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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Jokes for International Beer Day
Thank you for these. My residents want new jokes every week & theyre hard to find. Kym
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Patricia
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Fun Riddle 3
I have not long joined Golden Carers, and would like to obtain previous riddles to this curren one. How do I go about obtaining the previous riddles? I work at an aged care facility and a lot of our...
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Sandy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Any Brisbane DTs/Recreation Staff able to help me out with affordable performers? I would really appreciate some contacts. Just got quoted $300!!! Eeek
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Friendship Bracelet
Hi Shirley, You are better off buying the 'memory wire' to make bracelets and necklaces. They are stiff and easy to insert (no needles needed). See instructions for 'Stringing Beads'.
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Friendship Bracelet
COULD A LARGE SEWING NEEDLE BE SUBSITUTED FOR JEWELLERY NEEDLES - LOOLING FORWARD TO TRYING THIS ACTIVITY - SHIRLEY NSW
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Fess
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Share your Poems
A poem that was introduced to our Poetry & Music session by one of our residents, which she loves to recite every week is Memory by Zora Cross.
This poem has become a favourite of everyone in our gro...
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Sadhna
recreation therapist
recreation therapist
Beach Reminiscing
It is a good idea i will certainly have a session on beach reminising,
Your web gives me great ideas each month! Keep up the good work.
Many thanks Sadhna
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12 years ago
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
instead we can use a trip to & not armchair
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12 years ago
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
I saw this add in a magazine and tried to use for the facility I'm working for and the DDON who lifestyle reports to didn't agreed.
I liked and I'm all for who can used.
Maria
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Helena
Lifestyle Co/Ordinator
Lifestyle Co/Ordinator
Hi all Am looking at designing a programm of activities around the tablet and apple Tv ,if anyone has any suggestions or apps they use would greatly apprieciate there input
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Pauline
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi Everyone
Just wondering how many facilitiies have interactive white boards or Smart Boards, Iam looking at prchasing one for my facility and would love to hear your feedback and what type of thing...
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Rosie
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
hi can anyone give me ideas on how to have
a celebrate a country activity
please
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Commonwealth Games Flags
My daughter who is a teacher referred me to this site.....sparklebox.co.uk It has some posters to use for the Commonwealth Games and also lots of other activity ideas.
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Amanda
Activities organiser
Activities organiser
Things that go Together Quiz
I tried this activity today and it went really well, residents from our 'Memory Lane' (dementia unit) came downstairs to play the game and they thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. Will certainly play i...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
Love it...can't wait to try....
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SUSAN
Lifestyle Support Manager
Lifestyle Support Manager
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
We have completed Armchair Travel to Hawaii, and what a wonderful trip we had. We are a large aged care facility so were able to divide activities between Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinators, each respo...
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Lyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Recycled Hoy Game
Put Hoy on my program this week. On seeing it one resident & her family not knowing what Hoy was looked it up in the dictionary - we had a good laugh - that made my day before we had even played the...
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jane
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
to use aromatherapy in aged care do you have to be qualified
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12 years ago
Memory Wire Bead Kits
Making stretch bangles using hat elastic works well also, although it can sometimes be difficult to thread the beads unless they have large holes.
Our residents love them for holding their hankies....
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
School Days Reminiscing Cards
Our clients enjoyed this today, it was so funny & truly a morning we will not forget for a long time! Certainly was making memories!
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Jackie
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Chick Hatching Program for Seniors
I have done this twice this year with my residents. A member of our community loaned us an incubator & a friend gave us the eggs, therefore this cost us nothing. We all had a wonderful time & enjoyed...
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Carol
Therapy assistant
Therapy assistant
Hi everyone.
I work as a TA in a care facility in Australia with residents who have various illness and disabilities. A number of our male residents  are retired trades men physically able to a grea...
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12 years ago
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
Love this idea, I am going to certainly give it a go with a few residents. Thanks for sharing
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Feros Care
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
I agree with anything musical. I am a Zumba Gold Chair teacher and so a half hour chair based excercise class to Latin American and other beats including songs they know eg, New York New York and In t...
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Recycled Hoy Game
I deal out 6-8 cards to each resident and if theirs is called out, they throw it into the middle of the table until they're all gone. We tried turning the cards over but they kept turning them back ag...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
Hi Amanda, elder people have an increased need for nurturing and touch is high on the agenda of needs. It helps build relationships, and convey love, reassurance and hope. The comfort you gave this ge...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Hi Melanie,
You may try sensory blankets, individual balloon game, singing, sensory boxes, and poems reading. If your clients have severe communication deficit you may try to hang hand-made mobiles i...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
The Farmer's Cat Word Game
My ressies really enjoyed this game and completed A - Z. Will do again and change the animal etc. Many thanks.
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12 years ago
Hello everyone,
I am organising a commonwealth games program. My first one so if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it.
thanks in advance
Sandi
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12 years ago
Hello everyone,
with the 2014 Commonwealth Games coming up does anyone have any ideas. I would really like to make a big thing of it any ideas for games, food decorations would be handy.
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Ron
RAO
RAO
Coin-Tap Chair Dance
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Tap dancing
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Amanda
Activities organiser
Activities organiser
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
Touch is a very important, this was very apparent today, we have a new resident 100yrs old who has just moved from another home. I went into see him and I knelt down by him and took his hand whilst he...
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Jackie
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Hi all you hard working people in aged care
This is a Bingo question..........What do you give for prizes ?
1. For a one liner
2. For a full house
Do you have some rules ?
Thanks all !
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Susan
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Freelance Activity Co-ordinator
Vase Jars
What a lovely craft activity. I've got lots of decorative stickers so I'm going to let my residents use those to decorate their jars.
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
DIY Musical Bingo
Thank you for more ideas! Always much appreciated! Other games I have from here are very well accepted & enjoyed immensely!
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Sheila
Occupational Therapist
Occupational Therapist
Canadian Inventions of Note
Wow what an amazing list! Thanks
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
10 Tips for Planning Reminiscing Sessions For Seniors
I did a reminiscing afternoon about a month ago instead of a quiztime. It was really popular. Going to run another one tomorrow. Wedding theme. I work with low care residents and have asked them to al...
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Sheree
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
John I think you're right about people thinking 'touch' is not the done thing but I say 'Pah!'. Humans NEED physical connection with other humans - especially in care where the most likely human touch...
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Nichole
activity director
activity director
Fun Riddle 13
This is a great little 1:1 activity. Especially for someone in isolation because it could be thrown away when complete!
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Shirley
Recreation Officer
Recreation Officer
Dot Painting Templates
we have used these sometime ago but I'm looking forward to using them again this year with the residents - With Thanks - Shirley NSW
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Jennie
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
Brazilian Art Templates
I need to know what the coloured flags look like -coloured -in!!!
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Susan
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi, Can anyone explain how Footy Tipping works please
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Caroline
Manager
Manager
The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly
The only problem I see is that the colouring sheets need to be adult pictures and not childlike images. It requires much more effort to find but they are available.
Once you have a great range of ima...
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Stained glass windows
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Stained glass windows
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rosie
lifestyle assistant
lifestyle assistant
Vase Jars
I found set of 4 glass jars at Office Works yesterday for $2.50 . I have had the idea to do glass painting with my residents for ages but the jars were the set back . I have the MSDS for the paints an...
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12 years ago
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Hi guys,
I really need help, I work in a nursing home and am in a part of the nursing home on Monday where my residents are in air beds. What other activities could you suggest besides sensory, hand...
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lynda
carer
carer
Love this site
I need help with a lady that will not shower.The lovely lady will just say, that she has shower today, and gets very upset, with me, that I maqy think that she is lying.Your ideas are...
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12 years ago
The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly
Thanks for the article. I introduced a weekly art therapy group about 8 months ago featuring colouring some of your fabulous I set up an aroma therapy diffuser and some relaxing music on the CD player...
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12 years ago
The Benefits of Coloring-in for the Elderly
my residents at Coniston love to colour, some adult resident pictures might be nice if anyone has any to share, please email [email protected], thanks
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Joanne
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Co ordinator
Find It Group Activity
Yes colour is best...you can hunt around in the shops for books to copy from...I even got some magnifying glasses from Reject shop and they help too...
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Jane Rofe
Activities Coordinator
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Love all the great ideas. Love Golden Carers. I have used so many of your ideas since I started and all with great feedback. What a difference I have seen in the residents, with more people joining in when they’re given time to express what they enjoy and are always invited to participate, whatever the activity. Thank you Golden Carers.
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