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Robyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This Is Awesome! Looking forward to using this each day with the residents! I hope this will be a feature for each month in 2018!
What a great job you all do, Thank you & Merry Christmas!
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sue
support worker
support worker
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
Had some fur material and made one from this, but placed items inside.
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Abshira
Social Support
Social Support
End of Year Message 2025
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone.
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Lalaine
Life Style Officer
Life Style Officer
End of Year Message 2025
Merry christmas and Happy new year to everybody!!!
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Sharon
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
End of Year Message 2025
Merry Christmas to all.
I'm new to this site and am looking forward to sharing with you in the New Year.
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Val
Activity Aide
Activity Aide
End of Year Message 2025
Thanks for all you do for making this publication very useful. You all do a great job.
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Tracey
Activities Therapist
Activities Therapist
End of Year Message 2025
I shall be renewing my subscription solange - absolutely love everything about Golden Carers. :)
I wish you a very Merry Christmas
Thank you
Tracey x
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Sandra
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
All Occasions Bag
What an awesome idea.
I have made them a lot smaller (5cms) and put lollies in a cellophane bag and put in the bag to go on the Christmas tree.
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Kaye
Lifestyle/Diversional Therapist
Lifestyle/Diversional Therapist
End of Year Message 2025
Wishing you all a very blessed festive season and a big thank you for all your ideas and helpful hints through out the years I have been a member.
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
A Moment of Mindfulness
Thank you
As I have not combined all sensory perceptions before with a person who suffers with anxiety I will try this sensory activity with her.
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
End of Year Message 2025
Thanks ever so much for the fantastic ideas that everyone shares and to all at Golden Carersa safe festive season and looking forward to 2018...keep up the good work as this site is a valuable source...
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Kim
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: January
Absolutely amazing resource!! THANK YOU!!!
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Torbay Lifestyles
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Hi all,
I'm looking for suggestions on adult appropriate communication Apps to download?
It would be great if there was one specific to activities, like Are you going on the bus ride' ect.
Any idea...
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Tracey
Activities/Fundraising
Activities/Fundraising
Snowball Garland
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Snowball Garland
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Julie
Director Of Lifestyle Enrichment
Director Of Lifestyle Enrichment
This Day in History for Seniors: January
Oh my goodness this is great and so excited to share this daily with our residents!!! Thanks
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Paule
Retired Rgistered Nurse
Retired Rgistered Nurse
Christmas Jokes & One-Liners for the Elderly
I THINK IT'S A COMMENT AND A QUEST
I LOVE THE ACTIVITIES AND THE ELDERLY LOVE THEM TOO.
DO YOU HAVE ALSO JEWISH JOKES? I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THEM
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Suvarna
Lifestyle Coordinater
Lifestyle Coordinater
Hi everyone I m looking for Xmas Party day activities. Can someone help me with that?
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Tonia
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi guys , looking for new ideas for my residents who are in late stages of dementia,have had strokes, have Parkinson’s, mental health issues and some have combined conditions . All are older adults an...
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Raola
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Thank you so much Guys, fantastic ideas, i find it hard with a resident that has no eye sight though. Any ideas?....
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Kimberley
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
A little bit ago I found the create your own word search and now I can't find it. Can someone please tell me where it is? I really like to customize these for my residents. Thanks.
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8 years ago
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
My mother loves to watch concerts. You can find many on u tube. Her favs are Simon and Garfunkel and Neil Diamond.
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Book Fruit Salad
This sounds fun ...could you explain this a little further please
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Helen
Social Care
Social Care
Hi everyone need help with a new look activity calendar for January , our old one is gettin a bit stale , cheers Helen
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Kimberly
Director of Activities
Director of Activities
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This is great. We have a newspaper that does this but I rely upon on of my Residents to save it. Now I have it at my fingertips. Wonderful
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Robyn
Poetry Facilitator
Poetry Facilitator
Name the Flowers Quiz #1
What a marvellous activity - for group and individual work! Fantastic!
We are currently pressing flowers and making potpourri so this is a real added bonus.
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Celia
Activities
Activities
A BIG Thank you for all your great activity ideas and suggestions. An amazing resource for anyone looking for ways to enrich the lives of the elderly or those with dementia. Caring for and involving p...
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Ann
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
Lifestyle & Well-being Assistant
10 Tips for Planning Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors
Food or a drink from each place
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Lucero
Activities Director
Activities Director
This Day in History for Seniors: January
THANK YOU !!!! I have been looking for something like this!! I have been creating on myself for everyday of the week and it can be a little hard keeping up! you are so appreciated!!!
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Chereyne
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This is a fabulous resource, well done and thank you
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Garden View Aged Care
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
12 Creative Employee Appreciation Ideas
I love how Golden Carers provides ideas not only for the social activites, it also provide ideas and tips for other staffs, like the management team.
i check out all the contants before forwarding t...
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I am going for an interview for a ccordinator of a Day Care Centre and they want to promote the centre. One thing I'd like to suggest is an interesting name. Any suggestions?
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Clodagh
Activity CoOrdinator
Activity CoOrdinator
So delighted that I have joined Golden Carers, excellent ideas for activities and crafts.
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8 years ago
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
Does anyone know a site to learn how to "SEW" Twiddlemuffs instead of knitting them???
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Roslyn
Pastoral Carer
Pastoral Carer
10 Tips for Planning Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors
Hi I am planning a reminiscence session on the theme Holidays you have been on. I have a big map of the world that I can going to stick colourful markers on to indicate where people have been to. Also...
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Lifestyle DawPark
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
This site is very helpful, and a great time saver being able to download specific special events and activities for our residents. We look forward to up coming ideas. :-) Kind Regards Lifestyle Daw Pa...
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Diane
RMN
RMN
Thanks so much for all your ideas this year. I love the This day in history for next year.
Have a great Christmas GC team and keep those ideas coming,
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Bobbi
Art Therapist
Art Therapist
Professional development
DRTA members are encouraged to do 15points of PD each year (to maintain membership, and with the purpose of elevating recognition and respect for the profession). But this i...
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Bobbi
Art Therapist
Art Therapist
Hi all! I'll be stepping into a new role Coordinator position next year. I would love some advice on managing budgets. Am worried as this is very new to me and I would appreciate a crash course, and w...
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8 years ago
Doll Therapy for Dementia
I’m doing a college project on treatments for dementia, and am hoping to find an author for this writing along with the date published.
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Nikole
Activities Director
Activities Director
I have difficulty getting my residents to participate in activities when the weather is cold outside. Does anyone have a suggestion for indoor activity. I have a poker night and an indoor game night b...
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Tricia
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
This Day in History for Seniors: January
You know - I think I would love to see this EVERY month .... if you are willing to do the Research!! I know that is alot of work. But, it brings back memories for the elderly of important people they...
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Tricia
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Sundownder Music
It is helpful, if you have an iPad, to take it round to individual Residents and play their favourites. If you don't know what these are, try: Somewhere over the Rainbow by Judy Garland, Hallelujah...
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Debbie
recreation therapist
recreation therapist
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This I such a great resource to use, thankyou ! It's clear, fun and the residents will really enjoy
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Michelle
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
This Day in History for Seniors: January
Wow. Thank you all so much to those who contributed to this. I too can’t wait to use this each month .
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Emma
Senior
Senior
This Day in History for Seniors: January
This is amazing really looking forward to using this xx
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John
Director Of Program Development
Director Of Program Development
Golcce - Low-impact Golf and Bocce Hybrid
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Golcce - Low-impact Golf and Bocce Hybrid
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Kerrie
Personal carer/respite assistant
Personal carer/respite assistant
This Day in History for Seniors: January
I like the idea of This Day in History, can't wait to use them..thank you.
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Maureen
activities officier
activities officier
The Birth of Jesus (A Christmas Story)
As always your information is of the utmost interest to both those living with dementia and those residing in homes and villages.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
I just wanted to remind everyone that not everyone celebrates Christmas so keep this in mind during the holiday season
Also for some residents this can be a very difficult time of year
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I love love LOVE this site! There is so much information that if I am ever stuck for ideas I can ALWAYS find many many different things for my residents to do.
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