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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Anyone have any ideas/pics/websites for decorating the table for a Christmas morning tea? :)
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Elaine
PCW
PCW
Aviation the Way It Was
changing my program for my male clients who had a pilots licence. They will be very interested in flying
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Julie
lead recreationist-adult day program
lead recreationist-adult day program
Throughout the day in our day program, there are several times when one activity might end earlier than anticipated and another activity has not been scheduled or planned to fill the gap. These gaps t...
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Karen
Lifestyle Therapist
Lifestyle Therapist
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
Nothing better than to see the look in their face when you give them a hug or hold their hand. To make them feel we care is so important.
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Sotiana
Leisure &Lifestyle Officer
Leisure &Lifestyle Officer
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
We are indeed blessed with this resources and honestly, how could I manage without Golden Carers!!!..amazing site.
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9 years ago
Hi everyone
I am Adele and totally new to the world or residential homes and activities. I have recently begun working as the activities coordinator in a group home with approx. 40 residents with d...
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Nita
Lifestyle officer
Lifestyle officer
13 Fun Brain Activities for Seniors
Great ideas...definitely going to incorporate neurobics from brand new year 2017. Merry Christmas and happy new year to Golden carers and all members around the world.
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Jillian
Diversonal Therapist
Diversonal Therapist
Creative Group Projects for Seniors
the information on the projects was very helpful when it came to implementing these activities. thank you
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Tranquillity
Activity Co-Ordinator
Activity Co-Ordinator
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
that is so sad not being able to give hugs.
We work in a very homely and careing rest home and always give hugs freely and sit down and talk to them, listening is very important
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9 years ago
Kindness Advent Calendar
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Kindness Advent Calendar
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9 years ago
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
For one of our multicultural theme days we had a belly dancer come in and do a dancing show then a talk on Egypt. We also had some Middle eastern sweets and afternoon tea. They loved it
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Campfire Theme Social
Great idea. Small groups can help prepare for the social. A writing group can write a short story to be read aloud. A computer 101 group can type out the lyrics to favorite campfire songs.
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
13 Fun Brain Activities for Seniors
Elevate the idea of the herb garden make a pizza garden, planting basil and oregano, and use them to enhance a homemade pizza sauce. If a small container garden is possible, the tomatoes and peppers c...
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Liz
Personal Assistant
Personal Assistant
13 Fun Brain Activities for Seniors
Golden Carers, amazing!!! Not only providing brilliant activities for the elderly, but also stretching the brains of the carers themselves! Brilliant!
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Annemarie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi,
I'm thinking to introduce a fake bus stop in the facility to accomodate residents with dementia who want to go home. Can anyone give me suggestions in regards to where to place the busstop, prefe...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Obviously DT involves a lot of informal 'counselling', whether it is a group activity or one-on-one. But does anyone promote personal counselling as being a recognized service, is it a formal process...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
i would like to conduct a sitting down dance activity, with songs that invoke memories, but also encourage movement. Such as 'Delilah' - it seems to lead in to rocking & singing. Would this be seen as...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Remembering 1966
Great resource, thank you. Given my a great idea for 'this week in 19 _ _ ' type of activity :)
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Diane
Recreation Team Leader
Recreation Team Leader
Charades #2
Thankyou so much , we have a lot of fun with this game, after all laughter is the best medicine at any age and we have plenty of laughter playing this game!!!
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Glynis
Technical Assistant
Match Songs with Artists: 1960s
Fantastic, it creates a good sing-a-long as well as a quiz
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Torbay Lifestyles
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Good Moring member,
I'm wanting to run a Christmas Tombola. Has anyone done one? Do you have any advice on how to go about it?
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Eva
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Say Hello & Goodbye in Different Languages
hello, in Czech republic we say Ahoj :]
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Karen
Lifestyles & Program Manager
Lifestyles & Program Manager
Fabric Remembrance Day Poppy
We made these for Remembrance Day in Canada. They were so popular I had to make all our staff one too.
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Christmas Pantomime: Sleeping Beauty
My Goodness. I opened this up to have a look and just realised that I actually did this one at my last job for entertainment at our Christmas luncheon. It was hilarious! Thank You so much for this one...
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Kara
Lifestyle Facilitator
Lifestyle Facilitator
Hi all!,
I'm looking at starting an Art appreciation/discussion activity. Could any of you please help me out by offering advice on what you've tried and seen work, or point me in the right directi...
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Julia
Leisure and Lifestyle Therapist
Leisure and Lifestyle Therapist
Catch Phrases Quiz
Love these quizzes, the residents always reminisce over the answers, they spark lots of conversations.. Thanks so much.
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Sandra
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Fun Riddle 32
I did this with my Clients last week and it was thoroughly enjoyed by all, with lots of laughter and reminiscing.
Thankyou so much.
Sandy
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
Hi Susan, thank you for your contribution. Best wishes.
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Myra
Studying
Studying
Hydrating Drinks
Loving the sound of the sparkling pineapple and mint drink.
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Myra
Studying
Studying
Pumpkin Scones Recipe
I love a pumpkin scone recipe that incorporates several spices as well. I dont see one like that very often, but the difference in taste is noticable.
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Shelly
Lifestyle Team Leader
Lifestyle Team Leader
Hangman & Variations
My residents love playing this game, and for something a bit different, lately I have been using a theme of "animals", and when we've solved what the animal is, I attempt to draw the animal. The resid...
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Acacia
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Good Morning I would like to say how much fun the connect the dot lion was if there is anymore of those that would be great :)
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
Morning all, where ever we live in this wonderful world of ours. The Golden Carers is the ideal site for joining us all together.
May be a new idea. We/I have started a monthly News Letter. The...
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Anthony
Leisure and Lifestyle Officer
Leisure and Lifestyle Officer
Spot The Differences - Mechanic
This will be an ideal game for the men today in our Gentlemen's Group. Thanks!
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Sandra
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Finish the Sayings and Proverbs Game
I did this with our residential and HACC clients yesterday and we had lots of fun. Thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Thankyou very much
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9 years ago
Remembering 1966
Great resource. Can I add decimal currency was introduced to Australia in February 1966?
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June
Activity Organisher
Activity Organisher
Name The Hollywood Actors
So helpful with lots of new ideas . Many thanks
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Heather
part time activity helper
part time activity helper
Black & White TV Facts & Trivia
Do you have any quizzes about town names ,rivers,and islands if not I can send you some as they were in the paper and some look easy and some leave you scratching your head
I also have a quiz that...
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Michelle
Carer
Carer
Name The Hollywood Actors
Love the quizzes, and all the other activities posted I run a club for people in our community who have trouble socialising, that are lonely etc ages 40 & up. They thoroughly enjoy the quizzes and a...
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Peter
Recreation & Lifestyle Coordinator
Recreation & Lifestyle Coordinator
Remembering 1966
Another memorable T.V. event from 1966 was the first episode of 'Play School' on the ABC July 18th
And in sport - St Kilda one it's only VFL/AFL Grand Final defeating Collingwood by 1 point.
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Chris
AIN
AIN
Remembering 1966
Hi, it was the Rolling Stones who toured in 1966. The Beatles toured Australia in 1964, the same year my family emigrated from Scotland. It was the only way my parents could get my then 12 year old br...
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9 years ago
15 Activities for Late-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Thank you very much everyone for your feedback, we appreciate it very much!
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Karen
Lifestyle Lead
Lifestyle Lead
Home town Monopoly
Great idea, I'm currently working on a giant "Active Monopoly" will let you know how it goes and if our clients enjoy themselves.
Danielle - Lifestyle Assistant
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Jacqui
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Dice Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Dice Game
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Elma
Activities/recreation co-ordinator
Activities/recreation co-ordinator
Spot The Differences - Mechanic
My residents find it too difficult. Sorry.
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