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Mellissa
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Basic Salt Dough
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Basic Salt Dough
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sandra
volunteer carer
volunteer carer
Fathers Day Poems
Wonderful, I certainly will use the poems with my weekly Chat Group.
Thank you Sandra tasmania
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patricia
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
Hi Wendy do you know what the name of the DVDs were that you borrowed?
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John
Semi-retired
Semi-retired
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
Just got these requests for more Tongue Twisters.
I will post a few more as soon as I can.
Thanks for the feedback.
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Wendy
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
my daughter is a primary teacher and we borrowed there set of travel DvD'S for our nursing home; they were easy and more informative for the residents to follow then ones we got from the library
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12 years ago
10 Tips for Planning Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors
I have done Wedding reminiscing twice in the last 5+ years and included our staff who have brought in Wedding items.
It is fantastic to compare costumes, photos, invitations etc from the different er...
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Heather
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
love the tongue twisters. More Please!!
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12 years ago
Indoor walking track....
Hi, I am looking to design an indoor walking track for the residents, I have some ideas but was wondering if anyone has one in place and how is it working out?
Many thanks,...
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Rosalinda
Social worker
Social worker
Understanding Dementia: Alzheimer's Disease vs Dementia
Hi Mary
Please give me details of the course run by UT... hope it's open through the year.
Cheers
Rosalinda
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12 years ago
Playdough Guessing Competition
Great idea - I would also like to get the residents involved in making the playdough if possible...
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Sheila
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Guess the Profession Quiz
Thought you might like some fun to add to your professions quiz that I saw in a newspaper once:
Golden Oldies
Old accountants never die, they just lose their balance.
Old bankers never die, they...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
School Days Reminiscing Cards
This is something i do every week and residents love it. Putting it on the cards is a great idea. Thanks
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Who wants to be a millionaire?
I've just bought "Family Feud" & "Taboo" & was hoping to adapt them to group settings of about 10 - 15. Anyone have any ideas please? Kym
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patricia
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
Thank you so much Susan. It sounded like an amazing month of getting ready.
Having that many Lifestyle staff must have a huge impact on the activities you can offer.
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SUSAN
Lifestyle Support Manager
Lifestyle Support Manager
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
Hello Patricia; the lead up to the actual travel week was about 4 weeks; most of the activities were developed during work hours, and indeed many of the residents helped during craft sessions to decor...
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Deborah
A.I.N
A.I.N
Professions that are Vanishing
Great stuff.brought back memories for me......we use to get bottle milk at school for recess. Pink.brown.yellow. those were the days.
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Lynne
Lifestyle activities coordinator
Lifestyle activities coordinator
Ladies afternoon
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Ladies afternoon
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Robyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
Oh yes - that is good - more would be great!
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John
Semi-retired
Semi-retired
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Tongue Twisters
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Sandy
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Australian Prime Ministers Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Prime Ministers Quiz
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Multicultural Market Day!
Love this idea! , with an idea to incorporate it into our Village (facility) rummage sale next Saturday. Our facility is connected with a Senior Living Village and the plan is for a large rummage sal...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Social & Cultural Profile Form
A very good tool. Similiar to one we use in facility, but much more thorough and encompassing all areas.
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Claire
Activities Co-Ordinator
Activities Co-Ordinator
Flower Smelling
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Flower Smelling
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Margaret
lifestyle and carer
lifestyle and carer
Balloon Keep-Up
Hi There ,
Balloons are great fun , we have introduced hitting them with a half length noodle , excellent eye , hand co ordination , cognitive and physical stimulation , laughter plus , plus .keep t...
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Phillippa
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Film and Song Quiz Weather Quiz
Brilliant Quiz thank you my residents loved it. I would love more quizzes, maybe about New Zealand. Pip North Canterbury
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Rosina
Client Liaison Manager
Client Liaison Manager
Does anyone have a massage chair at their facility- similar to the ones you see in the shopping centres, I would like some feedback on how it is working with your residents the pros and cons, how you...
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patricia
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
I am very interested in this activity. I would like to know how much time Susan and the other lifestyle team spent in the preparation of this activity. Was it all done in work hours?
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maggie
Health & Leisure Activities
Health & Leisure Activities
Social & Cultural Profile Form
Thank you, this document is a useful tool for leisure and health
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Weather Station Activities for Seniors
Used part of this activity - well received - loved the Poems -Thank you -
Shirley NSW
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Film and Song Quiz Weather Quiz
Thank you Shirley for this wonderful activity
I used it yesterday & my ;lovely residents enjoyed it very much - Shirley NSW
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Jasmine
planned activity group team leader
planned activity group team leader
Social & Cultural Profile Form
Thank you for sharing this great resource.
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Sadhna
recreation therapist
recreation therapist
How to celebrate Indian Independence Day
Please let us know how it goes.
Many thanks sadhna
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Lauretta
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Social & Cultural Profile Form
This covers very useful information expressed simply. It will be a very useful tool for day-care managers and recreation staff in all aged care facilities.
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Life Reflections Posters to Connect with New Arrivals
wonderful idea Cheryl
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Debra
Volunteer
Volunteer
Weather Station Activities for Seniors
Thought I would share this one as it is the only one I know!
Red sky at night Shepherd's delight
Red sky in morning Shepherd's Warning
Debbie, Brisbane Qld.
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Capalaba Seniors Activity
CHSP Coordinator
CHSP Coordinator
Hi Everyone,
My Sandy and I work for a Not For Profit organisation and we have recently been successful in obtaining HACC funding to run a Centre-based Day Service for over 65's for Brisbane Souths...
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Capalaba Seniors Activity
CHSP Coordinator
CHSP Coordinator
Social & Cultural Profile Form
This is brilliant, thank you so much. I run a centre-based day service and this is a wonderful tool to use.
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
How to get started with Aromatherapy for Seniors
Hi Solonge can you recommend an Aromatherapy course. I am interested in this area but would need to know a lot more. kate
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Taryn
Activities coordinator
Activities coordinator
Hi everyone! I work for a community based aged care organisation in North Brisbane. Does anyone else work around this area? I was wondering if anyone had the names of entertainers in this area?
Than...
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12 years ago
Hi I am new to Golden Carers and would like advice on exercise programs please
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Amanda
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Wondered if you could source some vehicle (farm equipment) colouring in for men. Amanda RM Begg
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Alexandra
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Community Wish Catcher
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: "Wish catcher" art and craft
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Alexandra
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
20 Activities for the Visually Impaired
One of our vision impaired residents loves a visit from our pet budgie that we keep inside in a cage.
We place the cage by her bedroom window when she's in there and he chirps away. She enjoys liste...
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Annette
General Manager
General Manager
Pairing & Sorting
DO YOU SELL ANYTHING LIKE THIES PAIRING GAME
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Annemarie
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi, does anyone have experience in starting up a choir with residents (and staff) in residential aged care? Please let me know your tips and ideas. Much appreciated, Annemarie
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Karen H.
Student
Student
Memory Wire Bead Kits
Wonderful idea! Adrienne, I am not sure if this would work with elastic but I use a bit of PVA glue on the end of crochet cotton and roll it between my fingers then let it dry. It forms a slightly har...
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Sue
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Balloon Keep-Up
Hi There
I to have introduced Balloon Fun to my residents.
I use 2, 90cm balloons and hit them around to the residents. The larger balloons i find are more fun to use than the small ones. We put on...
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Janine
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Dream Weaving
What is the consideration regarding Risk Assessment and Liability against an organisation, do they sign off on a waiver
Great idea we are trying to establish this at the moment
Thanks for the id...
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Ania
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hi Everyone, how do you write quarterly progress notes ? Sample please..
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Jane
Lifestyle assistant
Lifestyle assistant
My name is Jane, I haven't work in this field for long but fine it very rewarding. I have been asked to write a sunset program. Can someone please suggest and guide me in the right direction of settin...
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