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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Scent for Pleasure
Good thinking Sharon. Sight and hearing stimulation would be more suitable for people with poor sense of smell.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi Catherine, I am sure it will turn up beautiful.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hi Kerry, it is a good idea. I will try to get a group of Nursing Homes willing to have their addresses on Golden Carers for that purpose.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hidden Treasures
Hi Lesley, what a great idea with the blind fold and spices identification. Thanks for your feedback.
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Sharon
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Scent for Pleasure
I'm all for sensory activities, but let's remember that sometimes we set residents up to "fail" as 80 percent of those with Parkinsons Disease and Alzheimers have no sense of smell. We need to look to...
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kerry
Recreation Activities Officer
Recreation Activities Officer
Hi Solange
Our Residents love to receive post cards from other facilities.The cards generate a lot of discussion.I wold love to exchange postcards with other aged care organisations around Australia...
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Lesley
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Hidden Treasures
Have played this many times plus with smell articles such as spices for cooking,and blind fold.Sight treats on a tray such as ginger biscuits, chocolate, vegies that were chopped and kept in vegie sto...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Let us know what activity works for you Michelle. Good luck with your new position.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Scent for Pleasure
I would love to know how you go Kim. Sensory stimulation is really important for people in long term care.
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Vive la France Party!
I am glad it worked out well for you Dulcie.
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Michelle
Social Club Careworker
Social Club Careworker
Hi, I\'ve just become a co-ordinator of a social club. Amazing clients but challenging and last couple of weeks have been tough but now I think I am going to sail along! Amazing site! SO glad I stumbl...
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kim
personal carer/ activities
personal carer/ activities
Scent for Pleasure
I thought this sounds like a really good activity, that could lead onto many paths of conversations I will let you know how I go when I try it
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dulcie
occupational therapy assistant
occupational therapy assistant
Vive la France Party!
hi the vive la france day party we had at work was the best we baked croissants in the morning and had the party in the afternoon the residents ate it with coffee and enjoyed the artist drawing them w...
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monika
recreational activities officer
recreational activities officer
How to Host a Christmas in July Party
great idea fiona thanks heaps...monika
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to Host a Christmas in July Party
Great ideas and every idea helps. Thank you for you input Fiona.
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
How to Host a Christmas in July Party
Hi Monika, I know its late but last year the kitchen made cupcake & we put jaffas on top & brought red items in eg, tomato sauce bottle, red apple,red lipstick, scarf etc & put 6 items on a tray & gav...
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nola
Recreation therapist
Recreation therapist
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
Hi My name is Nola and I spoke to you recently. I work at Buipa Campbelltown. I shall send my subcription in soon. Hope Fully tommorrow.
Nola Golding
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16 years ago
Hi Michelle, I have made folders of both male & female movies stars with their biographies. GREAT SUCCESS for an activity which can be "pulled out" or planned. I collected my information by just go...
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hazel
personal carer
personal carer
Just joined, this site is very informative. I just put my application as an activity officer today......if I will get the job, this would be very helpful. All the information here, is awesome. Thanks....
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to host a High Tea Party
I quite agree with that, there is more satisfaction in participating actively instead of being waited upon all the time.However in a High Care facility it is almost impossible. An alternative would be...
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Shannyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
How to host a High Tea Party
We often run high teas and make it an all day event, the residents bake the scones and make the sandwiches in the morning, then sit down to enjoy the high tea in the afternoon.
Some residents have co...
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monika
recreational activities officer
recreational activities officer
How to Host a Christmas in July Party
Instead if having christmas in july which confuses quite a few residents we have decided to have a Winter Feast...everything will be white, i.e. tableclothes, napkins, table centrepieces etc. Food wil...
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monika
recreational activities officer
recreational activities officer
How to Host a Christmas in July Party
Any ideas re Red Nose Day for SIDS
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
World Oceans Day Poster
Hello Bidgee Haven Hostel,
How lovely was your ocean, thank you for sharing and what a good idea
to have a Hillbilly theme day. Thanks again and keep sharing!
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16 years ago
Resident Assessment: Identifying Needs in Long-Term Care
Thanks for the info on assessment on clients needs when entering an aged care facility. Would you have a template of an assessment form I could use. Thanks
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16 years ago
Balloon Bean bags
I love this idea... Thanks Im going to give it a go this week, thought they would be good to use for my residents with arthritic hands and give pleasure to other resident making them for them.
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Balranald Hostel
Administration
Administration
World Oceans Day Poster
Hello from Bidgee Haven Hostel, we are sending you photos of our activities. One on ocean day, which all residents enjoy participating in, we made out we were on the yellow submarine, sing songs , yel...
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Kellie-Anne
Personal carer Assistant
Personal carer Assistant
Sample Weekly Program for Memory Care
great program !!
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Teddy bears picnic
Hi Judy,
Thank you for sharing this great activity.
Cheers
Solange
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
Teddy bears picnic
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Teddy bears picnic
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Debbie
Leisure & Lifestyle Therapist
Leisure & Lifestyle Therapist
Flower pot colouring-in
Hi my name is Helen.
My residents coloured many flower pots, we laminated these, hole punched the top corners, linked them together with ribbons tied into bows and then hung them throughout the facil...
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Beaucare
Lifestyle Assistants
Lifestyle Assistants
Vive la France Party!
would like more variety of activiites and quizes for mental stimulation as we have some people attend mutiple days
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Cooking Aromas for Senior Care
What a great idea Angela. An activity that maintain old skills, provide sensory stimulation and promote cognitive function such as logic and planning.
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Angela
Therapy Coordinator
Therapy Coordinator
Cooking Aromas for Senior Care
At the facility where I work, we use a slow cooker. At around 9.30 each Monday morning, the residents help to peel the veges then we put them in the slow cooker with some stock, etc. Before tea, the s...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
World Oceans Day Poster
Great idea Grace, it would be lovely to add a photo of your activity for all to see. If you have one, please send it to: [email protected]
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Grace
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
World Oceans Day Poster
The Ocean Day poster gave us inspiration to do our feature wall. It was a joint effort between the residents and students from St.Laurence College, Brisbane. The craft was done over a number of week...
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Dawn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Sample Care Plan: Responsive Behaviors (Intrusive)
very good.
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Carmel
Co-Ordinater
Co-Ordinater
Aromatherapy Recipes
working with these recipes the results are remarkable some times suttle yet affective, these oils have been proven to bring ease and aid in discomfort helping the elderly to feel at ease.
uplifting t...
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Carmel
Co-Ordinater
Co-Ordinater
How to get started with Aromatherapy for Seniors
Aromatherapy is one of the best therapeutic treatments that have great effects working in the community and with the aged the results are excellent. This article is a great reminder to watch out for c...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
One-on-One Checklist to Record Monthly Visits
Thank you, that form will come in handy. We usually put them all in together with daily activities tick sheets and that will make it much easier for me to check activities have
been offered for in...
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Aranui Rest Home and Hospital
Diversional Therapist I/T
Diversional Therapist I/T
Sample Weekly Program for Memory Care
I am in level 3 Dementia, I agree singalong is
a great activity, for the ones that dont sing they
play musical instruments, shakers, bells etc. I've even learned how to play the ukelele, and that...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
International Women’s Day Matching Quiz
Hi Rosalba, I have updated the quiz and inlcuded the answers. Cheers!
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Heather
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Pampering Facials for Senior Care
We have a pampering day at least once a year and we get staff and volunteers involved. We have 3 or 4 foot spas going and then give foot and hand massages, someone painting fingernails, a hair dresser...
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gerry
therapist/carer
therapist/carer
Fishing Game
we have made the fishing game from bright coloured fish from the internet we have put jokes on the back and the residents have to catch the fish and read the joke, sometimes with our help gerry fr...
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Thank you speech for Volunteers
Thanks for your comment Lynnette, The volunteers day was a great success.
Im now hosting a Hawaiin luncheon & have some performers dancing.Has anyone done this at their faciliy & do you know any game...
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Rosalba
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
International Women’s Day Matching Quiz
would like to knw where the answers are as i tried to google it up and has been taking ages....
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lynnette
Recreational Activities Offer
Recreational Activities Offer
Thank you speech for Volunteers
Hi, just tell it like it is. without their help you would not be able to offer the recreational & leisure experiences that you do, they are essential to your work place by donating their time & engery...
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lynnette
Recreational Activities Offer
Recreational Activities Offer
Attire of the World Quiz
Hi, Thanks for this information I wrote this up on a white board & left it in view.The following day I started gaining the answers,Then I allowed the activity to take a twist, a new man who had been a...
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Thank you speech for Volunteers
Thank You so much for your lovely speech, It's say's what i wanted to say but can never find the right words.
Thank you again.
I love your site & will be promoting it with others in our line of work...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Thank you speech for Volunteers
In response to your request, I have written a small sample of a speech in appreciation of volunteers (above). You will have to adapt it for yourself and perhaps expand a little to suit your needs. A s...
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Jane Rofe
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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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