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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Thank you speech for Volunteers
Hi There, Im struggling to put a short speech together for our volunteers luncheon, does anyone have anything to offer. Im bad with speeches but they are so important in our work & I want to give them...
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Debra
DON
DON
Tissue flowers for Mother's Day
We have started to do this activity for Mothers Day however we have added scent We have found this activity is also great for Chairfast residents re Sensory Areas they love to touch & smell You should...
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Liz
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Ladies Discussion Group
What is an op-shop?
I like the themed talks with items to see and touch as reminders. Thanks.
liz
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Gail
activities officer
activities officer
Name That Scent
Hi, we have done something similar, but we included items that the residents have to feel. Items such as cloths pegs, coins( aussie 50c is tricky) rice , pasta etc. Things that ladies in parti...
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Rosalba
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
i actually sat with the Residents where i work and we made Poppies for anzac day 1-2 wks prior and they turned out fantastic on the actual day i added Rosemary to it with floral wire and put one in ea...
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Priscilla
Lifestyle & Leisure co-ordinator
Lifestyle & Leisure co-ordinator
Fun with Salt Dough
This activity is brilliant with adding essential oil and glitter to sparkle up the day.
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Joanne
Lifestyle Worker
Lifestyle Worker
Name That Scent
I really like this idea and think i will use it for a Mothers Day activity, using scents a mother would be familiar with. For example Baby oil, Cuddly, Dettol and the kitchen scents like coffee and ci...
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Sue
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Foliage & Floral Wreaths
Congratulations! I just love Golden Carers. You have been a great help and I most certainly will continue to explore your site. Kind regards
Sue Swayn
Goondiwindi QLD.
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Diversional
Activities
Activities
Picture Puzzle
Good idea, I have also used calandar pictures of scenery, famous buldings or animals and cut them into puzzles, vary how many pieces depending on your level of residents, have used for 1;1 time and sm...
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Marjana
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Words in Words Group Game
Hi. We play ward game
Rules: no less than four letter words,no plurals and no proper nouns
We will try PEDESTRIAN
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lynnette
Recreational Activities Offer
Recreational Activities Offer
Annual Report Sample
I like the idea of an annual report,and am going to take notes as you suggest.I can see a real advantage. Thanks Lynnette
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Angela
Therapy Coordinator
Therapy Coordinator
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
In our dementia unit, the residents make soup every Monday morning. They peel the veges under the supervision of the DT. We cook the soup in the slow cooker and it is served as part of the evening mea...
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16 years ago
Just joined. Can't wait for the payment to go thro as it all looks so interesting!
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16 years ago
International Women’s Day Matching Quiz
thank you for this I think Id try and add some aboriginal ladies who have made some in roads as well
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Amanda
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Words in Words Group Game
Hi there,
We used the word PEDESTRIAN for a word game and I informed our clients that another place had found 122 words. Well the challenge was on and they found 169 words before we had to stop for l...
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
Great site keeps getting better. Can we have some more info on doing good notes eg 1:1 documentation.
Cheers
Judy nsw
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lynnette
Recreational Activities Offer
Recreational Activities Offer
St. Patrick's Leprechaun and beer poster
Hi all, At my nursing home we have a monthly Theme "Happy Hour" activity, Last year we did a "Paddy's Bar & Grill" banner,decorated with all things Irish including the Irish flag,played Irish music to...
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belinda
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
What a great idea.
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Neide
Sister
Sister
International Women’s Day Matching Quiz
Olá Solange!
Adorei o jogo de conhecimento acima. Me fez pensar um pouco em coisas que ha tempos havia esquecido. Mas nem tudo foi fácil pra mim, alguns eu acertei por lógica e uns poucos eu tive que...
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Kellie-Anne
Personal carer Assistant
Personal carer Assistant
Easy Gardening Activities
This is a wonderful idea i have been doing gardens for the past 12 months started with small pots outside residents rooms and now have a large veggies patch were residents can grow their own veggies.....
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Fiona
Recrecation Therapist
Recrecation Therapist
Festive Lantern Craft
I did these with my residents & we put hearts on them for Valentines day & Chinese new year as it was on the same day this year. We hung them in the diningroom as soon as we finished & they were the t...
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Helen
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Valentine's Day Hearts
I did this activity but purchased plastic needles for Residents to use.
Just purchased subscription. Heaps of info.
Thanks
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Johnette
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Pancake Day Party
I love Golden Carers!!!! Its the best resource any DT could ever have. Australia Day was GREAT!!! Many thanks, Johnette
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Pamela
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
How to get started with Aromatherapy for Seniors
As a new RAO this is excellent information for me to understand some of the dos and don'ts. I find that this is one area that can be harmful to the residents if you are not careful and this article gi...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Words in Words Group Game
Hi Peter,
Welcome to Golden Carers. Yes , this is a very popular game and usually gets everybody involved; residents, staff and visitors.
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Peter
Consultant
Consultant
Words in Words Group Game
This is a wonderfull game, we call it in in our famaly in Germany "Worte herausholen" (= Make words out of it). We played it after the last war(1945) in the time in wich it was not possible to buy oth...
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katrina
PCW lifestlye
PCW lifestlye
what a great web site maybe more ideas for respite clients day respite
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chris
personal care assistant
personal care assistant
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
At our facility we have plastic cutlery, knives forks and spoons the are kept in a bag and the resident is ask to seperate piles, knives, forks spoons. They enjoy this and it makes them feel needed
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16 years ago
Resident Assessment: Identifying Needs in Long-Term Care
I am so pleased to have found your website and the information here. Thank you.
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16 years ago
Care Plan Goals & Interventions Case Studies
thank you for the case studdies your website will enable me if I get an interview for the position I applied for to be more knowledgeable and maybe even make some suggestions
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Kerryn
Diversion therapist
Diversion therapist
Australia Day Word Finder
Thankyou soooo much for the word find, we will find this useful as part of our Australia Day build up.
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
Australian Bookmarks for Australia Day
So glad I joined up to your very useful and fun site! thanks - Judy nsw
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Liz
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Words in Words Group Game
Super.We have used the same idea using song titles, this gets everyone involved. For the visualy impaired we have used shorter titles like the months of the year and it is amazing how many words they...
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Liz
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Supervisor Recreation Therapy Program
Dot Painting Templates
This is fabulous I can hardly wait to do this with our clients.
Thanks
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Linda
Recreation worker
Recreation worker
Australia Day Word Finder
Thanks My Residents will love this
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Bernadette
Activities supervisor
Activities supervisor
Christmas decorations with Salt Dough
What a great activity! Bought back lots of memories for clients. Discussions on the different decorations they used to make as children.
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Daniela
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
8 Tips for Planning Successful Dog Visits for Seniors
thank you Solange for providing this information, I will use it for our first day of pet therapy :)
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Neide
Sister
Sister
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
Parabens!!!!!!!!!
Fiquei impressionada com a facilidade que vc explica. Nem precisa entender ingles para entender tudo que está sendo dito.
Kisses
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maria
studying dt
studying dt
Easy Gardening Activities
Instead of small shovels you could use second hand spoons and forks.
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16 years ago
Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees
Fantastic, I spray painted mine red, green, gold. they look great on the table.
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KAROLYN
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
DIVERSIONAL THERAPIST
Felt & Crepe Paper Poppies Craft
Great idea. I made different poppies using tissue paper. I'll be using your ideas for next year's Remembrance Day.
Thanks
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Lauretta
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Care Plan Goals & Interventions Case Studies
These case studies were very useful and most of us recognise similiar clients where we work.
I would suggest a box of rummage tools at the nurses station for the hoarders and rummagers to enjoy. It m...
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16 years ago
Melbourne Cup Word Search
i am a care worker at a Nursing Home. I have been goven a couple of days as Activities Officer. It\'s great to have a website to look up when wanting ideas. Thanks.
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Birgit
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
Balloon Bean bags
I love this idea ...Thanks so much cant wait to add it to my craft activities.
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Birgit
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
Balloon Bean bags
I love this idea ...Thanks so much cant wait to add it to my craft activities.
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