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Birgit
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
LIFESTYLE COORDINATOR
Melbourne Cup Word Search
Great thanks, will use it in my newsletter for the residents to pass some time between activities. Keep up the good work.
Birgit
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Pauline
Lifestyles Co-ordinator
Lifestyles Co-ordinator
Horse Race Game
Love the concept and have developed similar. however, to start the game I use the dice roll to determine order of roll and do not play the throw a six to start. We also do not play extra roll on thr...
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Patti
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Balloon Games
Pool noodles cut in three make good "tennis rackets" and they can be used in lots of range of movement activities as well.
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16 years ago
Attire of the World Quiz
I work in High Care only a couple of my residents could work some of them out. With prompting from myself. Dianne
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Marjana
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I am planing of getting a small washing basket and filling it in with "washing" (baby clothes,socks, hankies ect) for sorting and after adding few drops of essential oil sensory activity.
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jeannette
occupational therapist assistant
occupational therapist assistant
The Price is Right Game
Prizes are a great idea ,love the large cheque ,car prize & trip for one,terrific i will be using this thanks. In our facility our residents are not allowed to use talcum powder as it is deemed unsafe...
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sandi
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Guessing Game - Who Am I?
Another game is armchair travel where you have an Aussie atlas and start the tour from your town, describe which direction eg Nth East and what the town is famous for, use this to prompt to reminiscen...
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sandi
diversional therapist
diversional therapist
Words in Words Group Game
Great, another version is to do the same with the letters and then use boys/girls names, foods and animals that begin with that letter! This is successful in high care or low care - Cheers Sandi
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jeannette
occupational therapist assistant
occupational therapist assistant
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
wow ,you make it look so easy,can not wait to try it thanks
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
How to write Progress Notes
fabulous,thanks so much...looking forward very much to the identifying needs, writing goals write up.
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
great website - just been told by a quality improvement contractor on site that a one on one can be 5 mins and counts?? i was under impression it was 30minutes and could be spread over the day? im in...
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judy
Gerontologist
Gerontologist
Bow Ties for Father's Day and Special Events
these look great - thanks
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Patti
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Balloon Bean bags
I ve alo used bird seed filling and have cut small holes in balloons so different colours show through. Can also be used for hand grip exercises.
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Janice
Recreation Activities Officer
Recreation Activities Officer
Picture Puzzle
Can see myself using this activity with a particular patient. Thank you.
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Janice
Recreation Activities Officer
Recreation Activities Officer
Handbag Sorting (Toolbox for men)
Thanks. This is a fantastic idea and an achievable one.
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robyn
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Balloon Games
I also find that using fly swatters works well with this activity
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17 years ago
Hello Solange,
I have been working in aged care for the past few years with the desire to do more Diversional Therapy work. I see the need for a more Holistic approach to give those in care improve...
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Hellene
PCA/Diversional Therapist
PCA/Diversional Therapist
Hi Solange, the site looks awesome and very easy to get around. Just wondering if there is any info on gentle seated exercise for dementia specific people on DVD? Im just starting out as a DT in acute...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hand Massage & Nail Care
I agree with you Carol, one thing at a time is better. I only do both if the resident is keen.
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Carol
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Hand Massage & Nail Care
I discovered that hand massage and nail painting in the same session doesn't work well. The nail polish literally slid off the nails overnight. It seems a shame to give a lovely hand massage and then...
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Solange
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Group Singing with Props
I agree Lauretta, the smaller the group the better!
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17 years ago
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
i have just started as a DT in a Dementia ward in wellington. i have no previous experience in this role and your site has given me some great ideas. thanks so much!
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17 years ago
The Price is Right Game
I played this game with my residents and they absolutely loved it! They all wanted to play again.I made a huge oversized cheque as the first prize had a small toy car as the second prize and third pri...
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Debbie
activitiesco_ordinator
activitiesco_ordinator
Easy Gardening Activities
just have come across this and think it awesome. been doing activities for 8 years and some times diferent things is a plus cheers debs
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17 years ago
The Price is Right Game
I love Price is right! Another fun game that came from it, purely by accident one day we had played the game and a gentleman in our dementia unit picked up the duct tape off of the table and said ask...
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17 years ago
Guessing Game - Who Am I?
why not have a set of verbal clues, for example play a song that the famous person sang or read a quote from a speech they made?
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christine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Memory Wire Bead Kits
thank you for your samples...do you have a sample of residents daily participation sheets with sample codes?
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David
DT
DT
The Price is Right Game
This is a great idea! I love activities that encourage thinking in a group and in a fun way as they are non-threatening to participants Great.
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David
DT
DT
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I love the peeling of the hard boiled eggs. You can also have related items such as a sand filled egg timer. I think with the food handling concerns you can try activities where the resident eats only...
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Jan
recreational therapist
recreational therapist
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
I work in a Resthome as a Nurse assistant and will be changing to OT Assistant in a few weeks. Most of our residents enjoy the things we do but can sometimes be hard to motivate them.I was thinking of...
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18 years ago
The Power of Music in Senior Care
I would be interested in obtaining more information about the 5 basic needs of clients with dementia. I work for 3 hrs twice a week with a client with dementia. I used to take her for a drive but sin...
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18 years ago
10 Daily Living Activities for Dementia Care
staff where i work will not let residents participate in number 5 and 6 of this activity as due to food handle laws what do you think
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Rosemary
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Guessing Game - Who Am I?
what about clients with vision impairment in doing these activities can u suggest any.
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