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12 years ago
How to write a Eulogy
This is great. we have beem advised that we will been having a memorial ceremony annually for those who have left us. this will help us immensely. Thank you Solange
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Josephine
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Beach Reminiscing
This is fantastic, as luck would have it, we are organising a reminiscing session, complete with Sunhats, Icecream and Lemonade ! I have some sea shells and an old brownie box camera (courtesy of my...
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Satomi
Carer / Activity Coordinator
Carer / Activity Coordinator
How to write a Eulogy
I am a carer and a lifestyle coordinator. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to study about the eurogy - which is a new area for me. All residents I wanted to say "Good bye" individually, but didn'...
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Natalie
program support worker
program support worker
Recycled Dream Spring Tree
What a great idea.I am getting my clients to paint the flowers then attach it to a piece of callico
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Jen
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to write a Eulogy
Solange, Your article is well thought out and written! Thanks!
It is often very difficult to give a "Farewell', but I have found it helps me to work through the letting go process myself -particular...
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Karin
Activities & Volunteer Coordinator
Activities & Volunteer Coordinator
Winter Olympic Games Morning
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Olympic Games Morning
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Lance
Senior volunteer, lead men's group in Assisted living
Senior volunteer, lead men's group in Assisted living
Can you send me more ideas for subjects for a men' s group I lead for men in an assisted living facility? I have a problem in regards to one of the men who is very active in coming to our men's group....
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Heather
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
International Flag Decorations
Thank you for this Wonderful Resource, we will have lots of fun with chair travel, olympics and special theme days.
Heather
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Robyn
carer
carer
My Story - Short Biography Template
VERY HELPFUL FOR CARES NEW TO LIFE STORY WORK
ROBYN
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12 years ago
Share your Jokes
Directions: Paddy phones an ambulance because his mate's been hit by a car.
PADDY:- Get an ambulance here quick, he's bleeding from his nose and ears and I think both his legs are broken.
OPERATOR:...
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Maureen
activities officier
activities officier
Table Tennis
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Table Tennis
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Lyn
Student/Activities coordinater
Student/Activities coordinater
Paper leaves fall decoration
last year I cut the leaves out of colour paper, made a nice pattern with them, then laminated them to make place mats for every resident. Everyone loved them and made a fuss about how nice they were.
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Kerry
Activity Officer
Activity Officer
Hi my name is Kerry H, and I work in a hostel, I was recently @ another facility where my mother is living due to being Diagnosed with Alzheimer's, and they were playing DVD's of a musical kind, eg;-...
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Mandy
dt
dt
Share your Jokes
A joke shared with me today from a resident.
Why does a male dog pee with his leg up on the tree?
Because the very first male dog to pee on a tree kept his leg down and the tree fell on top of him!
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Chinese Symbols Chain or Poster
Thank you for Chinese New Year ideas. Made these for the residents as they are busy making items for local Show, they were curious, some had a read, its good to acknowledge other customs & culture...
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12 years ago
International Flag Decorations
Hi Jeannine,
Thanks for the suggestion, we've just added Russia and the Sochi flag!
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Sandy
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Guess the Famous Australian Face
Another thing I do with this is I save the images onto a disc and run it through the TV screen (or large computer screen) so that all of the residents can be involved together. It promotes lots of la...
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Angela
Lifestyle and leisure in aged care
Lifestyle and leisure in aged care
Share your Jokes
What did one flea say to the other flea?.....Shall we walk or take the dog?
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12 years ago
Virtual Camping Reminiscing Activity
Thanks for this activity, I did it with our residents and loved it, we used white board, Our care staff joined in each time they walked past adding a different item. we ended up with two list on the...
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Jacqueline
Diversional therapy team leader
Diversional therapy team leader
Left & Right Game - Christmas
Yes I played this game last year for Valentines day with a version of a love story and the residents thought it was great fun at the end they all had a have-a-heart ice cream.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Hi Seeja,
Regarding your comment about the lady who enjoys cleaning. I wouldn't try very hard to change what the lady is doing. She obviously has done cleaning and mopping before and she enjoys it...
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Lynne
recreational therapist
recreational therapist
Ladies Discussion Group
I brought my collection of antique/vintage Singer Sewing Machines in for one of our Ladies' Groups including an old hand crank machine. I also brought in the contents found in the drawers of my Garnd...
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Helena
recreational activities officer
recreational activities officer
Bean Bag Toss
I recently played this but used the rings from the quoits game to see if the bags would land in the middle on them the residents loved it
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Father's Day Jokes
This 1 got a laugh - A man and his friend are playing golf at their local golf course one day.
One of the fellows is about to chip onto the green when he sees a long funeral procession pas by on the...
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Alison
Recreation Activity Officer / TAFE Student
Recreation Activity Officer / TAFE Student
I am an RAO at a small low care facility, my boss has recently asked me to do an in-house memorial ceremony, for a resident who recently died, as a way for the other residents & staff to acknowledge h...
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12 years ago
Leapin' Frogs
Hi Heather,
Great question! Bunnings is a hardware superstore in Australia. They sell everything from nuts and bolts, to doors, to plants, etc. It's so prolific here that people usually refer to bu...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
I have table cloths that residents like folding - 'i ask if they could do me a favour first so they assume they're doing it to help out with my job' It seems to bring satisfaction, although honestly t...
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I'm looking for old games such as jacks, clunkers, paddle bats - i cant even find any marbles. Anyone know where i might be able to find such toys?
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Kymberly
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
The Origins of common Superstitions
I bring along an old saying every week, such as 'mad as a 2 bob watch'. We talk about what it means when people say it, and whereabouts it came from or originated. Interesting information can be found...
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12 years ago
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Thanks for your great ideas.
I have a lady coming in my day care centre.She likes sweeping and mopping.Infact she thinks that she visits the day care centre for doing cleaning jobs.she never sits ex...
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12 years ago
Chinese New Year Client Names
Oh what a great idea. Will be trying it also. The hats also is good. What a wonderful site. Have helped out so much. Thankyou.
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Armchair travel with Google Maps
Tried it, worked beautifully! Great idea, thank you!
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heather
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Leapin' Frogs
Sorry for question. I have noticed you use the word bunnings a few times. I am not from aus. Could you tell me what bunnings is please? Ta
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heather
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Craft Garden
This is a great idea. What a good way to brighten up the home. Thanks very much
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Kl Rao
RAO
RAO
Pancake treat
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pancake treat
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Christmas Angel (Standing)
I love this! When i was a small girl somebody gave me a piece of paper with compass, did about 3 or 4 circles, the angel was all in one! Does anybody remember it? Us kids would sit for hours, making t...
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heather
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Festive Lantern Craft
I love it. Vi had a residents family member complain at our annual inspection that the craft was "demeaning to the residents". Hope these will not go down as too childish.. As we all know it is somet...
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Left & Right Game - Christmas
This could be changed to something else, I am sure! If we have a dull day, weather not much will certainly go for it! I put a little chocolate with a scratchie on it as a special for a change, they th...
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12 years ago
Share your Jokes
- 'How do you make an orange turn over?...Tickle its navel!'
- 'What did the puppy say when it sat on the sandpaper?- Ruff Ruff
- 'What has fifty heads and no brains?...A box of matches!'
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Joanne
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Chinese New Year Client Names
Great idea. Thanks I shall be doing this
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Linda
lifestyle therapist
lifestyle therapist
Left & Right Game - Christmas
that will definitely be included this Christmas:) we did a similar game for a wedding shower - it was hilarious, with the MC (me) unable to continue reading, as i was laughing so much at the chaos th...
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
The Origins of common Superstitions
Hi,
It never ceases to amaze me with the different activities on this web site. Once again I never thought of the Ides of March. This is a comprehensive activity and thank you for writing this. I...
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
Guess the Famous Australian Face
Thank you for this idea.
I was given heaps of calendars and was not sure what to do with them. Each has a scenic picture or a well know place. I now know what I am going to do .
Great ideas bri...
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Helen
lifestyle in age care
lifestyle in age care
Thong Throwing Game
this was lots of fun, we played different versions of this to make it interesting and more challenging. first all thongs had to land fully inside a hoola hoop. then through the hoop into a bowl on the...
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Helen
lifestyle in age care
lifestyle in age care
Paper Chains for Australia Day
Our residents loved this activity, thought one hour would pull them up but with all the chit chat and reminiscing that went on, they called smoko 11/2 hours then all had a cuppa and the proceeded for...
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Left & Right Game - Christmas
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Left & Right
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Kerry
Recreational Coordinater
Recreational Coordinater
Thong Throwing Game
What a great idea, I actually purchased the thongs with the flags on them $2.00 per pair, decorated the room, had Slim Dusty cds, & the esky, I have some of the best Thong Throwers on the Central Coas...
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Lesley
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
Lesley 27 Jan 2014
Thank you ! so much for the wonderful ideas and examples. I am so glad that I found this site.. It makes me feel as if I'm not the only person who has an uphill battle sometimes...
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