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2 years ago
Left & Right Game - Halloween
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Left Right Halloween
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Complete the 1950s Song Titles
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: SONGS OF THE 50"s FILL IN THE SPACES
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Joyce
Housewife
Housewife
Hi, do any of your support groups have profiles on either the person with dementia and or their carer, if so, what kind of detail do you ask for/ use?
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Karen
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
Quick Fire Quiz
This was great. Lots of different answers
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Jennifer
Activities Leader
Activities Leader
Pot Luck Quiz 72
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: General Knowledge Quiz
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Themed Words Brain Teaser
thanks Lorraine, glad you enjoyed it Gwyneth
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Jumbled Fruit Quiz
Thanks for your feedback Doney, all the best Gwyneth
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Anna
Trainee Manager
Trainee Manager
Wedding Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Wedding Bingo
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Laura
Regional Director Of Memory Care
Regional Director Of Memory Care
Hi, I am in the US and love this site. I keep coming across the term "low care" though and I don't know what it means. Are all residents classified as "low care/high care" according to acuity? Woul...
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Rhonda
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Upcycled Gift Tags and Bookmarks
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Gift Tags and Bookmarks
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Pam
Recreation Director
Recreation Director
I just signed up for Golden Carers - I am playing around with the website. I used Activity Connection, but I am very bored with it. I work at a Skilled Nursing Home with 36 residents and a Rest Home...
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Jade
Activities Director
Activities Director
13 Nights 'till Halloween
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: 13 Nights Till Halloween
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
What Do These Sayings Mean?
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: What do you think the following idioms mean>
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Christina
Retired DT
Retired DT
Once again Golden Carers has come to the rescue. I live in a retirement village and calling on my years as a Diversional Therapist I constantly use the Golden Carers for new ideas to run my group in...
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2 years ago
Looking for Ideas on a Veterans Day celebration, commencement, appreciation- Some way to acknowledge and thank our veterans-
Also any display boards or wall ideas???
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Wendy
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
All About Animals Quiz
Enjoyed the quiz very much! We have learned a few things today.
Thank you.
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Tina
Nurse
Nurse
Indoor Bocce Game
Can someone attach an image of how it looks set up please?
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Pot Luck Quiz 71
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: POT LUCK
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Joanne
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
How To Celebrate Diwali in Senior Care
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Diwali Celebration
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Woodlands
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Read-Aloud Audience Participation Story #11
The Residents enjoy the Read Allowed Participation Stories. I blank out some of the words and the residents in turn suggest a word. They love hearing their name and laugh hilariously with the story r...
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Leticia
Activity Director
Activity Director
Hi my name is Leticia I need help in finding something that a resident has BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS she has dementia she has a busy box i gave her socks so she could sort and fold what else can i give her o...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
What Am I Quiz #7
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: WHO AM I
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Kaylene
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
First Letter of the Month Trivia
Excellent resource! Thank you ever so much!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
24 Adaptations for Craft Groups
Hi Kerry Jayne
Thank you for your insight and suggestions
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Natalie
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
leisure and lifestyle coordinator
First Letter of the Month Trivia
Fantastic activity
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Kerry Jayne
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
24 Adaptations for Craft Groups
Large print instructions (for games/crafts/activities) can help, but also experiment with layout (extra spacing between words and lines, different/bold print) and background colours as these can also...
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Kiara
Life Enrichment Director
Life Enrichment Director
Is anyone else having problems with the November newsletter template? When I delete the calendars, it turns all subsequent pages into half pages. Help!
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Window Greenhouse
Hi Michelle
Hi find this activity to be very interesting
It sounds like you are correct in your assessment of what to do but perhaps Melissa can further clarify
Thank you in advance, Melissa
Also...
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Mercedes
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Christopher Columbus Trivia
Golden Carers is the best. Great information. I know my participants will enjoy this program.
Thank you so much Golden Carers.
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Christine
Support Worker
Support Worker
First Letter of the Month Trivia
Hi Bev, thank you very much for this Quiz, it would have taken a lot of time and effort, Much appreciated Christine
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2 years ago
Two-Minute Activities for Dementia Care
Residents love back rubs and touches. Thank you for all of your suggestions and support.
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4 Seasons
Activities Director
Activities Director
Pumpkin Putt Putt
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pumpkin Putt Putt
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Michelle
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Window Greenhouse
Hi,
Not quite sure how this works do you place the seeds in wet paper towel and they sprout in the bag
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Michelle
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi I've been told I have to do a monthly activity calendar.
No idea ,please help x
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Del
Activities Officer
Activities Officer
Expressions Quiz
I am happy to be a member of Golden Carers. Very grateful for your many ideas for activities for my residents.
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Restvale
lifestyle & volunteer coordinator
lifestyle & volunteer coordinator
Name that Tune Pictograms
Thanks for this game. So much fun. We have starting looking at adding more to this!
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Bernadette
Activity Director
Activity Director
Conversation Catch
I like this activity and I have done this in our facility and they like it.
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Amber
Activities Department
Activities Department
Johnny Appleseed Trivia & Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Johnny Appleseed True or False Quiz
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3 years ago
How to Plan Successful Activity Programs for Senior Care
Planning out activities for a group can take time, research, and creativity. This article has great tips for writing successful activity programs for senior care. Thanks for sharing!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Transport Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: TRANSPORT QUIZ
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Matthew
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
A Morning of Praise and Communion
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Coffee Praise!
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Quambie
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
Chick Hatching Program for Seniors
We are in rural W.A i just put a notice out on fb and managed to borrow a hatcher box and some fertile eggs all given freely as a loan its great as we work on a very small budget
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Amber
Activities Department
Activities Department
Optical Illusion Trivia
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Op Art Trivia
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