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Natty
OTA
OTA
Hi where can I buy sing-a-long dvd's with lyrics as our dementia Residents love music. Cheers
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Wellington
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
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 daily. Sometimes I write the anagram on the board, so during the activity they are thinking about it. Ot...
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Murroona
Leisure & Lifetsyle
Leisure & Lifetsyle
Balloon Tennis
We do noodle Tennis sitting around a table and Day children join in the activity loved by all.
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Kerri
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hi Everyone
Recently I happened across a you tube clip titled "Dancing Hands" recorded in May 2008 by Mary Hopkins in Muncie, Indiana. I have contacted Liberty Village where she was working at the ti...
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Jodi
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
This Day in History for Seniors: February
LOVE THIS! thank you sooo much for this wonderful resource!
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Race Around Australia Trivia Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Race Around Australian Trivia game
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Chinese Zodiac Napkin Holders
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Chinese Zodiac Napkin holders
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Lori
Activity
Activity
Easter Wreaths
How do you color Easter eggs without being too messy for all Dementia residents
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8 years ago
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
Thank you the feedback survey was very helpful!
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
DIY Fortune Sticks
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Chinese fortune sticks - Craft
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Waitangi Day Craft Activity
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Waitangi Day Craft Activity
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Amber
My Day Out Program Assisstant
My Day Out Program Assisstant
This Day in History for Seniors: February
This is wonderful!! Our participants love hearing these every morning. Please keep them coming.
Amber from My Day Out in Pennsylvania
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Sally
Volunteer
Volunteer
I just love love love this site - each time I'm glued to the many and awesome ideas to engage with our seniors. I recently downloaded some of the crossword puzzles and these seniors are fabulous to w...
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Birthday / Family Discs
We have done something similar. We stuck each cake to the wall then used Velcro tabs to stick the names to each cake so that they can be removed if necessary. Sorry for the horrible photo.
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Bruce
Aged Care Volunteer
Aged Care Volunteer
Surburban Names and Aboriginal Meanings
FASCINATING - THE RESIDENTS AND I FOUND THIS INTRIGUING, MANY THANKS. ANY CHANCE OF MORE STATES BEING COVERED?
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(Millie)
Rao
Rao
This Day in History for Seniors: February
thanks for day in history, previously read from daily paper until they only printed morbid references, these much better
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Kathy
Leisure & Lifestyle Officer
Leisure & Lifestyle Officer
hi have a young 51 male who is mentally challenged at my facility, he has behavioural problems needs to be kept stimulated any failsafe ideas or he gets angry at other residents verbally and physicall...
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Kay
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello, Does anyone block off calendar time for Assessment Interviews? I was thinking about blocking off some time on our calendar (maybe 45 minutes every other day) for resident interviews, but don't...
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Ema
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Personalized Flowers
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name a flower
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8 years ago
This Day in History for Seniors: January
I would just like to thank you so much for This Day in History Activity for January, Care recipients have all stated they have enjoyed this Reading and are very knowledgeable and have added to some o...
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Almira
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
How to Decrease Problem Behaviors
A very informative article. Thank you for sharing.
Another way of decreasing problem behaviour is ball room dancing. I find this very effective where everyone loves to sing and dance especially thei...
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Cover the Number - Dice Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cover the number - Dice Game
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Anita
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Aussie Bingo
Joanne, I just know that our residents are really going to love playing this game. Thank you so much for sharing it. I have printed it already and the laminator is warming up! :-)
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Sophie
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
I trained as an OT. But this job is hard as I try to do group sessions but with 45 all having intrinsic and complicated skills matches. I am the only one doing my job and wonder how many work with a t...
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Shon
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day in History for Seniors: February
o boy!!! I was so HAPPY to see "This day in History" for the month of February please keep them coming. Thank You
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Manage Wandering in Dementia Care
This information is very helpful. We have a resident who becomes very anxious and wants to go home to her family. It is very difficult to console her some afternoons as she becomes very fixated on lea...
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8 years ago
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
I'm intrigued about trying these! I'm not sure my residents would be able to help make them but I'm sure they'd find them interested if I made them and had sensory sessions with them! Great idea.
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8 years ago
Birthday / Family Discs
This sounds like a lovely idea Amanda, if you end up making one, please send through a pic!
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8 years ago
Surburban Names and Aboriginal Meanings
Great idea! Thanks for posting this Joanne!
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8 years ago
What State is That Town From?
Love this, thanks so much for sharing so many wonderful ideas Joanne!
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8 years ago
Aussie Bingo
Wow what an amazing effort, thank you so much for sharing this Joanne!
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Aussie Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Aussie Bingo
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Surburban Names and Aboriginal Meanings
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Surburban Names and Aboriginal meanings
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
What State is That Town From?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What State is that town from?
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Hank
REC & ACT
REC & ACT
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
What an awesome idea! I am in the process of trying to involve some residents in fantasy Role-Playing-Game or table top RPG (think easier dungeons & Dragons) and it was met with some derision, this mi...
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Amanda
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Birthday / Family Discs
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Birthday / family discs.
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Claire
Dementia Care Worker
Dementia Care Worker
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Hi I work in dementia care unit and trying to get residents to take part can sometimes be hard , any simple games I could do that would keep them interested please
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Laura
Executive Director
Executive Director
Hi all looking for some ideas we have recently had a extremely young lady (58).. move into our nursing home with early onset dementia which has progressed very quickly.. she can no longer read or writ...
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karen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Vive la France Party!
Hi ,I love Paris and France so I'm looking at your Bastille Day party activities. Like the idea of the French artist- very French street appeal!! We have fun theme days so I'll be planning our Vive-la...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
14 Ways to Celebrate Black History Month
Here is another reason to celebrate Black History Month especially if you have residents with dementia.
http://activitiesdirector.blogspot.com/2018/01/black-history-month.html
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Madalena
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
hi everyone
I am starting coffee morning in my facility for the residents of the different wings to gather and socialize any suggestions to keep the conversations flowing . Does any of you organiz...
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Sally
Volunteer
Volunteer
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
Finish the Sayings - wow - our residents only got stumped by one - they were really hot and this activity was well received. Thank you Golden Carers - so glad I found you.
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Sally
Volunteer
Volunteer
DIY Musical Bingo
Hi, this site is new for me and is a super wonderful resource. We adapted this musical bingo to musical tic tac toe, though for the dementia residents, it was a bit of a challenge (though I thought i...
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Shon
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day in History for Seniors: January
Thank You so much for the "This day in History" that was in the January Activities it was just in time for me as we had State in the Building it was a good resource to show State I did my rounds to ea...
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Tina
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Hi, was wondering if anyone has done a Las Vegas party with slot machines, card tables etc. if so where can I find ideas on how to have one in our facility?
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Lori
Activity
Activity
How to Manage Wandering in Dementia Care
What are good activities at night other than music when they are sundown behaviors?
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Kerrie
Activity Director
Activity Director
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
I'm delighted to see this posted here. Last month while visiting my sister, we talked about these books and thought it would be a fun activity. I have it on my calendar for next month.
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Sophie
Hospitality Officer
Hospitality Officer
Hi Everyone!
For all activity coordinators I am just doing some research.. would you feel having activity coordinator training would benefit you in your role?
What would you like to see mention...
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