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wendy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Armchair Travel Group Play
would like to make a passport for each of the residents who attend. Any ideas of how to do this, a nice and resourceful way.
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Elizabeth
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Plan an Annual Event for Seniors
Hi Ruth
We did a Mad Hatters Tea Party at our Rest Home. Borrowed a hugh chair beautifully decorated from the local library, most Residents dressed for the occasion. Family invites were sent out an...
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
Homemade Snow (Sensory)
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Olympic games :making snow
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Angela
Lifestyle and leisure in aged care
Lifestyle and leisure in aged care
Do youhave an Australia day poster to print in A3 to advertise Australia day Events
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Lesley
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Festive Lantern Craft
I will certainly try this for my residents, thanks for the great ideas.
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Taryn
Activities coordinator
Activities coordinator
Tips for Writing Successful Activity Programs for Senior Care
I'm so glad I found this site! It's great to be able to share all our ideas around with others that work in the same industry and how wonderful, that our clients benefit from it!
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Good and bad day on Friday - had done all the prep. work for Word Games & Quizzs, promoted this by PA announcement and walked around the dining room reminding residents of the days events but they did...
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Jeanette
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Dot Painting Templates
Hi! Just another idea for this wonderful activity of dot painting. Last year we went to the park & collected pieces of bark & let the residents paint on the bark with the direction of just doing circl...
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Whiteboard Word Challenge
I like the 9 letter words! Gave the clients word search, while they were doing that I did a few 9 letters on the board, a few were quick to leave the other, try those out & back to word search. Baller...
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Patricia
Co Ordinator
Co Ordinator
Thank you for this site, truly wonderful! You have some new ideas for me & am so appreciative! One day the previous Co Ordinator was away & was only told last minute, racked my brain, mini auction. Lo...
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Elizabeth
Recreation Officer/AIN
Recreation Officer/AIN
Fun Riddle 8
Would love the answer to this riddle please. Thanks
Elizabeth.
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Jennifer
Lifestyle co-ordinator
Lifestyle co-ordinator
8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits
There are no time frames under ACFI as there was under Question19 when the funding system was RCS. Obviously you cannot do a good job my saying hi and walking out the door without spending time addres...
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Juliette
study recreation therapist
study recreation therapist
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
I love this!!
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Vicki
recreational facilities officer
recreational facilities officer
Fun Riddle 5
I just love these riddles, and so do my residents! Thank you so much! Vicki.
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Morena
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
8 Tips for Successful One-on-One Visits
to Kerry; 1:1 room visits. should be between 10 to 15 minutes.
one on one room visit / 1:1 interaction are very important part for long term resident living in facilitates. As this help to give res...
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Sheree
Activities Co-ordinator
Activities Co-ordinator
Chinese Symbols Chain or Poster
Cassie - when you print out the templates, it says what the symbols mean e.g. Luck, Dragon, Health
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Ruth
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
Monthly Activity Attendance Checklist - Individual
Hi Kate
I am in the middle of doing cert Iv in aromatherapy by online course it is fairly expensive,,I spoke to my facility manager and explained the benefits it could have for nursing home residents...
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Liz
Recreation therapist
Recreation therapist
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
Picture puzzles are a good way to engage the residents I use old calander for this and the residents love then.
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Ruth
Recreational Therapist
Recreational Therapist
How to Plan an Annual Event for Seniors
How about a mad hatters tea party with prizes for the best Alice costume or mad hat created by a resident if using in aged care facility.... Or a book week theme of their fav children's book include...
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Taryn
Activities coordinator
Activities coordinator
Hi guys! I'm a newly appointed activity coordinator for a community based aged care and disability organisation. I'm looking for activities that people in the community will WANT to access. As they ha...
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12 years ago
Money Counting
What a great idea Marnie - one question, is the money placed in a "safe" place after the activity has ended.
VB
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heather
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Horse Race Game
I got each of my residents to colour in their horse. We drew a jockey on top of horse. They named their horse and their jockey. Coloured in their jockey silks. I as Diversional therapist waltzed arou...
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kareen
activities officer
activities officer
Golden Oldies Movie Quiz
Appreciate all the collating you do and all the information you present.. this is such a blessing to me in my work to have it all available and ready...thanks so much
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Suzette
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Fun Riddle 8
A great riddle for group work or to pop on tables for residents to do themselves.
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susan
activities officer/carer
activities officer/carer
Do you have any quiz's I can download. thanks sue
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
hi,
Is anyone planning activities for the winter Olympics in February. I would like some ideas for games residents to participate.
At present I have the following ideas :
make a snow man,
ic...
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Pamela
Carer
Carer
Colour by Numbers
how do I print out colours by numbers which include the picture.
I have been request to prepare a scrap book for Mum from when she was born.Am I able to purchase a guideline etc.
Also 60-100 piece j...
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12 years ago
Looking for new activities for HIGH CARE DEMENTIA RESIDENTS, I have 40 residents to provide activities for Monday to Friday and only 8 of those residents have the cognitive ability to do trivia, bingo...
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gerry
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Does anyone have any ideas to celebrate a 100 th birthday
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Jennifer
Lifestyle co-ordinator
Lifestyle co-ordinator
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
Haven't done a family BBQ, sounds good I will have to ask if we can try one at our facitlity thanks Jennie
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Elizabeth
Recreation Officer/AIN
Recreation Officer/AIN
Vanishing Culture - The Bushman of the Kalahari
How can residents help? We have a resident who is always talking about the movie The Gods must be crazy
Liz
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Mary
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Horse Race Game
We played this for Melbourne Cup and a fantastic day with the residents. We also modified it for Christmas and had reindeer races as well.
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12 years ago
How to motivate residents in long term care
Well had my first day at activities. Used some of your theories. I had a lovely morning. Every one enjoying each others company,getting to know each other.
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Dot
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
We are looking at posting our facility on facebook, so that residents, families and reps can access what we may post [with permission.] Has any aged care unit done this? What the experience positive o...
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Monthly Activity Attendance Checklist - Individual
our facility changed to recording this on the pc a few years ago but recently changed back to checking off manually. 1 form x 40 residents filled out daily. not sure what i'd prefer ??
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Marnie
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
Money Counting
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Money Counting
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Kate
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
leisure&Lifestyle assistant
Scavenger Collages
a step further could be to ask the residents if they would like to spray paint their piece in a particular colour
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Belinda
Activity officer
Activity officer
C'mon Aussie
I have old records that I have drilled a hole in the top and attached a chain to hang from the ceiling, attached (using velcro dots) to the centre of these are Aussie pictures downloaded from the inte...
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Alexis
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
Hi all,
Just wondering if anyone can reccommend DT resource magazines that are useful when programming. My old facility utilised Activities 2 go which was great. Also after resources to order resou...
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Rose-Maree
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Felt Christmas Poinsettia
We used glitter to either highlight the petals or the background and 3 beads as the stamens. A ribbon corresponding to the colour of the felt was threaded through for hanging on the tree and a tag wis...
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12 years ago
How to motivate residents in long term care
Thankyou for replying.I found all your information very good. I will be using it in the near future.
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Pamela
Carer
Carer
Hello,
My mother is a resident at The Domain facility Ashmore.She has moderate dementia.Unfortunatley she will only participate in the concerts.Mum & Dad are together & very close & they had 14 child...
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Lindy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
10 Ways to Improve Activity Participation
Good suggestions. We hold family BBQ's & family Sunday brunches every month the residents love having their families over for a social meal & the families love the opportunity to visit with a social...
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debbie
day centre coordinator
day centre coordinator
I would just like to share with the wider golden carers community my experience with exercises implemented at my centre.
I run a small community centre twice a week with varied programs. Over t...
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Amanda
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Hi everyone,
I know it's a bit early, but as you know we always have to start planning months in advance if we have any special events.
I was wondering if anyone would have any ideas for Valenti...
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Hi There, Are you doing a 2014 recreational activity planner?
Love your site, Cheers Fiona
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12 years ago
20 Meaningful Activities for People Living with Alzheimer's Disease
I have my first day with activities next week. Trying to find many different things to occupy their minds. Woild like themed days for special events.
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Bernadette
nurse
nurse
Dot Painting Templates
Hi I am an activities officer in a high care facility. I found that the residents could use cotton buds easily for the aboriginal dot painting. I have been a member for 2 years now and would like to t...
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patricia
Recreational Activity Officer
Recreational Activity Officer
Felt Christmas Poinsettia
My low care residents enjoyed making these. They look absolutely wonderful on the residents tables. I used a hot glue gun to attach gold stamens in the middle.
One of my residents suggested we shoul...
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Judith Prince
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You’re quite a special angel for assisting everyone here. It takes a special kind of person to work with seniors - they are so often not given the respect or credit they deserve for having lived such long, meaningful lives. Thank you again for the wonderful ideas.
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