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Christy
Recreation Therapist
Recreation Therapist
Happiness Is... Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Happiness Is (Easy Word Search)
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3 years ago
Hello Everyone,
is there a Template to Make a Birthday Banner on Golden Carers? If so, where can I find it? Thank You, Kathy
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Sharon
Outreach
Outreach
I am looking for some ways a corporation can observe Older Americans month in May. Any ideas?
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3 years ago
Hi everyone, I need the risk assessment template for bus trip. Is it possible for someone to send it to me. many thanks
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Carlene
SW
SW
Who Am I Game
Please show more information on interventions, documentation, goals and plan of care for patients with dementia and alzheimer's disease in a long-term care facility, aka Senior nursing facility (SNF)...
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3 years ago
How to Plan Age Appropriate Activities for Seniors
Hi,
Same here .I am experiencing the same thing about the nursery rhymes. I have being told that its childish. My clients have fun when I do different nursery rhymes with them. They said that it rem...
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Bryony
Services Manager
Services Manager
Welsh Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Welsh Bingo
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Jumbled Words Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: In each sentence there is one jumbled word rearrange it into another word.
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Things You Wear on Your Head Quiz #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: TRIVIA- HEADGEAR
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Sylvia
Resident Services Director
Resident Services Director
Our community is right across the street from a school. K through high school.
I would love some suggestions for intergenerational activities that were successful in your communities.
Thank you!
S...
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Lifestyle and Leisure
L&L Coordinator
L&L Coordinator
Presidents' Day Word Search
So good to have golden carers who take out the "Brain Strain" of trying to think of even the most relevant activities? Make life easier for all of us :)
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Melissa
Activities Director
Activities Director
STAY-cations
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: STAY-cations
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Rose
Community Living Coordinator
Community Living Coordinator
My SNF residents want to have an Easter Egg hunt! Not the kind where they hide the eggs and kids come in and hunt, they want to be the ones doing the hunting, staff are the ones doing the hiding. Alm...
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The Village of Riverside Glen
Recreation Aide
Recreation Aide
Name the Football Teams Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name that Football Team Logo
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The Village of Riverside Glen
Recreation Aide
Recreation Aide
Spring Visual Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Spring Quiz
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Michela
EDUCATRICE/PEDAGOGISTA
EDUCATRICE/PEDAGOGISTA
This Day in History for Seniors: February
Sarebbe bello avere anche del materiale per gli italiani: i miei ospiti apprezzerebbero! È possibile ?
Questo sito è stupendo, grazie per tutti i contenuti!
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Crissie
Diversional & Recreation therapists
Diversional & Recreation therapists
Kia ora !!! I Just loved this website i couldn't do my job without you guys Thank you so much for every single activities is just marvellous . Also i would like ask for the team please . Its is possi...
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Sherry
Therapy Coordinator
Therapy Coordinator
Golden carers are amazing! They make things so much easier and so many fabulous ideas, thank so much.
Sherry Edwards
lifestyle coordinator
Australia
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Jade
Activities Director
Activities Director
Ladies Night
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Ladies Night
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Jade
Activities Director
Activities Director
Beer and Tattoos Social
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Beer and Tattoos !
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3 years ago
Monumental Trees of the World
This would be a great activity as a slide show. Is there a way I can create a slide show of this activity to share with my residents?
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Jade
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hot Seat Game
Thank you so much! I am so glad your residents enjoyed the game!!!! Activity Directors stick together :)
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Gaylene
Diversational therapist
Diversational therapist
Summer Poetry Roundup
Love these poems , great conversations to start and encourages a lot more poetry from my residents. Great source website. Thanks
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Linda
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Art-Based Cognitive Therapy: Palm Sketch
Love this idea, thank you so much Georgia
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Sharon
Comm Outreach
Comm Outreach
Hello: My company would like to observe Older Americans Month in May and World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in June. I have a few ideas, but would love to hear some of the successful activities you may...
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Jenny
Choir Leader
Choir Leader
Things Your Mother Told You Reminiscing
Hello Louisa,
Most of these sayings were said by my mother to her 5 children growing up in the 50's, 60's and 70's.
A few others that still get quoted among my siblings today are:
* Elbows off the...
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Melissa
Recreational therapist
Recreational therapist
Sip and Paint
Hey guys! I get my patients to use colored chalk to shade the image on the backside. Next you place it, chalk side down on your canvas, or paper you'll be painting on and trace the image with a pen,...
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Matt
Head of Activities
Head of Activities
Things Your Mother Told You Reminiscing
Aw, it's special when we pass things down through the generations :o)
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Jolene
Life Enrichment
Life Enrichment
Presidents' Day Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Presidents Day Word Search
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3 years ago
Digital vs. Paper: How To Best Communicate With Residents
Yes there is something to be said for a newsletter you can hold in your hands and scan and peruse at your leisure. Thanks for your feedback Nikki.
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Penelope
Fitness Trainer
Fitness Trainer
Hello there
I run group exercise classes for those over 60s.
And they are all mobile so not chair based.
I like to introduce some cognitive challenges from time to time.
I'm wondering if there are...
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Kaitlyn
NHA
NHA
Dice Golf Game
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Dice Golf
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Shelly
Volunteer
Volunteer
Finish the Phrase Bingo
I volunteer as a Bingo caller on Sundays where my Mom lives (assisted living). The residents really like this one! They have fun filling in the phrase and it makes them think a little. The only one th...
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3 years ago
Movie Night: Revisiting Man's First Steps on the Moon
we live in Parkes where the telescope is and visit it
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
5-Minute Fill-In Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: FILL IN THE EMPTY SPACES - 5 MINUTES OR LESS!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Things Your Mother Told You Reminiscing
Hello Louisa, you must have lived in our house, I'm Welsh, my mam said most of those sayings to us when we were growing up, lovely, and I have used them to my children, to my grand children, and my...
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Emily
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
I am struggling for ideas for people who have dementia to do. They are at various stages of dementia so some want to do things others do not and just want to watch the tv. I do reminiscing with them...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Anagram Quiz #9
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Use the clues to find an anagram of each of the following words - PEN AND PAPER
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Jumbled Word Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: PEN AND PAPER. In every sentence, there is one word which does not fit. The word has been jumbled. Find the wrong word.
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3 years ago
AFL Tipping 2026
There was an error in the AFL fixtures for round, 2023 - this has now been corrected!
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3 years ago
Family Day Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search
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3 years ago
Pancake Day Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search
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Diana
Program Coodinator
Program Coodinator
Hi all,
I am new to this site, and I thought I saw a virtual tour to Ireland when I first saw the information advertising these resources. I've been searching but haven't had any luck. I was wonderin...
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Ruth
Site Mgr
Site Mgr
Memory Tray Game for Teams
I will try this with my group, sounds interesting
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Nancy
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Twister Bean Bag Toss
We play "treat twister". I numbered the dots on the floor mat and did the same to the dots on the spin board. I folded the mat so that there is only 4 dots of each colour showing. I numbered the sa...
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Tina
Head Of Lifestyle And Wellbeing
Head Of Lifestyle And Wellbeing
Hi. does anyone know the date this year for "social care day, remembrance and reflection"
All I'm finding online is the date for last year.
thanks in advance
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Amanda
MEPAP Student
MEPAP Student
Memory Tray Game for Teams
Hi, I did this today. I put a tablecloth on the floor and 12 objects. The group sat around and we held a large cloth in front of the objects (magician style) each time we removed an object. It worked...
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Lizzie
Activities Leader
Activities Leader
Heart of Kindness
We made this heart in time for Valentine's Day. My residents had great fun painting the seperate panels and when we put it all together they were amazed. We laminated each panel before glueing it toge...
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