, and wrote about...
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Bronwyn
Leisure & Lifestyle Carer
Wheel of fortune
I played this game with my residents yesterday. We had a ball. However they loved my wheel the best. I made the wheel part with numbers out of cardboard and blue tacked it onto a spare wheelchair w...
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Nellie
Volunteer Actually Director
Volunteer Actually Director
Remembering 1966
Just love all the awesome activities. Thank you
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Sue
Activities Coordinator/carer
Activities Coordinator/carer
Air Dry Clay Flower Pot Craft
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Air drying clay
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Joanna
Community Engagement Support Worker
Community Engagement Support Worker
Intergenerational Activities: Making the most of our local community
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Intergenerational working & making the most of our local community.
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Joanna
Community Engagement Support Worker
Community Engagement Support Worker
Hi there, I have a dilemma & it's one that I'm NOT going to let beat me!!
I completely 'get' that data needs protecting but I'm really struggling with the stuff surrounding the taking of photographs....
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Katya
Activities Coordinater
Activities Coordinater
This Day in History for Seniors: July
The care quality commission inspectors looked at the activities I printed off from this website and they were very impressed. So thank you again!
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Marissa
Activities Director
Activities Director
Dollar Tree Auction
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Auction
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
The Amazing Human Body - True or False?
i think they'll like this. THANK YOU FOR CONTINUING TO THINK OF GREAT IDEAS!
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Karen
DT
DT
We are in the process of painting our Demintia Unit. Is there any special paint colours to use? At the moment the unit is painted pastel colours and looks very dull. We are loooking at painting murals...
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NTHP
NHS
NHS
Hi.
We are a team which works in a UK hosptial. Our a team consists of healthcare assistants who care for and support patients, on a 1:1 basis, whom present with behaviours which challenge.
I was...
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Cornelya
DT
DT
4th of July Jell-o Dessert
They look like very fun activities for my residents.
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Michelle
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi I'm wanting to start a nutriotion class at our facility. I am wanting to do some reintegration training. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Looking for resources
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Kay E
Activities
Activities
Hi, I am brand new to this role and so grateful for Golden Carers and to the community here for all that you do for newbies like me! I was wondering if anyone's got ideas for a FIFA World Cup 2018 the...
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8 years ago
I have been using Golden Carers for almost 8 years, and no matter what, I always turn to you guys to give me wonderful resources ideas, It's a no fail system. I love the JOKES, my residents and I alwa...
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Sharron
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Hello- Does anyone have any ideas for Montessori activities in the MSU to assist with increased appetite or assist with behaviors?
Thanks,
Sharron
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Lisa
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Tea Pot planters
These were a hit with my lovely group of residents. We filled with artificial flowers, and placed on tables as a centerpiece. Thanks for the idea!
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Aimee
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Hi can anyone recommend a good upbeat armchair aerobics dvd with music well known to the older generation?
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Match-Up Cards
these are great images. thank you for sharing
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Frith
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Hi I am an Activities Coordinator in Auckland New Zealand. Are there any others who belong to Golden Carers who live here. I am trying to find some good outside entertainment fro the residents when...
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Christina
recreational officer
recreational officer
This Day in History for Seniors: July
really like this day in History , amid all the other wonderfull ideas you give to us !!
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Claire
Tecaher
Tecaher
I want to play musical bingo with my group. When I was planning my activities a few months ago I found a resource- which I'm sure was on here but I cant find it now. It was a list of appropriate songs...
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Barb
PCA
PCA
Words in Words Group Game
I've been playing this game for yrs with my residents. We call it search a word. And usually use sayings, like Beautiful Spring Day or Memorial Day Today... Resident love covering the board
with wor...
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Lalaine
Life Style Officer
Life Style Officer
12 Tips for Writing Progress Notes
This site is really helpful and useful. I am so thankful and glad that I joined this site. People here were great!!! Love you all
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Jennifer
Activity Director
Activity Director
Peanut Auction
Fun idea! I do auctions every so often with fake money that I found (clip art). I just printed the money on paper, cut them out and give them each the same amount of money. I do $15.00 each. I made a...
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello I am searching for weekend activity ideas from those that has the weekend off. Thank you in advance.
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Barb
PCA
PCA
Okay, I just signed on for goldencarers and I haven't stopped printing up activities. I work as a PCA in assisted living facility and have done the calender for 9 yrs. We , the staff, do all our activ...
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This is such a good forum for sharing ideas. I loved the Aussie Bingo and the quizzes are fantastic. I particularly liked the one about birds, the residents were very good at that one.
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