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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Alphabet Game
I like doing surnames are also a profession or linked to their background & what someone might have done for a living, like abbot, archer, baker, carpenter, driver, English, fisher, gardener, hunter,...
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8 years ago
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
We have had an April Showers... (bring May flowers) Rainbow Party and used a version of this finish the sayings, idioms and proverbs game as part of the program. Our seniors just loved it!
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Joanne
Activities Coordinators Team
Activities Coordinators Team
Hello everyone from Chichester, West Sussex, UK! We have just joined and would like to say hello!
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Christine
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Registered Diversional & Recreational Therapist
Balloon Bowling
We played this today, and it was a lot of fun. Participants laughed and enjoyed using long pool noodles to bat the balloon and knock down the bowling pins. Great game! There was a few observing that u...
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Clodagh
Activity CoOrdinator
Activity CoOrdinator
Group Art Project: Sunflower Collage
Lovely idea using sunflowers to cheer up the residents with the dull weather at the moment and at the same time each person being creative.
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Anna
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Frederic Chopin Biography - Poet of the Piano
Thank you for this, being Polish it has a special meaning to me, I will introduce some of Chopin’s music to my residents x
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Rhyming Riddles 5
From the bottom of my heart, THANK YOU!
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Marjorie
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Alphabet Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Alphabet Game
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Morgan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi everyone, I am running into a problem and myself and the others in the admin team are not sure where to go next. We have a separate unit for our residents who have advanced dementia. There are usua...
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Vikki
manager
manager
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
Just came across this game and wanted to Thank you so much for the time and effort you have put into this, it's fabulous and I can't wait to play this with our residents next Australia Day if we wait...
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
Share your Poems
I'm late to the party, here, but Robert Frost is one of my favorite poets. Most older Americans will recognize "Stopping By the Woods on a Snowy Evening" or "The Mending Wall," and since Frost wrote...
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8 years ago
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
I have been knitting twiddle muffs and am wondering if you can give me a contact person in Sydney to whom I can give them. I have given about 50 away so far but these people do not need any more.
Th...
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Kim
Community Services Manager
Community Services Manager
Hand Massage & Nail Care
On many occasions I've used hand massage and nail therapy as a diversional tactic to reduce anxiety and stress in our high dementia members. The one on one interaction is reassuring. 99%, find the exp...
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Pat
Activities
Activities
How to write Progress Notes
how to write a significant change progress note
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Mandy
Lifestyle and Well being Team Leader
Lifestyle and Well being Team Leader
Charades Game for Seniors
We played for the first time yesterday and had a great giggle. We played as a group and mostly seated. It was heaps of fun and I had only positive feedback from everyone.
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8 years ago
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
My Grandmother died in the local nursing home of dementia, now my Mother has it and I am trying to keep her here in her home so she will hopefully do better in familiar surroundings. I read and try an...
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Mary Magdalena
Activity Supervisor
Activity Supervisor
Hi, everyone! Any body who knows Online Training of credible Activity Director?
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Mandy
Lifestyle and Well being Team Leader
Lifestyle and Well being Team Leader
Hi everyone, after a discussion with our residents today they suggested doing a pantomime for Christmas. Does anyone know of a short comical pantomime we may be able to use, thanks in advance.
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Kathie
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
hi, sorry to be so technical, Jean Shrimpton wore her mini dress to the Melb Derby Day, as one resident did tell me, she was there on the day.
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Julie
Programs Planning Coordinator
Programs Planning Coordinator
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
Looks Fab! Will definitely give a go with my customers. Thank you :)
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Melissa
HCP Coordinator
How to write Progress Notes
Progress notes are an ongoing struggle for all, this is a great little refresher. Thanks!
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Victoria
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Do any of you have resident's profiles posted in their rooms as talking points for nursing staff or volunteers to use? I would like to have something printed that I can fill in blanks to display in ea...
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Diane
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Charades Game for Seniors
I introduced Charades about 4 months ago and it's now a favorite. It took a while to get people out for it but once they saw how fun it was it didn't take long to get a bigger group together. We tru...
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8 years ago
DIY Musical Bingo
This is a great idea. I've used this and created my own bingo cards with songs that we sing using a free app that makes the bingo cards for you so that its relevant to my group.
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Carol
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
Fantastic Quiz idea. Thanks
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Tricia
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Charades Game for Seniors
Charades is one of the most fun activities - family played it this past Christmas. It is incredibly challenging to do everything with sign language and not speak while you are doing this. Good on yo...
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Melissa
Ain
Ain
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
I made 3 of them with different textures of material sewed buttons ribbon on them including pitchers on them as well they live them
Thanks
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Christa
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
Balloon Bowling
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Competitive tabletop badminton balloon bowling (it makes sense, I promise)
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Maude
Leisure therapist
Leisure therapist
Hi everyone !
What are you doing for St-Patrick's Day?
I already look in the files for St-Patrick's day celebration...
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Maude
Leisure therapist
Leisure therapist
Hello everybody! I need suggestions... I work as a recreational therapist in 2 different centers. The organization I work for comes from the federal government. The ministry is asking us to have an ac...
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Maria
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I work as lifestyle asst and when we have cooking I supervise the residents involve in cooking. I ask them to wash their hands and dry, wear gloves, apron and hair net. Others are happy watching and...
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Anne
Coordinator Carer Support Services
Coordinator Carer Support Services
How to Avoid Burnout
Hi, compassion fatigue is an issue we could talk about for days. Unpaid family carers; individual workers supporting carers and families, as well as volunteers who have stepped up into a volunteering...
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Dima
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Hi Everyone, what do you consider to be music therapy?
Is it residents sitting in a room on their own or in a group just listening to music?
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Renee
Music Practitioner
Music Practitioner
Poetry Remix
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cut & Paste Poems (World Poetry Day)
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Melinda
Co-ordinator
Co-ordinator
hi everyone
im after some good ideas for guest speakers for my social support group any ideas that would interest them?
im hoping to organise some morning teas with guest speakers
any ideas would b...
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Johnette
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This is a fabulous resource!! I use it everyday.... Thank you Golden Carers !!!!
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Julie
Director Of Lifestyle Enrichment
Director Of Lifestyle Enrichment
This Day in History for Seniors: March
Thank you so much for this day in history. Our residents really enjoy and look forward to this during our morning visits. It opens up questions and conversations between both residents and staff makin...
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Deirdre
Retired
Retired
Amazing Trees of the World
Really enjoying the wealth of ideas and experiences on your site! Very glad to have this resource.
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8 years ago
Cover the Number - Dice Game
Thanks Joanne! We're always on the lookout for new dice games.
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello everyone first I want to thank Golden carers for having an awesome website. This website has taken a lot of pressure off me and has helped me in being so creative. Do anyone have ideas for birth...
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Lynn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Coffee Club
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Coffee club
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karen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
International Flag Decorations
Hi
Could we please have the flag for Sth Korea re the Winter Olympics?. Also, do you have a template for the games in Pyeong Chang this year?. Thank you for a great site.
Cheers
Karen
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Anita
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
I bought tennis balls for residents to use instead of paint brushes, it was a lot easier for the residents to hold onto. Will definitely use the tennis balls again for painting.
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Alejandra
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Decrease Problem Behaviors
One of my residents, she needs to go around and around in circles in her wheelchair. She gets so tired, then she call for HELP me please.
Today I remember that she loves to sing, so I put her favor...
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