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9 years ago
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
Love to hear feedback from people who have tried this activity!
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Ros
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Mobile Pancake Parlour
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Mobile Pancake Parlour
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Julianne
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Moo Mobile
Yes residents love milkshakes goes down very well at our facility, at times we can have the odd person ask for more. Wonderful Activity
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Julianne
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Friendship Afternoon
I like the name of this much better than, morning or afternoon tea. As residents do sit around with there friends.sounds very homely.
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Marie
Activities
Activities
Name the Aircraft Quiz
Thank you for this activity. I used this for a Saturday morning small group of women. All the ladies had good responses. We also reminisced about our first airplane ride and shared stories. Thank...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
I go to a nursing home and all residents are in bed. It is very difficult to think of things to do with them, so thankyou for this x
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Sheri
PCAP/OTA
PCAP/OTA
Countdown to Noon!
I'm so excited for new years.... the residents were a little upset they don get to go out .. so I came home and brain stormed .. hopefully they will love me tomorrow... this site is awesome for late...
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Heather
Life Enrichment Aide
Life Enrichment Aide
Hats & Headgear Game
Happy new year!!! I hope your year comes with joy and happiness.
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Heather
Life Enrichment Aide
Life Enrichment Aide
Countdown to Noon!
Thank you so much for sharing. My entertainment was cancelled on the 1st and trying to think of something different to do to bring in the new year. That will be fun.
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Maureen
activities officier
activities officier
Australia: Reminiscing About Life In 1915
We have had the fortune of having celebrated 3 - 100 plus celebrations and have utilized information such as the above along with on this day information from internet. Families and other visitors lo...
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Marsha
Recreational activity officer
Recreational activity officer
How to Use Activity Surveys to Improve Resident Engagement & Program Planning
Thank you for that most helpful .
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Countdown to Noon!
Thanks for the ideas! I will be using most of these for our New Year's celebration! We will be having ours on Friday the 30th being that New Years eve is on a Saturday this year! I especially like the...
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Dawn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Countdown to Noon!
Great idea, fantastic site for new ideas.
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Janet
PCA/Lifestyle
PCA/Lifestyle
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
Tap dancing sounds a fun exercise. Will definitely try this out.
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
I just want to wish everyone a very happy, healthy and a wonderful 2017.
I am really looking forward to chatting to each other with new thoughts and ideas
to help one another during 2017.
Luv J...
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Pool Noodle Christmas Wreaths
Great idea for using pool noodles - and they are inexpensive too!
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, I'm in the situation where I may be able to renegotiate my wage...I'm a qualified DT. Is there an award wage to go on in the industry? Thanks
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
for a new year activity. My Ladies group are going to made happiness Jars. Every time you have a happy moment, you write it down on a post it or piece of paper and pop it in the Jar. At the end of...
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Loretta
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Can you tell me when does the activity evaluation form need to be evaluated? 6 monthly or 12 monthly? I know when a change happens you have to do this.
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Wendy
Student
Student
Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on how to purchase an Indoor Bowling / Bowls Mat?
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Marie
Activities
Activities
Paint Stick Matching Game
This activity will be great for dementia resident.
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Merry Christmas to all. I would like to have a beach party in January and am thinking of doing a sandcastle competition with Kinetic Sand. Has anyone tried it. I'll do Beach Boys music, bright clothes...
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Carla
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
Balloon Games
Take a trip to the Dollar Store and buy plastic clappers to swat the balloons! The residents love to make them clap when they score a point!
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Jacqui
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Scavenger Collages
great idea can also use them for tactile touch with people with dementia
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Allison
Personal Activity Leader
Personal Activity Leader
Merry Christmas in Different Languages
I did something similar this year. We have many different nationalities of staff working with us. So I printed out 'Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year' in all the nationalities along with pictures o...
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you for your good wishes and a merry Christmas to you and everyone who gives us all
the support that we need to fulfill this very demanding help we try to give to our people.
Sometime, as nor...
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Sherlene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hats & Headgear Game
Merry Christmas and a prosperous, healthy New Year!!
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Sarah
Activities Director
Activities Director
How to Plan and Implement an Exercise Program
Thank you for the Outline, Morena! Having an evaluation form on hand for all types of Activities is a great idea. Our facility is brand new and as we get residents, we are contouring activities base...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Who Am I Game
If I may comment and adjust your , "Who Am I" Game; I have one made up in a 3 ringed binder book called" Famous Faces Biography".
On the front side of a page in sheet protector, I place a large col...
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carol
lifestyle coordinator
lifestyle coordinator
Recycled Magazine Scrapbooks
Old calenders are brilliant for this. We've used these for quite a few years, laminate so they last longer. As said before many topics. I've done one on residents weddings and it's well loved!
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Janet
Physiotherapy Assistant & MultiSkilled Carer
Physiotherapy Assistant & MultiSkilled Carer
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
I love this concepts, I so excited to try this with some of our residents at age care facilities.
Thank you for sharing.
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Ayanna
Recreational Aide
Recreational Aide
Hello all , what are some cool Consultant ideas for seniors
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Jaswinder
Activity Assistant
Activity Assistant
"Good Day" in Different Languages
Asha din gujre -Hindi
Sohna din hove - Punjabi
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Janaya
OTA
OTA
Quiz: What Can Be Worn on your Feet?
A great, quick and easy word association activity. Perfect for occupation while waiting for a meal, a bus or, a performer, to arrive etc.
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9 years ago
Understanding Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia
My Dad has been diagnosed with vascular dementia, he is now 79.
He had a mild stroke at the age of 58.
Thank you for this information, it makes sense to me now.
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9 years ago
Kindness Advent Calendar
I have added the attachment and as it was hard to read I have typed out the messages on the advent calendar below it. Enjoy!
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Lesley
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Collection of Fun Riddles
Thank you for the fun riddles and rhyming riddles my residents are enjoying them : ) x
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Inga
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Crochet and Knitting Club
Residents with the intention and interest for knitting gathering together for afternoon, could be themed by season, event, charity's, etc.
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Glenys
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Festive Lantern Craft
Looks great. I will give it a go. Thanks.
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9 years ago
Scottish Quiz
I'm literally "blown away" by the amount of ideas & resources on this site, so informative for we activities staff and the demographic we are so fortunate to interact with during our working hours, &...
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Belinda
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Does anyone have any resources they use for clients who have been accountants? I cannot find anything stimulating for a client I have to do with his accounting background...
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Kindness Advent Calendar
A thoughtful idea. Fulfilling one's desire to find more purpose during the holiday season. It would be great if this became one's habit
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
Pool Noodle Christmas Wreaths
Many thanks for the idea, it really does look wonderful on the front door of the residential
home. Lots of comments given.
Happy Christmas and all the best for 2017
Jane
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Crystal
Program Director
Program Director
Kindness Advent Calendar
The Advent calendar is not attached when I downloaded.
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Diane
RMN
RMN
Find the link words
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Find the link words
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Jennifer
Therapeutic Recreation
Therapeutic Recreation
"Good Day" in Different Languages
"Grus Got" (sp.) in Vienna, Austria.
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Mary
Trainer,Assessor Aged, Community,Disability
Trainer,Assessor Aged, Community,Disability
Free Activity Calendar for Seniors
Thanks for the 2017 events calendar. Just in time for my new classes Nov 2016-2017. We can design our ideas around the events which covers diversity, culture, person centered focused care and individu...
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Jenny
Health And Wellbeing Officer
Health And Wellbeing Officer
Sensory Pouches for Dementia Care
I will try make these for a client of mine from a religious group and try and incorporate religious items of the faith. Ant ideas of where I may get religious small items?
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