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1 month ago
Short Story Jokes #26
I love these short story jokes. Can you tell me where I can get some more please?
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Andi
Executive Director
Executive Director
Comic Strip Shuffle
Is there a link to more?
This is such a great idea.
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Kathryn
Social Support Coordinator
Social Support Coordinator
How to Plan Activities for Mixed-Ability Groups
Its an important topic and I'm glad your raised it. We get such a mix of residents with all different abilities and I think its an area we all struggle with. There are some great ideas for working wit...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Music Playlists Your Residents Will Love
Good Stuff. We now have an i-pad to plug into the big screen TV. Appreciated!
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UnitingSA
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Father-Offspring: Famous Pairs
It would be great if you could click one section at a time to show the photo - without the information on the left which gives the answer away. Otherwise they can read the answer.
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Peter
Recreation
Recreation
Torn Paper Lighthouse Craft
Our residents enjoyed the Torn Paper Lighthouse Craft. I thought I saw another type of this craft someplace on the site. Can anyone help me locate it? If not on the site if anyone can recommend whe...
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Libbi
Senior Living
Senior Living
Song Pictionary
Please make more of these! It was a big hit with our Assisted Living Group!
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Yolanda
Assisted Daily Living Recreation Worker
Assisted Daily Living Recreation Worker
Cards of Gratitude
Do you have printable thank you cards? I have only found these
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1 month ago
Short Story Jokes #25
I am wondering where you get the Short Story Jokes from? I used #25 that you have issued and desperately need more. Is there a book or a link you can help me with please?
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Cath
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
The Beatles Music Bingo
Is there a spotify playlist link for this Beatles Bingo?
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Linda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to Plan Activities for Mixed-Ability Groups
Thank you for talking about activities for mixed ability residents. This is typical of the care home I work in and struck a chord. I often feel like I am struggling to tailor an activity for all abili...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Seated Exercises for Dementia
These are great, Robert! We also tap both feet to favorite music - at the same time. If we cannot get a great amount of movement, the tapping to music is fantastic! Gotta love Johnny Cash songs!
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Hand Mobility Exercises
Thank you Steph. We will be hiring a new Rehab Aid, and these tools will come in helpful.
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Marilyn
Social Support Assistant
Social Support Assistant
Hello, thank you for all the great ideas you have. I'm looking for a template with dietary requirements, especially with allergies as a new client with early-stage dementia has joined the group and h...
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Mary Jane
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dog Lover’s Multiple Choice Quiz
This is a very good activity. Our residents love dog visits and are proud of themselves when they have the answers to trivia. The ones with the clues with the pictures are helpful for those with the m...
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Brandi
Director of ABIDE Respite Ministries
Director of ABIDE Respite Ministries
Phantom of the Opera Masks
Perfect! We're doing a week all about musicals - this is what we needed!
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Holly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Make a Musical Rainstick
This is a great idea!
I will try this as a group craft with our local kindergarten when they visit.
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julieanne
Wellbeing manager
Wellbeing manager
AFL Tipping 2026
could we possibly get a first second and third certificate to present at the finish
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julieanne
Wellbeing manager
Wellbeing manager
AFL Tipping 2026
Thankyou so much for all these wonderful forms
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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
George Washington Quiz
Fun and interesting. Thanks for all everyone does on this site.ares is the best.
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Eleanor
Administrator
Administrator
Patriotic Paper Rosettes
We enjoyed making these rosettes for Bastille Day. I created a template which produces a stripy rosette, if you follow the instructions on the Youtube tutorial. The template creates 2 rosettes - jus...
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2 months ago
Horse Breeds Around the World
Do you think this would work as one of those mini flip book quizzes.... Printing smaller laminating and creating a flip book I mean
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UnitingSA
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
AFL footy tipping sheets - Are there any for round 23 and 24? I am told they are needed but not here.
Many thanks
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Tara
Recreation Manager
Recreation Manager
10 Assisted Living Week Activities
I thought the theme this year was "Shining Through the Years" for National Assisted Living week Sept. 13-19th
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Basia
Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
Program Manager & Volunteer Coordinator
Pick a Stick... "Me Too!" Game
Cath. This was so much fun! We are a new Dementia Day Center. Currently our guest base has a really wide capacity range. This was a super fun way to get all engaged. I did drop the 'I wish' series...
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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Words Starting with TH Quiz
The was fun, thanks .
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Deborah
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
The Price is Right Game
I do this with our residents, and also include things like the price of a family car or the price of a three bed house, a family holiday abroad for 4, the cost of going to the swimming pool etc Some...
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Lisa
Activity Director
Activity Director
What does everyone's Activity Participation Record look like ? Skilled Nursing Facility long term/STR. Want to change mine but still State appropriate. Takes an hour for my aides to do every day :{....
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Judd
IT Administrator
IT Administrator
Nine-Letter Word Puzzles
We play this activity in a group game and I called it target letter. Our residents enjoy playing and participating in this group game. They corrected each other and laughed together.
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Dog Lover’s Multiple Choice Quiz
Thank you Sudeep. We cannot wait to try all the dog programs on this day!
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Sharon
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
AFL Tipping 2026
Thank you for the participation certificate. Also has anyone made a 'weekly' winner certificate?
Thanks
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Hand Mobility Exercises
Excellent, thank you Steph. Perfect idea for after hand pamper on Sunday mornings.
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Calgary Stampede Quiz
Well done, Josh. Will save this one for Monday afternoon! Calgary Stampede has concluded, and our local Bull Busting took place last Friday, but we can carry on the tradition through the month of J...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Managing Dementia Challenges in Group Activities
This information comes at a good time. Thank you Haley.
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
Recreation and Rehab Mgr
The Blind Traveller Who Experienced the World
Thank you, Steph. an interesting read, and a short video on you tube along with your information. I have added to our August calendar.
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Antoinette
Vibrant Living Coordinator
Vibrant Living Coordinator
Cupcake Flower Collage
I can't wait to do this with our residents. I just know they will love it!
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Sheila
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Volunteer Arts/crafts Assistant
Western Quiz
This was a lot of fun Residents loved it.. You all do a great job. Thanks
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Linda
Activity Director
Activity Director
Jalisco Fan Dancers
Just love these, great for assisted living residents
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Carol
Lifestyle and Leisure Co-ordinator
Lifestyle and Leisure Co-ordinator
AFL Tipping 2026
Are there any more sheets after August 9th for the football tipping and do you have any football participation sheets for the residents? Thank you
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Judith Prince
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You’re quite a special angel for assisting everyone here. It takes a special kind of person to work with seniors - they are so often not given the respect or credit they deserve for having lived such long, meaningful lives. Thank you again for the wonderful ideas.
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