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DAWN
Lifestyle Director
Lifestyle Director
When is Passover for this year 2023? My calendar wiz says April 7th, but when I google search it, it says April 5th.
Thanks in advance!
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MIMI
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR
This Day in History for Seniors: March
This day in History is a great motivation for my residents every morning. My staff are distributing them daily in their rooms. I LOVE IT! I'M BACK to explore for more ideas.
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Matthew Flinders Home
Diversional therapist
Diversional therapist
AFL Tipping 2026
Arent there supposed to be 23 rounds?
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Gaylene
Lead Diversional therapist
Lead Diversional therapist
Welsh Bingo
Just love these bingo varieties..works really well with all our residents. Thanks
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Christian
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Balloon Tennis
My residents love this game... we use pool noodles cut in half. they use the noodle to hit the "VOLLEYBALL" (balloon) So fun
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Diane
Volunteer
Volunteer
Valentine Bingo
Hi - we run a social and luncheon club for aprox 25 members. We recently ran your valentine's bingo game which was great, the only issue was that ideally we needed more cards as when bingo was called,...
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Marcy
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Easter Bingo for Senior Care
I love this idea for Bingo. I only wish there were more playing cards. We can have up to 20 residents playing and I don't want to piece together additional playing cards.
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3 years ago
St. David's Day Word Search
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Word Search
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3 years ago
Wild West Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Wild West Bingo
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Mercy Peter
Student
Student
The Role of Assessment in Person-Centered Care
Identification of the Activity including consultation with the client.
Details of planning materials / resources needed.
Details of effective communication with other personnel, supervisor, and...
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Judy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Memory Tray Game for Teams
Hi, I have done a memory tray activity with my residents in a Dementia unit. I usually have about 10 items maximum, (everyday items). let them look at it for a reasonable amount of time. Then take i...
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Claire
Community Liaison Manager
Name the Movie Visual Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Name the Movie
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Rachael
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Armchair Travel to Ireland
Hello, do you have a Hungarian arm chair travel? Thank you.
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Dayani
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
This is fantastic website forevery one lots of ideas and creations for the seniors, and we using this website everyday to get fabulous ideas for the activites. Thank you so much!!!
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Wyndley
Activities
Activities
Hi. Are you intending to do an armchair travel to Wales. You have England Ireland and Scotland but no Wales, this would be a good activity for St David's Day
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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
Lead Diversional therapist
Lead Diversional 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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