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Robin
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Run Successful Resident Council Meetings
any tips on what to do when your resident council tries to take control of all aspects of the building?
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Susan
Activities Coordinated
Activities Coordinated
Clothes Peg Game
Played the peg game with my residents
They loved it
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Mariann
Director Of Activities
Director Of Activities
Sit & See Observation Bus Outing
Great Idea! Especially now with the pandemic we have to keep our residents away from people outside of our home. We have our own bus so they are going to love this. Thank you..
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Diane
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Roll It, Play It
My residents love all the dice games from this site! This one looks like a lot of fun! Thanks for sharing Carman.
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Funny Poems: The Committee & The Secretary
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: A story about being a Secretary
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Kristina
Activity Director
Activity Director
Dice Bingo
This is mixing it up a bit. I am sure the residents are going to love playing with the dice but they don't mind playing with anything as long as there are prizes.
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Host a Western Party
Hi Catalina
Thank you for your kind words
Glad this website is so helpful to you and others
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Old Time Music Quiz #2
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: TRIVIA/MUSIC
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Nettie
Nurse
Nurse
I have used Golden carers for 1 year. It has been nothing but helpful for me and the veterans I serve. Thank you for all the information, quizzes, and ideas.
Nettie Jordan, Nurse
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Catalina M
Activity Director
Activity Director
How to Host a Western Party
Thank you! We really enjoy your great ideas with the residents and staff.
From Baldwin Gardens Nursing Center. CA
Catalina.
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Sally
Senior Leader
Senior Leader
True Tales About Famous Scientists
Thank you so much for this fabulous resource. Transformed our activities.
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Whitney
Activities Director
Activities Director
Hello everyone! I'm a new Activities Director (under a year) and I was wondering if there were any particular sites to reach out to other directors/coordinators besides this one? Not just for ideas fo...
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Whitney
Activities Director
Activities Director
Celebrating Grandparents Day
What would be a good way to celebrate this on lockdown? A tablet for the grandchildren/family to video chat?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Japanese Word Search
Hi Kerry
Thank you for your kind words
I agree this site has real working activities you can use
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Carpet Bowls Game for Seniors
Hi Linda
It sounds like you are having great fun
Thank you for sharing
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Tina
life enrichment manager
life enrichment manager
I need some things to do with my client. He has parkinsons more the excercies and keeping him active
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Amaroo
DT
DT
Multicultural Radio Guide Sample & Template
unable to print do you have it on PDF. This is not printable
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4 years ago
Sit & See Observation Bus Outing
This is a wonderful activity to share, thank you Jackie!
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4 years ago
Down Memory Lane - Finish the Song Titles - 1940s
Thank you so much for sharing Gwyneth!
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Debbie
Lifestyle Team Leader
Lifestyle Team Leader
Japanese Word Search
My lifestyle team and myself find this site incredibly helpful in providing real working activities to share with our residents.
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Rosita
Activities Assistant
Activities Assistant
Beer & Skittles Games for Father's Day
Thank you for the information I download and use. The activity sessions are filled with laughter and good interaction within the group.
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Sherry
Activity Director
Activity Director
Olympic Games PowerPoint Presentation
Question: Is there a place to find answers? A few weeks ago, I saw a matching quiz where you match flags to countries. It could be printed out? I'm not able to find it. Does anybody know where I can f...
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LINDA
Resident Services Manager
Resident Services Manager
Carpet Bowls Game for Seniors
I actually organize a bocce ball game outside every Friday from June - September for my residents. They are able to play even in wheelchairs and walkers and love the idea of being older "athletes."...
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Robin
Activity Director
Activity Director
Tongue Twisters & Tricky Teasers
I have created my own tongue twisters about my residents- in Memory care....
I have them brainstorm alliteration words- using their first name, then we add in rhyming words, then I pick and choose...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Picture Quiz - PowerPoint
These are wonderful! and a modern idea.
Years ago, I made a Famous Faces BIO booklet. In a page protector, color Photo on front, short bio on back. The more info I read, the more likely Residents ar...
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Darla
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Recreation and Rehab Manager
Newsletter Template - October 2025
Fantastic Sample Newsletter.
Recreation Therapist from another community reached out to ask if we had a sample for her to create.
I will forward this one onto her.
Thank You Golden Carers, the be...
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Yunue
Recreational Aid
Recreational Aid
Hello everyone, I'm new in this , and I recently started working as a recreational aid, but I'm honestly overwhelmed, Idk how to start, I didn't have any training and I was just told to do the calend...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Lucille Ball Look-Alike Competition
Hi Lorraine
It sounds like you had a great time
Thanks for sharing
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Brian
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
Hi can anybody out there advise me on a good site or educational video on sexuality in aged care mainly for staff but also residents.
Has anyone had to address this, how did it go.
need to be Austr...
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Lorraine
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Lucille Ball Look-Alike Competition
I recently organized a rock and roll themed morning - Elvis Presley.
I displayed a stage with rock and roll skirts, tops and shirts, Elvis Presley T shirts, costumes and memorabilia. I invited a sing...
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St Mary's
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
Fun Group Table Quiz
Excellent quiz, we got all the answers, horay!
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Rosemary
Activity Supervisor
Activity Supervisor
Pick Me Up Jars
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Pick Me Up Jars
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Chris
Activities Cooridinator
Activities Cooridinator
Pot Luck Quiz 25
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: General Knowledge quiz
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4 years ago
Pot Luck Quiz 24
Wow great quiz, thank you Chris! I split it into two, with 20 questions each. Thanks for sharing!
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