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allison
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Dementia Team Manager (RN)
Play Dough Crafts
I use "Soft as cloud dough" with my residents. It has a lovely feeling to it and I also add essential oils especially lavender for relaxation.
Try it:
1 part conditioner
2 parts corn flour/corn sta...
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Magazine Scrapbooks
Hi I will be definitely doing this with my client. She just loves her cat mindy. Many thanks for the idea. trish
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
Hi How lovely are these. Must do with my clients. trish
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patricia
aged care nurse
aged care nurse
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Hi I am new to this site and I am enjoying it. Another idea would be to use buttons as flowers. I put small buttons on top of bigger ones so they look pretty. Just glue anywhere on the branches. It lo...
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Mary Ann
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
Margaret, thanks for sharing your beautiful story.
In my facility we have a dog visiting the residents every Monday and I am lucky that the therapy dog Cassey and her handler visit my wing first....
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Jodie
Residential Care
Residential Care
Chick Hatching Program for Seniors
We got ours through Henny Penny Hatchlings. Our residents loved the babies so much I approached my local Social Club to buy us a chicken pen. We ended up with the most beautiful Chicken Pen and kept o...
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Danielle
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Mannequin for different occasions
We use mannequins to celebrate the different events happenig throughout the year. At the moment it is a football theme.
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Darshana
Lifestyle officer
Lifestyle officer
How to host a High Tea Party
can someone please give some ideas with the room decoration ideas for the High tea party.We are about to host one soon .....
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Melanie
RAO
RAO
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
Spring has Sprung at Kolora. Residents and staff were enthusiastic in creating a "Spring Tree†collage, to remind us the warmer weather is on it's way. The decorative collage also enabled residents...
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Jar of Sweets Competition
what a great idea...im going to try this at Christmas :-)
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Scented Bath Salts
fabulous ideas...yes I would be interested in the soap one to please??
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
The Men’s Club: Social Activities for Men
I have just started a men's group and for the first one we had a meeting.. I gave each man in the group (5 men) the opportunity to give ideas on what they would like to do xx one suggested a speaker f...
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Lynette
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Bucket Toss Game
ohhh fab idea!!!! Im going to introduce this into my Oct calendar :-)
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John
Deputy Manager
Deputy Manager
Hi
I am a Deputy Manager of a Dementia Care Home and have recently been visited by the local authority. As part of there inspection one of my residents have asked for a male grooming activities. An...
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Kylie
leisure and lifestyle officer
leisure and lifestyle officer
Cup and Saucer Table Decorations
I did this, but we planted succulents in the cups.
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Wendy
Recreation therapist
Recreation therapist
Things that go Together Quiz
This is a great idea as you can also use pictures instead of words for those who can no longer read, but can match images - download a picture from the internet, resize as needed (bigger for those wit...
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Fidelma
activity co ordinator
activity co ordinator
Mannequin for different occasions
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Mannequin for different occasions
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10 years ago
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
Hi Debbie,
Yes, footy tipping is a large part of the AFL culture. I don't follow it myself but I believe it goes something like this:
- Each week, everyone that is part of the competition 'tips'...
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Debbie
recreation director
recreation director
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
THANK YOU Talita...... I'm still confused about the activity. do the residents bet on teams during the season and then have the party & competitions at the end of the season?
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MARYANN
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Benefits of Intergenerational Activities: Program Planning & Activity Ideas
We have a program called Connect - this is where 1 or 2 residents interact in the classroom once a fortnight with the students at the local Primary School, the school students also visit on a fortnig...
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Vicki
recreational facilities officer
recreational facilities officer
Abayomi Rag Doll
My residents loved this, and so did we! A perfect way to use up scrap fabrics. We also made little necklaces with large beads. Will be doing this again...next will make sure we have all the correct pi...
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Hayley
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Make, cook and eat
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Make, cook and eat
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Natasha
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Hello,
Has anyone celebrated Wattle Day before?
Would love to hear any activity suggestions or ideas to help celebrate.
Thank you!
Natasha
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Debbie
recreation director
recreation director
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
Hello, I'm new to this site and I guess a little confused about footy tipping. Is that soccer, rugby or american football?
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Jessica
Volunteer and Nurse
Volunteer and Nurse
Sundowning: Symptoms, triggers & strategies
Something I have frequently discovered works well, is to commence something relaxing after lunch, eg music, video, etc in a group setting with the lights dimmed and the enviroment otherwise quiet. Hav...
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10 years ago
AFL Footy Tipping Fun
Hi Debbie,
This activity was posted by a member in Australia - it relates to AFL (Australian Football League), which is a very popular football code in Australia. It is different to soccer, rugby a...
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Candice
Allied Health Assistant
Allied Health Assistant
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
Hi all,
I'm a therapy assistant in little ole Meekatharra of Western Australia and I conduct activities for the residents of the Aged Care Hostel each Wednesday. I am completely green to this and s...
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Cathy
Lifestyle Coordinator/ DT
Lifestyle Coordinator/ DT
Hi everyone, I have a handy hint. I have found a that "Google Translate" is the best I have found for translating languages. Not only does it give you the translation in that countries written word bu...
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VICKIE
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Senior School Performance
We take our clients to the local high school eisteddfod and they love it. If you use google you can probably find one in your local district. They talent is awesome and they dont charge for seats. D...
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Daniela
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
Multicultural Day - More Ideas for International Day of Peace
Where can I find the templates for the Dove and your peace sign as I'm considering doing this activity for our Day centre Thanks
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Elizabeth
Activity Director
Activity Director
I have been asked to do an inservice for the staff in the whole building and I have never given one before so are there any suggestions out there....HELP
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
Enhancing the Senior Living Experience with Pets
I have heard from many professionals, and seen for myself, the transformation people make around animals. There is a safety net that surrounds the interaction. There is no judgment, no tone of voice,...
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Shelley
Music therapist
Music therapist
15 Minutes to Share...
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 15 Minutes to share...
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simone
Recreational Officer
Recreational Officer
13 Reminiscing Themes for Seniors
another great topic is the old time dances, this leads into music, fashion, dating etc
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Marie
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi
I work 30 hours a week, with 54 high care residents. I find that this is not enough hours - any tips for time management?
My contract has potential for more hours, I've just followed on from the...
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Patricia
Recreation officer
Recreation officer
How to say Grandma and Grandpa in different languages
Hi in Malta grandparents, Nanna and Nannu for both
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cheryl
Lifestyle tam member
Lifestyle tam member
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
Love the bow ties, the men at our facility will love them, a great fathers day gift, you can always find craft for the women but I feel the men can be left out. Does anyone have easy activities, craf...
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Erica
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Senior School Performance
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Senior school performance
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rhea
day centre support worker
day centre support worker
Laminating Leaves
We did this laminated leaves project in early winter. Many of the leaves were collected from a tree on site that had a particularly spectacular autumn showing this year and had really dtawn everyone's...
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Peta
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
To Darla regarding Orange Sensory, No documented evidence of this promoting appetite but residents experience warm scented towels, wash hands/face - a practice from their past and are relaxed and rea...
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Jacqueline
Divisional Therapist
Divisional Therapist
Spot the Differences Contest
My residents love the spot the difference sheets. Great for in between group activities. Jackie
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MARYANN
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Programs Manager/Diversional Therapist
Mandala Activities for the Elderly
At present we have an Art Program - using acrylics - l am looking to intoduce this(Mandalas) to a select few Residents who are intereted
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Orange Sensory Experience
good morning,
wonder if the orange scent induces appetite?
I use microwave with damp disposable towelettes for a few seconds (watch for heat on skin!), it works when we do not have warmers.
o...
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Doris
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
I am a Recreation Therapist offering private customized one to one visits to seniors who live in their own home or in a care facility. I'm looking for a tag line or a few simple words to describe the...
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Doris
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
15 Activities for Residents Who Prefer Solitude
I worked in a care facility that ran a Seniors "Spin Class". It was lead by a Recreation and Occupational Therapy staff member. The stationary bicycles came in two styles an upright regular bike or no...
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
Hi,
I am interested in putting in a sensory activity that involves blocks of scents that are heat in a warmer. The company is "Scentsy" and you can buy the warmer and scents what are non toxic, and t...
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Julianne
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Hello, I'm looking for a template for activities for the month. Would you be able to help out as this would be helpful as I'm doing my Cert IV course and would like to make an Activities Programe up...
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Just a big thank you for all the wonderful ideas on the website. It’s been an excellent year for us, finishing with a pantomime a few weeks ago.
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