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10 years ago
I need to purchase a fiddle blanket and some other items, for our cognitive impaired residents
Has anyone got any ideas or names of good suppliers? Remembering I have a budget.
thanks
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Karen
DT
DT
South American Word Search
The residents love doing these find a words. We end up helping each other and have a wonderful time
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10 years ago
Recycled Paint Swatches Game
I love this idea! Interesting because I had just come across another recycled paint swatches activity today (a garland for easter). Thanks for sharing!
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10 years ago
Shamrock Quest: Find the Answer
This sounds like a fun game, great idea! Thanks Kathie.
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10 years ago
Recycled Paint Swatches Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Recycled Paint Swatches Game
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Andrea
Lifestyle assistant
Lifestyle assistant
I work in a large facility spread over 4 floors and our main challenge is spending time getting residents to activities. I'm interested to hear what others do to gather people in a timely way.
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kathie
activities co-ordinator
activities co-ordinator
Shamrock Quest: Find the Answer
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: St Patricks day quiz
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Vicki
recreational facilities officer
recreational facilities officer
Balloon Tennis
I love the idea of the pool noodles being used! We do balloon tennis and make our own rackets with wire coat hangers which we bend out into a circle shape and stretch pantihose over them...the sharp b...
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Lori
Activities Director
Activities Director
I work in an assisted living facility. I need a craft idea for St Patrick's day. It needs to be useful, maybe a decoration, and not too difficult. The residents don't want to do anything that looks...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Reminiscing: The Early Days of Black & White T.V
This was a great topic for our weekly session. Thank you
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10 years ago
10 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care
Hi Debbie, thank you and welcome!!
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Adelina
Recreation Activity Officer
Recreation Activity Officer
Match Songs with Artists: 1970s
Great idea, but a little bit too modern. 50's till 70's would be a good ideal. Thanks for sharing.
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10 years ago
10 Principles of the Montessori Approach for Dementia Care
So much information, ideas that create food for thought. Finally have access to your wonderful site. . Thanks Golden Carers.
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Margaret
Careworker-AIN
Careworker-AIN
Salt Dough Beads
Great activity. All enjoyed this activity
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Easter Bunny Baskets
Made these one year and will do them this year ...residents loved the activity.
lot of fun- Thank you for great ideas . Meredith
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Easter Poster
Great Poster- will do this with the residents
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meredith
Activity co ordinator
Activity co ordinator
Leprechaun Craft for St. Patrick’s Day
I am going to do this with our residents, I am sure they will enjoy the session.......they love the craft activities
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Michelle
RAO/AIN
RAO/AIN
Easter Bunny Baskets
I made these with my residents last Easter using paper plates. They worked out great and everyone loved them.
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Fiona
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Hi, I just wanted to make a suggestion for anyone else who may have residents with Schizophrenia. I have some residents with this disorder and I find they can be very recluse. What I noticed really...
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Brenda
OTA
OTA
Tongue Twisters for Fun
We had a fabulous time trying to pronounce these sentences.
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Kerry
Recreational Coordinater
Recreational Coordinater
Irish Jokes
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: St. Patricks Day
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Sylvia
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Hi
Any ideas for food for St Patrick's day? Thanks
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sharon
activities co-ordinater
activities co-ordinater
Easter Quiz - Religious
Thank you, the residents really love these quizers and I find that nearly all jion in and become very excited and proud of themselfs when they get an answer right.
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Anna
Lifestyle assistant
Lifestyle assistant
Autumn fun
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Autumn fun
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Katrina
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Hi everyone :) im looking for ideas for a nursing home for seniors week
any ideas would be great
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Ann
activity co ordinator
activity co ordinator
15 Minutes to Share...
Hi
I am an activity co-coordinator in a nursing home with 71 residents,
I made up my own FAMILY FORTUNES word game
I printed the questions with 4 top answers and made it to a booklet so oth...
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Marcia
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Balloon Tennis
We use table tennis net and bats and use balloons great fun and enables all levels to participate including wheelchair/tub chair/stroke residents who only have use of one hand including those who can...
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jane
activity provider
activity provider
Noodle Soccer
What fun we had. I changed the name to hockey and had a goal keeper near the frame.
Everyone loved it and it got extremely competitive. Thank goodness the noodles were
foam, otherwise who knows w...
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Mary
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Balloon Tennis
we made bats out of wire coat hangers then covered them with panty hose[ the knee-highs] when discarded firstly you bend hangers to form a bat then put the knee highs on, great fun
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Mary
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
March Quiz
we love all the quizzes you have on this site
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Heather
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Balloon Tennis
we do a balloon tennise but we use balloons as balls our net is toilet paper our bats are fly swats it is a lot of fun we were taught this by a clown doctor
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Activities
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
We are so lucky to be a country nursing home and we have two miniature ponies who live in a specially built paddock and stable on premises, one of our residents feeds and grooms the ponies daily and c...
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karen
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly
we have created a creative coloring activity, we have so many residents who now use those adult coloring books that we decided to get them together as a group.
we will be having theme days such blu...
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Villan
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
ANZAC Day Service
We celebrate Anzac Day at our place by inviting the local RSL club. Their representative will come and host our Anzac Day program. A local brass band brighten up the place and also our Chaplain read...
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leanne
Carer
Carer
Polishing Brass
I was wondering if you can also use toothpaste on silver .We have had someone donate some silver items tea pots sugar bowl and some other bits and pieces .I'm wanting to do this in our Dementia unit...
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Margaret
Care Co-ordinator
Care Co-ordinator
St Patrick's Triple Word Challenge
this looks great thank you !
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Say Hello & Goodbye in Different Languages
Thank you all for the additions. They shall be added to the list!
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leanne
Activity organiser
Activity organiser
Romantic Couples through the Ages
Thanks for the answers, very much appreciated
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Claire
lifestyle coordinator
lifestyle coordinator
Balloon Tennis
I went to the local cheap store and had to improvise as there was no noodles.
Instead I got 6 foam tennis bats and turned it into balloon tennis.
It was a fantastic session and all the residents l...
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Patricia
teacher
teacher
HI,
I am wondering if anyone has some ideas relative to breaking the ice and getting to know
one's participants.I am beginning a job as an activities coordinator in a large day program
for the fra...
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Marie
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Our facility is appears so clinical and hospital like. My boss has asked me to come up with ideas on how to make it more like home, particularly for dementia residents. Nothing is of the table. Hit me...
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Wendy
Adventure Specialist
Adventure Specialist
Songs for Seniors Quiz
Wow! I am organising a 'Ladies Lunch' and I am going to try this for a bit of a 'pick me up" thank you
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Teresa
Activity cordinator
Activity cordinator
How to host a Valentine's Day Party
Just signed up on your group very excited for my residents putting on new activities
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Nicola
activities co-ordinator
activities co-ordinator
How to Host a Western Party
This seems really a greet idea and can't wait to do this at work. I think everyone will enjoy it !
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Susan
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Songs for Seniors Quiz
It is such a treasure having great song lyric resources. Thank you so much. This is an excellent resource.
A simple one that has been good is from Melodic memories - they have sing a long lyrics to...
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Susan
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Beer Sing-Along
It would be super helpful to have some songs with lyrics as part of the downloadables. Pub nites are so much fun!
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
How to Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day
watch the Pirates of the Carribbean movies
make a Mock tail of rum punch
tattoos are also fun with the temporary tattoos - the Dover company has had pirate tattoos in the past ARGGHH!!
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