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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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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
Waltzing
We do this with residents in wheelchairs as well.Ask them for the pleasure of this dance then wheel them to the dance floor and hold their hands, swaying to the music or gently move the wheelchair. Th...
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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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Susan
Lifestyle and Leisure Coordinator
Lifestyle and Leisure Coordinator
Volunteer's Handbook
Dear Golden Carers,
I have read your Volunteers Handbook and think it is great. I have set up a Volunteer hand book at our facility and would like to suggest you include a Confidentality Aggreement...
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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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16 years ago
Sample Care Plan: Aphasia & Complex Care Needs
You may also use the activities in the website under the category
"Sensory" such as 'Beauty Therapy', 'Nail Care', 'Compresses'.
Alternatively you can adapt the 'Scent Guessing' to your aphasic...
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lynnette
Recreational Activities Offer
Recreational Activities Offer
Sample Care Plan: Aphasia & Complex Care Needs
Hi. might I suggest you hang a mobile/suncatcher(making this could be Activity for others) above her ie;fish,horses,flowers,stars,crystels ect. Painting or sticking same on ceiling & surrounding area...
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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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Bawa
recreational therapist
recreational therapist
Sample Care Plan: Aphasia & Complex Care Needs
hi, is there any other activity we can do with her if she can't react atall
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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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