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National Registrated Diversional Therapist
National Registrated Diversional Therapist
Countdown to Noon!
what a great idea, easy pezy
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3 years ago
Armchair Travel: A Sensory Experience for Seniors
How often do you do the armchair travel at your facility? Love this idea!
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Union
Activities Director
Activities Director
Morning Annoucements
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Morning Annoucements
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Kaylene
Active Living Manager
Active Living Manager
Winter Quiz #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Winter Trivia
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Tanja
Activities Aide
Activities Aide
End of Year Message 2025
This made me almost want to cry. There are so many days when I feel like what I am doing for our program is not enough!! This was so good!! Thank you everyone for being here to support each other as w...
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Matthew
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Self-Expression Through Poetry
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Memories: Making Sense of Our Life in Poetry
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Taylor
Director of Resident Activities
Director of Resident Activities
Balloon Games
I have had residents make their own rackets using old metal coat hangers (if you can find them) and old nylon stockings. to make racket, hold the hanger from the hook part and middle of the straight p...
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Mary
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Bean Bag Number Toss
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Throw in
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Beth
Activities Co Ordinator
Activities Co Ordinator
Christmas Picture & Trivia Quiz
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Christmas Picture & Trivia Quiz
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Armchair Travel to Japan
Hi Kim
Great idea
So glad you are enjoying this site so am i
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Rev Joseph
Chaplain
Chaplain
Famous Movie Quotes Quiz #3
These are great activities for elderly people. I m glad that I found this site.
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Marlene
Lifestyle Assistant
Lifestyle Assistant
I wish everyone here Compliments if the season and a very Happy New Year !!!
Golden Carers YOU rock !!! Just love everything about your website.
Thank you so much !
Marlene Laporte
Melbourne...
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Kim
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Armchair Travel to Japan
Going to Japan in January 2023 with my residents. I printed off the travel posters and the fun facts, flag, money and map of Japan and laminate them and put up on the wall for the month so residents c...
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Hayley
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Table Decoration Craft
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Table Decoration Craft
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Paula
Activity Director
Activity Director
End of Year Message 2025
Merry Christmas to everyone at Goldencarers. Thank you so much for all the support you give us. Thank you for ideas and helping us to think outside of the box.
3 Cheers to all of you.
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Hayley
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Australian Landmarks Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Landmarks Bingo
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Angela
Lifestyle Specialist
Lifestyle Specialist
End of Year Message 2025
A big thank you to you Golden Carer for all that you do to make our chosen career a whole lot easier to maintain. With your support and ideas throughout the year, it has been awesome.
We are all an...
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Kaylene
Recreational Activities Officer
Recreational Activities Officer
Armchair Travel to Scotland
This looks amazing. Will use in the New Year.
Thank you xxx
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Gwen
Activities coordinator CHT Acacia Park
Guess the Silhouette Game
This is a great activity to enhance visual motor and also hand coordination skills. I laminated the coloured photos and silhouettes to re-use it. I designed it as a matching pictures from the silhouet...
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3 years ago
Nine-Letter Word Puzzles
Thank you so much! My Mum was asking for these puzzles but I had no idea where to buy a book or magazine of these. Mum is 96 and has very poor vision and this is all she can manage these days as far a...
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Pamela
Activity Coordinator For Older People
Activity Coordinator For Older People
End of Year Message 2025
Many thanks for making my job such a success with all the useful an
Making ideas etc. this year . Look forward to next year
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Digital vs. Paper: How To Best Communicate With Residents
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Digital vs. Paper Communication
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Memories+
Seniors Day Program
Seniors Day Program
End of Year Message 2025
I don't think I could do my job as well as I do without the materials this site provides. Such an invaluable resource. Thank you for improving our year here at Memories+ Group!!
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Elise
Director Of Operations
Director Of Operations
New Year's Eve Dice Game
Do the players take turns rolling a die? or do they all get their own die to roll - like a race?
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3 years ago
Music Bingo - 60's, 70's & 80's
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Music Bingo
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Lorena
Care Facilitator
Care Facilitator
End of Year Message 2025
Merry Christmas to all,I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas with those you love.
Thanks so much to Golden carers for all you do to give our clients meaningful,fun activities throughout the yea.
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Claudia
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
End of Year Message 2025
We do a fabulous job and Golden Carers really helps with that! Best wishes for 2023
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Lauren
Support Worker
Support Worker
Portable Activity Ideas to Reach Every Resident, Everyday
I’m LOVING Goldencarers for inspiration and ideas, I’ve been working in a nursing home for a month as an activities Co ordinator. An activities cart sounds a great idea, I have been using a wooden ‘ac...
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Haley
Recreation Therapist And Writer
Recreation Therapist And Writer
How to Host a First Responder Appreciation Event
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A First Resonder Appreciation Event
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Nancy
Activities Director
Activities Director
End of Year Message 2025
It made all the changes and frustrations worthwhile, thank you.
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Janine
Program Manager
Program Manager
Australian Male Tennis Players
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Male Tennis Players
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Janine
Program Manager
Program Manager
Australian Female Tennis Players
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Australian Female Tennis Players
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Nikki
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
Selwyn Centre Coordinator
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you, this is just what I needed to hear amongst the brain fog as I juggle everything.
Wishing us all a safe and healthy festive season!
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Robyne
DT
DT
Hangman & Variations
I hve printed out the alphabet in large letters,making it less of a struggle for some residents.
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Lisa
WSVD
WSVD
End of Year Message 2025
This could not have come at a better time. Thank you, and Merry Christmas, happy holidays to all, and happy New Year!
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Lisa
Activities for Seniors
Activities for Seniors
End of Year Message 2025
THANK YOU GOLDEN CARERS!
Your website is amazing. I use it daily.
I appreciate all the work you do to help us.
MERRY CHRISMAS!
and GOD bless you!
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3 years ago
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you for those words that held much meaning to me, it is nice to feel appreciated and that others have the same difficulties and successes as me. Thank you for everything on this site, it is a c...
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3 years ago
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you for making our job roles better by using all of your great ideas.
We simply just click & print off
Have a fabulous break over the Christmas period and look forward to printing off your ne...
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Tara
Leisure and Lifestyle Coordinator
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you so very much for 2022.
I do appreciate you all and the effort you put in creating the resources for us to be able to use.
I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy new year.
Hope...
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3 years ago
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you Haley, for that wonderful, heart-felt, knowledgeable and all knowing holiday/end of year message. I very much agree with everything you have written and it's great to know that other people...
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Kim
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Crossword Puzzles for Group Setttings
I can't thank you enough for your site.
It is very helpful and you have so many activities for us to try.
Love your work and look forward to implementing new activities in 2023.
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Meave
Ccbrook1
Ccbrook1
End of Year Message 2025
Thank you all for your constant and inspiring support here, in what has been an incredibly trying couple of years. The work we do is wonderful and I feel privileged to be a part of it.
Thank you.
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Jen
Activities, Social Day Program, Life Enrichment
Activities, Social Day Program, Life Enrichment
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can suggest a place to purchase round laundry style baskets and exercise balls to sit atop them for drumming with my senior group. Or perhaps there are better alternatives?...
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Anna
Trainee Manager
Trainee Manager
The activities on this site are truly amazing. It is great as well that you have the option to make your own activities and share these with others. This website has been tremendously helpful. Our re...
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3 years ago
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
Our residents are very fond of an inflated dice, I call it ‘math dice’ they roll the dice twice, then they call out the answer, I write it down and the winner is announced after everyone has had a tur...
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Alison
Activity Co Ordinator
Activity Co Ordinator
Christmas Poems to Share
So nice.
My residents will love these when I read on Christmas eve
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Raelene
Lifestyles Co Ordinator
Lifestyles Co Ordinator
Chinese New Year Client Names
I couldn't find any of my residents names only the names that were written
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Anna
Trainee Manager
Trainee Manager
Wine Bingo
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Wine Bingo
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Dy
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Good afternoon, everyone, i just wanted to share our little story. I work on the STRAS Unit at Belmont hospital and currently have a patient that has Motor Neurone disease, he doesn't have use of his...
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