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Colleen
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Resident Information Sheet for New Staff
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 'Diversional Therapy Information Sheet'
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Renee
Music Practitioner
Music Practitioner
Rhythm game - Name That Tune
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Rhythm game - Name That Tune
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Maria
Director
Director
Superstition Quiz
Lots of ways to host these quizes.
1. Hands up, first person gets to answer. Correct answer gets a small prize. You can only answer one correctly. If we get to the end and some people haven't answe...
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Renee
Music Practitioner
Music Practitioner
Create a Song & Singalong
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Teaching songwriting ingredients
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Hello All,
I did an actor/actress trivia (based from the 1950/1960's, and they loved it! I'd like to do more movie trivia, song trivia, etc. I read the description of say "Doris Day" : her movi...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Hello Fellow Activities People,
I would like to find "search and find" pages, like those found in the children's magazine Highlights. Not spot the difference. This is the one where they list 10 i...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Residents’ Rights Bingo
For my game, I use regular cards
For this game costing 95.00, cards are included
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Tina
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Hi, I am looking for ideas for spiritual programs for the dementia residents I work with. I have been working with dementia residents for 10 months. So far I have done videos sing alongs reading scr...
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Kathryn
Activity Director
Activity Director
Residents’ Rights Bingo
are there bingo cards to go with this game?
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Alicia
Recreatinal Activities Officer
Recreatinal Activities Officer
This site is amazing!!! Ive just signed up and am already so glad I did. I have so many ideas in my head to work off!! I feel inspired and excited!!
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Activities
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, Any advice appreciated. I'm the activities coordinator in a nursing home. a few of my 'more able' group are poor sighted, the only thing I can do for the whole group is quizzes. Can anyone suggest...
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Karen
Lifestyle Therapist
Lifestyle Therapist
Love next years calendar. Lots of ideas. If printing just have to change Melbourne Cup to Tuesday from Wednesday. Keep up the good work/.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
10 Tips for Improving Interpersonal Communication Skills
I agree that communication skills are extremely important when working with your residents and staff.
I think it is very important when interacting with those who have dementia.
The examples you gav...
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Robert
Activity Therapist
Activity Therapist
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
You activities are wonderful for those in care homes. There is however one problem. If you are an activity person, it is you who is expected to pay for all materials that you use with residents on...
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Emma
Senior
Senior
Halloween Ten Pin Bowling
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Halloween ten pin bowling
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8 years ago
Hello I\'m some what new to the adult day center..looking for ways of setting up my member\'s admission book...labeling etc.
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Pat
Regional Lead Life Enrichment Director
Regional Lead Life Enrichment Director
Guess How Old They Are Now
I downloaded the game. Printed page 2-5 as the first page was instructions on print both sides and then laminated them. Went over well in both Assisted Living and Memory Care. Thank you a great game....
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Kathy
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hi there, I am working in a residential facility with residents who 90% of them are in princess chairs, or wheelchairs. They have been use to not doing anything meaningful so have become very institut...
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Jacqulyn
Activity Program Coordinator
Activity Program Coordinator
Group Exercise for Seniors
Thanks for the creative info! Just what we needed!
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Hello All ~
I want to play charades with my groups of residents. Some have dementia, and others are confined to wheel chairs.
Any suggestions to making it work? It needs to simple!
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Sunya
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello. I have a question. How do you deal with wanting to quite working as an Activity Director because you are so burned out and the staff seems like they just don't care. I love my residents and my...
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Sally
Lifestyles Coordinator
Lifestyles Coordinator
AFL Team Emblems
Thank you saved me a lot of time :)
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Acacia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
World Animal Day Crossword
Just to let you know I am so thankful for this website! animal crossword and fun riddle 24 on the Agenda for today. Have a wonderful day :)
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Lorna
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
How to Make Daffodils
we made these daffodils, the residents found them easy to make, I did all the cutting out and they put them together. We will make them again, maybe different colours . thanks for the pattern.
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8 years ago
Hi,
I have been having issues with caregiver support and engagement. I was looking to get feedback from other Life Enrichment Coordinators about their relationship with caregivers and how they help...
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8 years ago
The Price is Right Game
After the prices have been guessed, cover the items and ask them to list as many as they can remember.
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Maree
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hi All,
We hold a Staff, Residents and Relatives Meeting every 6 months at our facility and I like to run an activity afterwards including the family members. Last meeting I ran an activity on remini...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Prize Walk
Great ideas for token prizes Deanna. Thank you for your feedback.
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Lalaine
Life Style Officer
Life Style Officer
Hi there,
May I request if we can have a proper education regarding writing a care plan and progress note. so I can learn these important things.
regards,
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Jeni
Facility Manager/RN
Facility Manager/RN
We are a High Care Facility and would like to implement a "Happy Hour Program". Could anyone please give me some advice how to implement this. Thanking you in advance
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Sandra
Wellbeing Coordinator
Wellbeing Coordinator
I am looking for some ideas for guest speakers, the facility has very able people right through to those who require memory support. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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Shona
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
One-on-One Checklist to Record Monthly Visits
Thank you for that form it will be very handy.This will make it much easier for me to check what activities have been offered for each individual person.
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Edie
Life Enrichment Specialist
Life Enrichment Specialist
Group Exercise for Seniors
I went to thrift stores and collected Frisbees as props. We pretend like we're driving and the frisbee is our steering wheel. We need to turn our necks to do our shoulder checks etc... There are a...
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8 years ago
Be The Change You Want To See
Awesome and timely article. Just today I was visiting an elderly friend of mine who has dementia. He told me that he had to poop and when I told the caregivers that he needed help using the bathroom,...
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Double O Word Game
Played this game this week. Went online and found more words. They loved it. It went over quite well. Got up to 60 words in about 15 minutes. A good "go to" to fill time.
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Diane
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Word Game 3
Hi, I'm fairly new here and just came across these word games. Our residents loved them! I found some more in here that are similar but in a "square" shape. What are they called? I've tried googli...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Group Exercise for Seniors
I was always a big proponent of exercise.
After a time I like to vary the routine to keep it fresh.
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Kristin
Activity Assistant 17 Years!
Activity Assistant 17 Years!
Group Exercise for Seniors
I loved the exercise article! I enjoy doing a morning and afternoon exercise session with my residents. I never thought of using props. What a great idea! Andi love the idea of singing the various son...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Group Exercise for Seniors
Fantastic!
Thank you Susan.
We are always looking for ways to promote exercise program, and you have given good examples.
Appreciated,
the recreation/activity staff at Columbia House
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Deirdre
leisure & Lifestyle / Nurse
leisure & Lifestyle / Nurse
Has anyone ever done a show day. We are planning one for October.
Having 3 side show games. Makking up sample bags. Some how would like to do fairy floss anyone have any ideas.
Thanks
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Elaine
PCW
PCW
Bounce and Score Table Game
I changed the game to Water Pong game,
I put the cup on a tray so it could be moved up and down the table and still have 2 teams playing. The clients were not sure about the game until they started...
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Tricia
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Double O Word Game
I could have alot of fun with the Boo game; thanks.
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Janet
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Coordinator, Adult Day Center
Group Exercise for Seniors
This is great! Thanks so much!!
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Rita
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Chair Soccer
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Chair Soccer
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8 years ago
Hi....has anyone tried the software that is available on this site. I was thinking of doing the 30 day free trial... thanks
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Group Exercise for Seniors
Susan has submitted a new article: How To Run Group Exercise Sessions For The Elderly
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yasmin
Recreational therapist
Recreational therapist
How to Decrease Problem Behaviors
Working in dementia unit is very challenging and I am facing with different behaviours everyday. The information are very useful and I Wii use it with my residents
Thanks so much
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Kerrie
Diversional Therapy
Diversional Therapy
BIG Memory Cards
Would really appreciate the instructions with pictures to understand what you mean
Thankyou
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Kayleigh
Coordinator for The Intermissions Program
Coordinator for The Intermissions Program
Double O Word Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Double O Word Game
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Janet
Group Leader
Group Leader
Halloween Quiz II
This quiz is great. I am loving the resources available which our forthnightly dementia friendship group are loving
Is there a Halloween Quiz 1 as I have been looking but can't seem to find it. Can...
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