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9 years ago
12 Activity Recycling Ideas
Great ideas! Thanks Raelene and Shelley - if you have any photos to share we'd love to see.
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
12 Activity Recycling Ideas
I also like to use older books. as altered journals in my creative arts groups. Using matte medium and gesso to prepare the pages, it gives a new surface for creative art, and journaling. This private...
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Callye
Social Activities Coordinator
Social Activities Coordinator
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Amazing!! Thank you!!!
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Handyman’s Corner
Thank you for the great ideas
Very helpful
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Sarah
Program Director
Program Director
Fortune Fun
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Fortune Fun
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Roslyn
Diversinal Therapist
Diversinal Therapist
Name the Body Parts
My residents played this game individual and all enjoyed it. I just crossed out [ how quickly]
It keeped them interested & one resident even came up with body part GUT!!
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Elma
Activities/recreation co-ordinator
Activities/recreation co-ordinator
Name the Body Parts
Thanks I'll do this with my Dementia residents and let you know how it goes.
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Sarah
Program Director
Program Director
Hello! I am new to the activities field and would love some assistance in coming up with activities for those who are vision impaired and/or wheelchair bound. Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks!
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Kayleigh
Coordinator for The Intermissions Program
Coordinator for The Intermissions Program
United States: Reminiscing About Life in 1915
Great information! Thanks so much.
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Heather
Life Enrichment Aide
Life Enrichment Aide
I would like to say that this site is AMAZING!!!!! I work in a facility of 224 residents and I go to different units each day. You have helped me a lot.
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Heather
Life Enrichment Aide
Life Enrichment Aide
MarPoolBowls
I work evening in our life enrichment department. Our residents love games and socials. I am so going to try this out. It looks like fun.
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Nicky
Leisure and lifestyle co-ordinator
Leisure and lifestyle co-ordinator
Greek Trivia Quiz
I really love this activity and so do my residents
Thank you so much
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Joanne
Activity Director
Activity Director
Peanut Auction
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Peanut Auction
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Christine
Supervisor
Supervisor
Gardening for Men
I work in residential care. The residents are confined to wheelchairs and floating chairs they are unable to walk. They also have severe dementia. I am finding it difficult to find activities for the...
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Kathy
Activity director
Activity director
Tea Pot planters
Do u have an item number for oriental trading teapots? I couldn't find them
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karen
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Bird Photography Display Day + Photography Tips
I have laminated my A4 bird photos then either cut them into 1/3rds or 1/4. I demonstate to my Special Needs / Dementia residents how to put the puzzle back together. I then help them have a turn ....
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Dee
OTA
OTA
Hi Guys. Does anyone remember the Activities 2 Go Magazine that used to be published each month? I am trying to locate any past copies.
Any help will be greatly appreciative.
This is my email.
sne...
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Lalaine
Life Style Officer
Life Style Officer
Hand Massage & Nail Care
It's feeling good for resident when they have both treatments but it takes time especially while doing this you are interacting with resident, they feel so special and confidence and non stop laughing...
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Raelene
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
12 Activity Recycling Ideas
Paper Mosaic Art
All/any pieces of paper
A photocopy of design (e.g. owl)
Materials: glue stick, scissors, assorted paper, copy of object to work on
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Rebecca
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly
Hi everyone,
I apolgoize for the late response. We used laundry baskets for the dollar store, but a carboard box would also work if you have them around your building!
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Rebecca
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly
I apologize for the late response, Tess! We use laundry baskets that we bought from the dollar store. You could also you smaller cardboard boxes as a base if you have them around your building. It has...
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Del
activities officer
activities officer
12 Activity Recycling Ideas
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
Hello All ~
Does any one have any activities geared towards men? Sometimes I feel the men in my groups get overlooked. Any and all suggestions are welcome and appreciated. Thank You!
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Astrid
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Gift Idea: Plant Arrangement
Hi
Just letting you know Sansevieria is a classified class R environmental weed in Queensland, Australia and even there are no restrictions on it being sold (go figure) it is highly invasive in nat...
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9 years ago
derek hi can any one help me with get some copies of song along dvd they have words with them thank
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Carla
Direct Support Professional
Direct Support Professional
Sample Activities Calendars
Where do you get the template to fill in your activities?
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Diane
RMN
RMN
Name the Body Parts
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name the body parts.
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Kara
Lifestyle Facilitator
Lifestyle Facilitator
Hi all,
I'm just wondering what sort of paper based system you use to capture what you residents do during the day? I work in a 101 bed facility and the previous systems that were in place and others...
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Nadine
Volunteer Mentor & Activities Admin
Volunteer Mentor & Activities Admin
Songs for Seniors Quiz
I'm new to activities for seniors and I really appreciate the time and effort you have put into this and other activities. Thank you.
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Lesley
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
Am dealing with some sundowners at the present so many thanks for your help. Have a trusty volunteer making some twiddlemuffs and sensory blankets.
This site certainly makes my life easier and when l...
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Rodney
Facility Manager
Red Hat Society Program
Love all the activities provided, different ideas have opened up our lifestyle programs and our residents enjoy the change.
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Christine
Support Worker
Support Worker
The Farmer's Cat Word Game
Love the idea of this game, the title could also be `My Best Friends Cat'
also had a thought that we could print and laminate Large alphabet letters to assist/prompt those that have difficulty remem...
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Judith
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Would you, Could you, Have you?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Would you could you have you
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Kerry
Recreational Coordinater
Recreational Coordinater
A Poem for Nurses
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Nurses Poem
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Abigail
PCC Secretary
PCC Secretary
I have just started a lunch group for the elderly with my Church - all welcome. We have quite a diverse crowd, some with mental health issues, some with mobility issues, some quite ok with no health...
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Avon
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Treat Trolley
Hi members
im just trying to revamp our lolly trolley and I would love to hear what other facilities have on theirs and where they source their products from.
I love this site..lots of great ideas...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Creative Thinking Exercises
Hi Christine, I know what you mean, sometimes clients are so frail and despondent it is hard to motivate them to engage in any activities. You may try choosing some music popular in their era and play...
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Christine
Supervisor
Supervisor
Creative Thinking Exercises
Hello I am the activity coordinator in a residential care unit. My Residents are all elderly ranging from 73 years to 101years and high care and are of high dementia and unable to physically & mental...
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Merilyn
Options Respite Coordinator
Options Respite Coordinator
Mind-Bending Maths Riddles
What does this mean?
1 1 was a race horse
2 2 was 1 2
1 1 1 1 race
and 2 2 1 1 2
Answer:
One One was a race horse
Two two was one two
One one won one race
And two two won one two
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Rachelle
Activities
Activities
Hi Everyone!
I work on the assisted living floor of a retirement residence and I am looking for ideas for bulletin boards that can stay up for more than one month and still be relevant with all the a...
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Amanda
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies
These ideas are great and when given time would love to try these ideas even though we have a heavy workload afternoon through to late evening. Even though my TAFE acknowledged conditions such as Dem...
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Amanda
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Mind-Bending Maths Riddles
I used these riddles last week and I think Trivia may be the second cousin now as the clients loved these thinking questions.
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Lorene
Theraputic Activities Service Worker
Theraputic Activities Service Worker
I am looking to start a sensory program with my clients. Currently I am looking at starting a butterfly garden area and trying to get my clients involved more physically than they have been. A lot o...
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Ciara
Admin
Admin
Does any one have any experience with Scrapbooking for Residents with Dementia along side their families?
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Rebecca
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly
Another easy option to consider for this activity is using exercise balls. We have a Certified Drum Instructor who brings exercise balls and drumsticks for the clients to beat to the rhythm of the mus...
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Kay
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
ACTIVITIES COORDINATOR
Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly
Brilliant idea.:)
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Alysenn
Center Director
Center Director
Motown Jeopardy
Love this! My seniors will be playing this game for sure!
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