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Daz
Lifestyle Consultant
Lifestyle Consultant
How to Create a Culture of Happiness
A wonderful article full of positivity.
Thankyou
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Jill
Activities Director
Activities Director
Balloon Tennis
We played balloon volleyball and it was a hoot! One resident participated for the first time and loved it. To save myself from having to go chase balloons around on the floor, I tied a ribbon to the...
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Colleen
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Show and Tell a Story
Thankyou for writing in Morgan & Talita. I love my job, infact its not really a job - its my life. Thanks Morgan for your input & idea of involving care staff also! Please may I ask if any of your...
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Del
activities officer
activities officer
How to Create a Culture of Happiness
Del has submitted a new article: How to Create a Culture of Happiness
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Caroline Ann
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Hi everybody I've just join the site and I think this is a wonderland idea and am going to try it with my patients
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Tricia
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Show and Tell a Story
what a great idea will definately try this activity.
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Tricia
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Story time
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Story time
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Building a Thriving Volunteer Program: A 7-Step Guide
Another thing you may want to consider is having resident volunteers
you have to be careful when doing this
There could be some residents who are bored and would like to help you
Consider thei...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Building a Thriving Volunteer Program: A 7-Step Guide
Do not get discouraged it is hard to find Quality volunteers
Also remember a volunteer is a Volunteer and occasionally they have other commitments that interfere with volunteering but give them leew...
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Wendy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Restless Residents in the Night
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Restless residents in the night
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Janaya
OTA
OTA
Balloon Tennis
To further spice up this motor activity. I tossed three balloons, at varying intervals, and all of the same colour, into the circle. Any balloon within reach was "fair game" the result was hilarious l...
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9 years ago
Ocean Themed Sing-Along with Lyrics
Ha, songs are certainly a forte of yours Joanne!! The songs for seniors quiz you posted is sooo popular! Thanks for your support.
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9 years ago
Favourite TV Ads
Thanks Kylie, this is a great idea!! I had fun going through these!
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9 years ago
Share your Jokes
Just letting everyone know these are uptodate for printing! Thanks for everyone who has been contributing!
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Lindsey
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
We have a new client whose first language is Spanish. I am looking for ways that our team can modify our activities so that he is more comfortable in participating. We do have a bilingual staff member...
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Mary
Activities Director
Activities Director
Cooking for Italian Day - Cannoli Dip
I am going to try this activity. I have been looking for easy cooking activities.
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
I'm looking for suggestions for board games to play with people with low/moderate dementia.
I'm currently playing Monopoly Junior and Scrabble Junior. We play "regular" Yatzee, UNO, and Left Right C...
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Morgan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Show and Tell a Story
We do this at my facility in Wisconsin as well. We call it Show and Tell a Story. We have had a resident bring down rosary beads that her niece who is a nun gave her that were blessed by the Pope, a r...
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Kimberley
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
I need some help. I have a resident who is legally blind in one eye and can't see very well in the other. This resident has Alzheimer's; however is very high functioning. I need activities that I can...
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Maggie
activities assistant
activities assistant
Down Memory Lane with Autograph Books
I had this session this morning with my residents and it was a huge success. One of my residents still has her autograph book and showed it to me this afternoon. It was given to her by her mother in...
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marilyn
lifestyle volunteer
lifestyle volunteer
Someone posted a link to Scouts with regards to more read aloud stories, can't find it. Can anyone help please?
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Morgan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hello all!
I am writing to ask about ideas of what to do during a coffee social. We play bingo twice a week, and after bingo we always have a coffee social. On Fridays along with our coffee we have...
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9 years ago
Balloon Games
Thank you so much for the balloon and fly swat game suggestion. We have played it with our clients and they thoroughly enjoyed themselves as did we. A packet of three fly swats costs two dollars and...
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Down Memory Lane with Autograph Books
What a great idea with autograph books reminiscence session. I will use this session in our next group activity.
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
Favourite TV Ads
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Favourite TV Ads
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Morena
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Hi, Solange, That is really great, and fantastic work. is a big job to create Senior song lyrics, Well done!!!
Regards
Morena
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Sancha
Personal Carer
Personal Carer
Balloon Tennis
Played this recently with my Dementia Residents round the table (8) and they all had such a fun time will definitely do it again. Lots of laughs from both the nurses and Residents playing and watchin...
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Peggy
Facility Manager
Facility Manager
Hello, with the cooler weather fast approaching I am looking for alternative ideas using warm water/flannels as part of pamper and sensor therapy. We have pamper Fridays for both men and women providi...
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Matthew Flinders Home
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Hello, I was wondering what other facilities do for World Elder Abuse Day? It's obviously not something people celebrate but is something that should be brought to people's attention. Any ideas would...
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Garden View Aged Care
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
I am having a hard time finding decent performers to come to our centre for singing and other activities we usually book for a hour but mostly the ones we have had come over the last few years haven't...
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kelly
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
No Sew Lavender Scented Sachets
sure to be a winner for our seniors week in August
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Kelly
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Things that go Together Quiz #2
Is there a similar game, with pictures?
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theresa
Activity assistant
Activity assistant
Ten Ideas to Celebrate International Biological Diversity Day
this is great, I use all the resources from this site, its such a relief to have so much help and great ideas for care facilitys. thankyou lots
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Jane
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Words in Words Group Game
Hi there is so much to choose from I'm printing things every night love the sound of this game so off tomorrow to buy a white board only been doing activities for one and half months it seemed so easy...
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Lisa
Activities Director
Activities Director
Father's Day Reminiscing
I just joined and I love it already!!!!
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CARLA
Carer
Carer
hello to ALL
I'm asking for your MARVELOUS help...
At moment I'm working with a person with high level of Dementia ... reluctant to go outside and visual impairment... please help me think of activi...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Ocean Themed Sing-Along with Lyrics
Just going through some other songs, if you google ocean songs there is a whole list and the website preschooleducation.com also has some easy songs. You could also extend this to some river songs as...
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9 years ago
Sample Activities Calendars
there were calendar templates that I have used for April and May that had nice pictures on the bottom. I could choose M-Fri and different formats. I cannot find it on the site anymore. Maybe I forgot...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi All,
I hope you are having a good day.
I wanted to suggest a website for ordering all kinds of supplies, including arts and crafts, small gifts, decorations and other miscellaneous things....
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Kaz
Arts Tutor/support Worker
Arts Tutor/support Worker
Creative Button Tree
Am planning an Autumn themed programme and there was the idea for creative button trees, just perfect.
All that fun of painting the trees and tree talk.
Buttons also tell stories.
I think many...
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Virginia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
'A' My Name Is...
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: "A" My Name Is....
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Francita
Well Being Coordinator
Well Being Coordinator
Name The Hollywood Actors
This activity went down well as part of my reminiscence activity, my residents enjoyed going back down memory lane. So glad I found this website.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Decrease Problem Behaviors
A new article has been submitted by Susan: How To Decrease Problem Behaviors
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9 years ago
Cooking for Italian Day - Cannoli Dip
Thank you for sharing Barbara, this looks so simple and delicious!
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Barbara
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Italian Themed Party Ideas
I'm new to this site and love it! I just submitted an easy-peasy cannoli dip recipe that is absolutely delicious!
Prep
10 m
Ready In
20 m
Beat ricotta cheese and cream cheese together in a bow...
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Barbara
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Cooking for Italian Day - Cannoli Dip
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Cooking for Italian Day - Cannoli Dip
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simonne
Support worker
Support worker
Entertainers..
Experienced Age Care entertainers, Brisbane area. 1hr show $80.00 all money goes to the ladies who perform. Ladies have disabilities and are supported by performer and support worke...
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