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10 years ago
Hi
I work in a small country town with a close knit community. After a recent incident I wonder if anyone has suggestions on how to discuss end of life plans with clients and families and how to ind...
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Christina
recreational officer
recreational officer
Games for People Living with Dementia
I agree with Patrice!!!
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
How to host an Olympic Games Theme Day
Thankyou for all these wonderful ideas. August is going to be a great month for activities.
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Leonie
Aged Care Nurse
Aged Care Nurse
Weather Station Activities for Seniors
very interesting will pass onto mens shed at centre where I work. Thankyou
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I left work with a tear in my eye today. A new couple has been coming to my coffee & conversation mornings for about 4 weeks, She said ever since she has never seen/heard him light up and participate...
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Stephenie
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Colour Trivia - Australian Theme
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Colour Trivia
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Nicola
D/T
D/T
How to host an Olympic Games Theme Day
Wonderful inspiring ideas Thank you!
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Jacqui
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
First Aid Fun
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: First Aid Fun
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margaret
carer/activities
carer/activities
Words in Words Game 5
Hi
Just wondering if circus is correct for question 9?
Margaret
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Alice
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Hi,
I was just wondering if there were any facilities in Perth (near Guildford) that were interested in meeting up occasionally for different activities. We are a dementia specific facility with mos...
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Sarah
Nurse Manager
Nurse Manager
Hi
I'm a Nurse Manager at a rest home/hospital level aged care facility. We are trying to figure out the best way to notify residents of a death in the facility. We have many ideas but it is hard t...
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
Hi, Everyone,
Do hope this pic of my two dogs arrives......I'm a newbe at all this! They come round to
the residential homes I visit. The little one called Bliss does/did agility. I retired her...
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Catherine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Fantastic, thank you so much. Our residents enjoyed this tremendously. Cheers
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Rosie
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
hi
Can any one tell me if they have a facebook site set up for a familys only group for their facility , and how did you set it up and what and how do families respond to it,
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Suzanne
RAO
RAO
Virtual Camping Reminiscing Activity
This was a fantastic activity. I ask our group to name items we would need for our camping trip. I asked everyone to close their eyes as i set the scene in their minds. When I finished, I asked each r...
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Carol
Volunteer seniors activities
Volunteer seniors activities
I'm thrilled that I discovered this marvellous site. It has become my "bible" for ideas, information and creativity. We can learn so much from one another and when we share these ideas, we all benefit...
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10 years ago
Sensory Stimulation for Dementia Care
I live in deforest wisconsin and my aunt works at a retirement center for people who have dementia and I have been looking for crafts and activities that I can do with them because that is my job of u...
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Jacqui
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
School Days Reminiscing Cards
We had a wonderful time with this activity.
It turned into a times table quiz and I was amazed how good they were.
Thanks
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Jacqui
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Charades Game
We played this last week. What a hit. We where all laughing and teasing. Thank You..
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Morgan
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Words in Words Group Game
Another sucessful word game we play is..beat the alphabet. List the alphabet ..leaving room to add on the found word. Provide a theme to work within...Names...Countries, famous people , diseases, et...
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10 years ago
How to Prevent Falls in Senior Care
Assisting with falls prevention through exercise and fun and games supports our residents to remain active, independent and safe. I' ve been working with a falls risks resident for the last six weeks...
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Sarah
activities co - ordinator
activities co - ordinator
I Went to Market Memory Game
Hi do you think these sort of games are suitable for those with dementia?
Thank you
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Francis
Diversional Therapist
The Price is Right Game
This sounds like a great idea. I will definately try this one.
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Carla
Lifestyle CoOrdinator
Lifestyle CoOrdinator
The Price is Right Game
This was well received by our residents. They all enjoyed looking through and reminiscing about the supermarket, price changes and food items . The especially enjoyed thinking about what they could co...
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Sigrid
Lifestyle & Wellbeing Officer
Lifestyle & Wellbeing Officer
Charades Game
We played this today. It is great fun and very adaptable. We used categories like "What sport am I playing?" or "what animal am I", or "what job am I doing"? Great activity for everyone!
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karen
activity specialist
activity specialist
July Artist Templates
These are great..yes can we have more please.This topic is perfect for my new resident whose been to Art museums all over the world:-) Thank you
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Patrice
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
Games for People Living with Dementia
I just love this site. I get so much new information from it daily. You are angels in disguise. Thank you so much!!!
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pauline
lifestyle coordinator
lifestyle coordinator
Group Singing with Props
There are some great singalong cd's that you can purchase such as Max bygraves singalong the war years ,Vera lynn and Toni almond they come with there own song book . I download lyrics to mixed cds...
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Kath
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Play Dough Crafts
Thank you Marina, I have another recipe for play dough which calls for baby oil rather than the usual cooking oil, it keeps for much longer and smell nicer. I like your method of cooking the pots and...
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Deb
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Charades Game
How exciting! An old fashioned game but not one I had thought of!!! Had fun thinking of some extra words. Going to try it today!!! Thanks for rekindling my memories GC!
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Lisa
Support Assistant/Activities Coordinator
Support Assistant/Activities Coordinator
Hello,
I've just been asked to take on the activities coordinator role in my work place. There has never been one there, so i have nobody to learn from. I have been asked to put together a portfoli...
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Kelly
Recreation Therapy
Recreation Therapy
looking to add larger events to my facility's calendar, does anyone have any recomendations or ideas? I would like to add groups that maybe involve bringing in a guest speaker or entertainer thats di...
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Morgan
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Men’s Club Outings
Once a month our men meet with men from other resthomes at the local workingmens club. The club looks after us very well and has provided a table or two down by the pool tables(as well as turning of...
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Pamela
Activity Director
Activity Director
Sensory Spaces & Boxes for Memory Care
I use a 20 gallon tote and put shredded paper, the strips not the cross cut paper as this causes dust and may effect people with allergies. I use clothes pins, marbles, plastic spoons, a little plast...
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Mike
Manager
Manager
Summer Yarn Balls
Thankyou so much to all who contribute to this great site, so much appreciated by recreation staff and residents, it is so much fun having exciting new activities to do : )
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Sandy
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
July Artist Templates
Do you provide information on the artists as well?
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10 years ago
Sample Care Plan: Responsive Behaviors (Intrusive)
As a male student trying do some research came across with this scenario relly helps with my studies Thank you
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Katja
Recreation Activiites Officer
Recreation Activiites Officer
Family Feud Game
I've bought the game and love the questions on it...however, to make it a bit more real will probably invest in two hotel bells to make it more interesting.
As I have a data projector and screen I'm...
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Andrea
Lifestyle assistant
Lifestyle assistant
Can anyone recommend seated exercise DVDs that don't look like they were filmed in the 80's preferably with no accents?
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Mike
Manager
Manager
Recycled CD Fish Mobile
What an awesome idea, cant wait to do this, we were looking for ideas to decorate our rooms.
Thankyou
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Liz
Carer
Carer
10 Communication Strategies for Dementia Care
Great tips, thank you. I also find being up close and looking and speaking directly whilst looking the person in the eyes can also help. Really show you are concentrating on them and speaking solely t...
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Co.As.It Community Services Inc.
Aged Care and Community Services
Aged Care and Community Services
Cue Cards for Dementia Care
Hi everyone, we have a great set of Italian language ones also available on our website which you can access for free. There are also many other resources available to share.
http://www.coasit.asn....
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Mike
Manager
Manager
Jokes to Share
Awesome jokes, look forward to hearing my residents enjoy them :)
Thankyou all.
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Almira
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
10 Communication Strategies for Dementia Care
This is worth sharing to other RAOs ( Recreational Activities Officers). I will definitely share this in our up coming network meeting this month.
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Daryl
retired/carer
retired/carer
10 Communication Strategies for Dementia Care
Thank you for the clear statement of these ideas which speak with empathy directly to me as carer.
They also give an enduring voice to my Loved One, in ways of which she will not always be capable....
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Adel
DT
DT
How to motivate residents in long term care
I am new at coordinating activities for people with Dementia. I enjoy it very much and would like to get all engaged, however each ones ability varies so dramatically and having only a couple of hours...
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Thank you for all the wonderful ideas. Never disappointed when looking for inspiration on Golden Carers. We are so fortunate to have access to so many different ideas to use on a daily basis. Cannot thank you all enough for the wonderful work you do putting all those resources at our fingertips.
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