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9 years ago
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
thank you!
we are in the process of preparing our annual survey of our respite clients and their carers and these templates have generated further thinking and provided lots more ideas and options....
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Rosemary
Volunteer
Volunteer
All Things Weddings
A nurse in our household unit recently got married, and she showed a video of her marriage ceremony. Many other staff members brought in their wedding pictures, and residents had fun trying to identi...
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Celia
Activities
Activities
Hi all, Just wondering if you have an audit form/template we could use for activity reviews here in our nursing home.??
Thanks,
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Christine
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi,
I am looking at purchasing a mobile trolley for storing a lot of our activities equipment in (eg arts and craft equipment, sporting equipment such as bowls set, balls and other things like board...
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Jo
Dementia Locksmith
Dementia Locksmith
5 of Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 5 of Quiz
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Janet
Community Care Worker
Community Care Worker
Share your Jokes
Here is a joke one of my clients told me
Q wHy did the golfer wear two pairs of socks
A in case he got a hole in one.
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9 years ago
Collection of Fun Riddles
Our clients were always asking for new and varied word searches (most of which come from here). Last week I tried a couple of these riddles and they loved them just as much, if not more. They get a...
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Kelly
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Looking for cooking ideas with Dementia residents, held at night after dinner.
Needs to be no-cook or microwave only and immediate serve. Eg Chocolate Strawberries, Mini Pavs, fruit drinks. Any ideas...
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Parveen
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Indoor putting weekly league
where can we get that hole machine?
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Jo
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Guess Who?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Guess who?
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Cheryl
Therapy Assistant
Therapy Assistant
All Things Weddings
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: All things weddings
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Lesley
Activities And Wellbeing Champion
Activities And Wellbeing Champion
Creative Hand Fans
Where can I get the fans in U.K. Pls
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Helen
OT
OT
13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors
Does anyone have any advice regards group size? I'm going to be doing weekly sessions soon and I'm thinking of limiting it to about 8 attendees, i feel like a bigger group might inhibit some people an...
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Barbara
Retired
Retired
My husband is at home. He is not mobile except for transfer, cannot see well and has use of one hand or arm only. He cannot draw or write.He gets a little confused at times though can be alert, but it...
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9 years ago
Indoor putting weekly league
I love this! Great idea. Thanks for providing a picture too.
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Valerie
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Indoor putting weekly league
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Indoor putting weekly league
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Virginia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Quicktionary
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Quicktionary
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Sheila
Retired
Retired
I became a volunteer at our local hospital at the age of 85 !! and thank you so much for the wonderful ideas you give which are so good when I take the group work .
I had been there as a patient in...
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Margaret
Carer
Carer
Thanks for accepting me into the group. I am a carer for my husband he is end stage kidney failure diabetes and has a false leg. So it is hard at times.
I try and make a life for myself and joined th...
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RAO
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Group Singing with Props
Hi,
I have bought John McSweeney in Concert 102 Songs you know by heart Volume 1 & 2.
The residents love them and sing a long. Everyone knows the words and each DVD goes for about 90 mins. Best fun...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Forgiveness Activities
A new article has been posted by Susan: Forgiveness Activities
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9 years ago
Creative Hand Fans
What a lovely activity! Thanks so much for sharing with photos!
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Eileen
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
How to Communicate with Body Language
This is wonderful. I am an Occupational Therapist and I work in LTC. Dementia is my specialty. I just became a member. Body Language is everything. It is very difficult when a dementia client with ver...
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Lydia
Program Director
Program Director
Name 3 Word Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name 3 - Word Game
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allison
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Creative Hand Fans
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Creative Hand Fans
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Pauline
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Special Morning Tea - Themed
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Special Morning Tea- themed
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Bronwyn
Support Worker/RAO
Support Worker/RAO
Hi there I am after some really easy templates for my residents in "high" care to paint (I know I shouldn't say that) but
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Kimberley
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Mind-Bending Maths Riddles
Tried this with my AD/D memory care community and it was a bit too abstract for some of them. I will choose more carefully the higher functioning for the next time I try it. Thanks for the idea thou...
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Noelle
Historian/Archivist
Historian/Archivist
With residents only able to use one hand does anyone have a solution to assist with beading. That is holding the wire in place whilst threading. Thanks
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Roshni
Coordinator
Coordinator
Please give us practical ways and means to increase members at our centre. Thanks!
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sharon
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi everyone,
My manager has asked me to plan a week of activities for aged care week involving staff and residents in mid august but my brain just can't function. Any ideas would be great.
Thanking...
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Bronwyn
Support Worker/RAO
Support Worker/RAO
Hi there, I was wondering if someone knows of where I can get a template of a Care Plan to complete for an assessment I am doing!
Thanks :-)
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Rosalind
Volunteer
Volunteer
I have recently started volunteering at an assisted living facility which provides very few activities for the residents. Most of the residents return to their rooms after eating and nap or watch tel...
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Deborah
LON Home Caregiver
LON Home Caregiver
Doll Therapy for Dementia
I worked as a nurses aid be for nursing school in 1970, and a sweet granny always carried a baby doll around. She was always calm.
I'd suggest a black-skin baby as well, even if your patients are a...
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Sarah
Program Director
Program Director
Trying to think of inexpensive prize ideas for my residents other than candy/toiletries. Suggestions? Also, is there anywhere I can purchase them in bulk?
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Marie
Activities
Activities
Short Stories about Forgiveness
These short stories were excellent. I used these stories to follow-up with my Bible study class. My topic was on forgiveness. The resident enjoyed the short stories.
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Megan
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Hi Everyone!
I work at an a retirement home, and my clients are all in the independent living building (~60). I have a good core group who do most things on the calendar, however it is hard to engage...
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Cathy
Lifestyle Coordinator/ DT
Lifestyle Coordinator/ DT
How to Create a Culture of Happiness
We have a lot of fun with impromptu dancing in any area. Just put on a CD with suitable music ( any fun dance music) and before we know it there's a disco going on!! Care staff join in as well.
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Melanie
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Words in Words Group Game
Hi I am looking for some great activities for my clients for a day centre I need 10 any ideas?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Optimal Activities - Staff & The Physical Environment
Yes the staffing ratio is optimistic hopefully you can get some volunteers to help you so the staffing ratios will be better perhaps also you can get resins to volunteers to help you. If you have hig...
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Ligaya
Work In An Activity Center
Work In An Activity Center
Balloon Bean bags
A nice idea. I should try that one:)
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Sandra
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Beer Sing-Along
Brilliant resources from Golden Carers, well done keep it coming...
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Kaitlyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi,
I am after suggestions for project ideas we can do in our men's club.
Currently our men's club is very quiet and we are struggling to come up with ideas of things to do during our time.
I was...
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Julie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Games for People Living with Dementia
Just joined cannot believe the amount of ideas and support for activity coordinators
I was running out of ideas to keep residents stimulated not any more.
Thank you
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Lynne and Amanda
Day Respite Coordinator and assistant
Day Respite Coordinator and assistant
Match Songs With Movies
The "Match the songs with the movies" was a massive hit with my day respite clients. Lots of giggles and fun, which lead into other songs too. Thanks for that.
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Chris
Volunteer Programme Manager
Volunteer Programme Manager
Optimal Activities - Staff & The Physical Environment
Hello - I am interested in staff ratio's. The article suggests 1:4 however this seems a long way from what we often see with a ratio of one activities coordinator or DT to over 40 residents.
What...
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Karen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Bark Art / Feather Art
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Bark Art/Feather Art
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