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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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Ros
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Decrease Problem Behaviors
Thanks for the article. Another suggestion that works every time for me when people are unsettled is to provide an ice-cream in a cone. This generally gets people to sit and can take at least 30 minut...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
Hi Emma and Nori, congratulations on the creative ideas. Thank you for the feedback; food for thought for our colleagues.
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Sherippa
Actvities Director
Actvities Director
Games for People Living with Dementia
Hello, I'm new here. I just became a Director at a community and I am looking for new activities to do with our residents. I'm open to all and any suggestions. I especially need for seniors that can s...
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Emma
Engagement Coordinator
Engagement Coordinator
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
I have had the pleasure of taking part in 2 centenary birthdays...and on those days we have a Centenians trail..it starts off with a photo of the birthday resident, and then there is a photo & some in...
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Maude
Leisure therapist
Leisure therapist
Hello everyone, I would like to start a newspaper about leisure activities. Someone would have a name to suggest me? I thought about: What's about Leisure? ... but I'd love to hear your ideas!
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
Oh, this is great! I LOVED "choose your own adventure" books as a kid! I'll have to look for some to purchase for our facility.
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to host an Olympic Games Theme Day
These are such wonderful ideas! Thank you so much.
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Lisa
Carer
Carer
2 questions if any one can help!!
Do people keep the same activities on the same day each month for example knit & natter I did on a Wednesday Arts & Crafts on a Monday is it better to change the d...
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Tracy
Care Coordinator Respite program
Care Coordinator Respite program
BIG Memory Cards
great Idea but could you please send the instructions with pics!
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8 years ago
How to Start a Garden Club for Seniors
I have been searching for a fun project related to gardening for my "Garden Club" at a Health Care Facility. It's the 3rd week of January and I'm running out of ideas. This sounds like a fun project...
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Lori
Activity
Activity
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
It looks fun can I make it big for poor eyesight
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Shirley
Retired
Retired
Group Exercise for Seniors
All exercises are good,we do them all,I was a dancer & play the Piano,the sitting on chairs go down well.hold legs up point toes down then up,down up.while legs are up twist ankles round & round each...
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Melinda
Co-ordinator
Co-ordinator
Hi everyone
Just wanted to say i started my job about 1 year ago as a coordinator for our day care group & our social support services.
i love this site how fantastic is it to have such a huge res...
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Julieanne
Creative Arts Program & Volunteer Coordinator
Creative Arts Program & Volunteer Coordinator
Getting Schools Involved
Such a great idea! What material was the mural painted on?
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Ttha
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Deal or No Deal
i wonder if there is a way I can incorporate this into a bigger game? I love the idea but I feel like its not hugely different from a lucky dip
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Sally
Volunteering
Volunteering
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
I am going to try these out at the two groups I volunteer with . One is a group that have early/mid stage dementia and the other one is for later stage . I’ll comment how we get in when I’ve tried the...
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Kaitlyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi,
Does anyone else use a CD for seated exercises that begins with, "Sit comfortably in your chair, back straight, feet supported by the floor and we will begin with breathing..."
We are currently...
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8 years ago
This Day in History for Seniors: February
thankyou very much for the monthly Today in History it is a great help for LEO staff and my residents really love it.
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sharon
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Iv been a member for a few years now and love this site it has been a great help to me, just wondering if you could consider some bingo templates for the different themed days through out the year e.g...
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Group Art Project: Sunflower Collage
Thanks for the idea, we made this one on Tuesday to hang in our centre, it is al framed and ready to hang now.
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
Group Exercise for Seniors
Wow, this article and the suggestions in the comments are great! Thanks so much!
I "borrowed" an idea from an activity supply catalog and adapted it for our tenants: On a lightweight and large ch...
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HELEN
Social Worker
Social Worker
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Our fist activity was a huge succes Thank you from Crete Greece!
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Margaret
Senior Recreational Therapist
Senior Recreational Therapist
Hi everyone. This is my first time on here and I am just wondering do any of you have any different activities for Seachtain na Gaeilge. We normally have the ceilli band in from one of the schools w...
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
8 Ways to Celebrate Birthdays in Senior Care Homes
I'm a fan of doing MONTHLY parties, as well. If all tenants know that we're celebrating LOTS of birthdays, I'm apt to get a better turn-out.
I get wrist corsages (easier to put on and take off) fo...
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Niki
Activity Director
Activity Director
Wondering how others deal with chronic tardiness?
I'm the Activity Director for an Assisted Living facility, which means that our tenants are ambulatory and capable of managing their own schedules....
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Shauna
Life Enrichment coordinator
Life Enrichment coordinator
Who did the "How to Write a Biopoem" and then used the enlarged thumbprints to write characteristics, adjectives and nicknames about the person inside it? I'm wondering how you blew the thumbprint up...
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Sandra
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Australian Prime Ministers Quiz
To all at Golden Carers, just want to say "thankyou to you all". I have downloaded so much for our Day Centre Clients, that I need a trolley to take it to the centre. I especially like the Monthly Day...
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Wendy
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Sing the Next Line - 60s & 70s Hits
I agree with Irena great idea but you need the next two lines of the song. I also don't know the answers and neither will they but if i was able to give the next bit they may get it
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Melissa
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: February
Thank you so much. Residents love me reading this to them every day
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Sunshine
Activity Director
Activity Director
Choose Your Own Adventure Fun
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Choose Your Own Adventure Books
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Joanne
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Songs for Seniors Quiz
wow absolutely a wonderful time saving resource.well done you.much appreciated as i know how time consuming this piece of work must have been for you to undertake.Thank you on behalf of my residents
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Surjeet
Recreation Progammer
Recreation Progammer
This Day in History for Seniors: February
This is great! I love this!
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8 years ago
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
These are gr8 ideas but what about the bedbounds who can't talk? Apart from nailcare and massages is there anything else?
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yasmin
Recreational therapist
Recreational therapist
Pancake Day Party
I am so confident that my residents will love pancake making.some of the female residents are very good with cooking ideas.I am goog to make it for australia day,group activity
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8 years ago
How to Manage Wandering in Dementia Care
Thanks so much for all your feedback, it is very much appreciated x
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8 years ago
Movies of Yesteryear Quiz
We are trying to find the name vol a particular movie of many years ago where the couple could not find a place where they can have a private conversation. They rented a safety deposit box in a local...
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Marjorie
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
How to Manage Wandering in Dementia Care
We have a large facility that allows and encourages wandering. It is a physical outlet for those who have led very active lives, or like you say they are on their way “somewhere”. Eventually they rela...
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Madalena
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi everyone hopefully you can help me with some ideas for burns night in Scotland that will be on the 25 January.
My budget is small and i have for lounges to decorate.Does anyone has a template of a...
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Jana
Activity Manager Dementia Unit
Activity Manager Dementia Unit
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
I am currently in my fourth week of Activity Therapy On-line course. I absolutely love the surveys provided. I will definitely use these in my Practicum Survey Assignment. Love the fact of an informa...
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LEAF
Director
Director
Is anyone celebrating the Winter Olympics? If so, what games and activities are you planning?
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Pam
Recreation
Recreation
Snoezelen Rooms and Sensory Environments for Dementia Care
Hello All,
Excited to share ideas with AMAZING PEOPLE.....
Our facility is 150 residents
We have a Rehab unit -ground floor
1st & 2nd Floor is a mixture of general population and Dementia Resi...
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Judy Dwyer
Diversional Therapist
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Thank you Golden Carers for all the great ideas. My residents really enjoy the quizzes and some of the craft activities. They especially want "This day in history". I try to make it a morning ritual after the newspaper reading.
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