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9 years ago
Drum Circle Activity for the Elderly
I have looking for something on this subject for sometime. Looks very good particularly for some of our younger onset members.
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Sharon
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
This looks fabulous - can't wait to try it out at our Easter Parade Game afternoon and also with our Dementia Unit.
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Springtime Engagement
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Springtime engagement
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi Friends, I'm about to propose doing 1 on 1 visits, for residents who are either going through a hard time, need encouragement to participate etc. Does anyone have ideas for a template that allows f...
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Johnette
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
Fantastic!!! my Day Centre LOVE BINGO!!!! Cant wait to play tomorrow.
Thank you so much
We will have to do one for Christmas!!
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Jenny
Teacher
Teacher
Space Travel Word Search
love the resources and the residents thoroughly enjoy all the ones i have done with them. thank you so much. makes life a lot easier.
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Lyn
Lifestlye Coordinator
Lifestlye Coordinator
Famous Funny Quotes
I have been growing cutting in our cups ,jugs they look great .
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Bronwyn
Support Worker/RAO
Support Worker/RAO
Hi Everyone, I am looking for backing music, free if possible, to download for a lot of songs that the music/singing group had on cassette's!! I would like to put them on CD, MP3, USB or my iPhone, an...
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Brenda
OTA
OTA
Fishing Outing
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Fishing
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Joan
CNA
CNA
My client wants to sit around or wander around. He often refuses any suggestions and if I engage too much he gets angry. His wife wants him to be active ... how can I persuade him to do anything with...
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Balloon Games
Our residents love balloon tennis. We use badminton rackets - light as long as you sit the residents at a safe distance from each other.
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Rene
Program Director
Program Director
Hello
Are you all excited about National Nursing Home Week? What are some ideas you have on your calendar?
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Heather
part time activity helper
part time activity helper
Mystery Brisbane Cryptic Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: PUZZLE
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Jacqui
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Group Art Project: Sunflower Collage
thanks for this idea our weather is wet cold and grey at the moment so we could do with cheering up. I have printed out sunflower printout looking forwards to doing it with my people tomorrow
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Deb
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Easy Gardening Activities
We just got some amazing gardening tubs. At waist height the residents are up to them everyday, watering and weeding ..Lots of TLC ......and conversation held over the plants!
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
Have printed copies ......looks fun ......thank you.
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
Have printed copies of Easter bingo........looks fun......Thank You for new ideas.
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Brenda
Day Centre coordinator
Day Centre coordinator
Items We All Lose
we had great fun with this and ended up with a long list and peoples different perspective of things we lose ie hair, eye sight, hearing, drivers licence!!
thanks for this activity it certainly got t...
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Lynne
Activity Co-ordinator
Activity Co-ordinator
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
I have done over 175 twiddle muffs which have been sent out free of charge to care homes all around the UK. The joy, stimulation and texture is wonderful for the person in question. What is important...
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Jacqueline
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to make Twiddle Muffs for People Living with Dementia
I think these look fabulous as they're easy to make if you're a knitter and probably cheaper than the ones that are sold . Can't wait to get someone to help me knit !
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Maria
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
Thank you for posting this article. My CM is organizing a seminar on Dealing with Grief, any suggestions whom we can contact to talk about it in our facility. I will really appreciate your suggestio...
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Gayle
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
How to get started with Aromatherapy for Seniors
I too am studying this area in my spare time. What I find worrying is that this seems to be a new fad in holistic care especially residential setting with older people. My worry is that there are seri...
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Jacqui
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Increase Work Satisfaction through Goal Setting
enjoyed this made me think about what I want to achieve for this year and write a plan thanks
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Jacqui
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Be The Change You Want To See
Great article seeing all people in our care as people first and not the person with dementia or special needs etc is a good place to start I believe.
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Katherine
Manager, Adult Day Program
Manager, Adult Day Program
Rhyming Ball
Tried this at our Memory matters program on Friday! It was well received.
Thanks
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Amy
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
I am currently working on redoing our sensations program at our nursing home. We have several residents who have varies levels of dementia that would benefit greatly from this. I am looking for ideas...
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Jennifer
caregiver
caregiver
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
Love this. Looking for Easter ideas. Thank
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Kathy
Social Work
Social Work
Does anyone have any resources to order materials? The only one I'm aware of is Eldersong. I know it has been discussed before but I am unable to find it again.
I work for an Adult Day Health...
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Lorene
Theraputic Activities Service Worker
Theraputic Activities Service Worker
I work in therapeutic recreation with elderly mental health clients in the US. Any experiences, ideas and activities would be greatly appreciated
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Del
activities officer
activities officer
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
It looks like my article was perfect timing for so many of you. Xx
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
How to Support Mentally Alert Clients in Mixed Group Environments
I really find one of the best things for our more Mentally Alert Clients can be to have them assist the others, or even get them helping out with the activity. That way they really feel that they are...
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Kathleen
Supervisor/ Activity Coordinator
Supervisor/ Activity Coordinator
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
Thank you for this wonderful article Del.
Our Adult Day program has lost four of our seniors already this year. On top of that, one of my co-workers lost an Uncle and my other co-worker lost a very...
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Lynne
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tea Pot planters
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Tea Pot planters
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Lalaine
Life Style Officer
Life Style Officer
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
This is great! it gives me lots of ideas and information. Thank you for creating and helping us. Everything are here, I wish it will give us more so we can improve our activities cater for elderly.
T...
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Sally
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
I am looking for new ideas for our activity calendar, what would be good ideas to incorporate people living with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia or multiple personalities? I see lots on here fo...
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Terri
Therapy assistant
Therapy assistant
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
I too can only say thank you with all my heart. I was just saying today to a colleague how do you cope as we spoke of a resident who was coming back from hospital palletive care. We spoke that it feel...
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Kay
Teacher
Teacher
Horsing around
My therapy mini wears Build a Bear sneakers when she is in facilities where she walks on laminate or tile floors. Works like a charm!!
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Melanie
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Can anyone tell me how they do an activity evaluation thanks so much mel
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Ria
Leisure and Health
Leisure and Health
Rock on Rock Craft
Hi. I was just wondering what type of glue would you use for rock on rock projects. Also, where do I buy the rocks from?
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Lifestyle
Lifestyle Team
Lifestyle Team
Hi All
I am in desperate need of entertainment for aged care homes in the Ringwood area of Melbourne, if they are lower in price then we could give regular gigs. More expensive would be not as many...
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Sue
Activities Aide
Activities Aide
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
THank you so much for this timely article.
A month ago our family experienced the heartache of losing our young officer and his young friend in a tragic accident. My nephew was the driver and fell a...
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Kath
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
Thank you, so much to say about this and how needed it is, all I can do right now is say thank you.
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Kim
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse
Be The Change You Want To See
What a wonderful article. Last night I watched a program on the ABC relating to the mistreatment of special needs clients in a "care facility'. it made me sick, it made me cry and it made me angry. M...
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Del
activities officer
activities officer
Dealing with Grief: How to Cope when clients pass away
Del has submitted an article: Dealing with Grief
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Maria
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Sample Activities Calendars
Hi everyone, I am about to start a new program for our lower care residents and sun downing residents.
I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for some activities that I could start with....
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Robyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Irish Carpet Bowls
talk about laugh, people kept coming into see what all the noise was about. we had potatoes that had a mind of their own, they would skip over other potatoes, go off the mat and role back on. so much...
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9 years ago
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
Pet therapy is also referred to as animal-assisted therapy (AAT). AAT is sometimes confused with animal-assisted activities (AAA). AAT is a formal, structured set of sessions that helps people reach s...
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Karen
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
The Price is Right Game
I used this idea today and was estatic to see my residents enjoy the game so much. I made a large sign that stood on table with price is right written in red, placed a red tablecloth on table then pla...
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