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5 years ago
12 Joyful Activities to Inspire Laughter
This is a wonderful help for people with dementia. I work with Alzheimer's and dementia patients and this is such a terrific way to put a smile on the people's faces every day.
Thank you!!
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
The Human Body Riddles
Thank you Shona for your comments. Take care Gwyneth
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5 years ago
8 Blends & Remedies: Massage with Essential Oils for the Elderly
I use essential oils daily for my family and love them. I have also been diffusing /massaging on my 89 year young father. He enjoys the smells as well as the hand/foot massages.
This program i...
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Erika
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Soap n' Suds Laundry Activity
Hi Kim,
That looks great. Does the washing machine work?
Erika
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Janelle
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
I just found the create your own word function and have created so many to go with our activity themes,. Just cant wait to keep making more. Thanks so much
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Sally
Activities Coordinator
Activities Coordinator
I’m looking for inspiration. The attached photo is a cardboard container measuring 20x7cm. We have heaps of them donated by the covid vaccination clinic in our community health area. Perfectly clean....
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Michelle
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
This Day in History for Seniors: June - 2nd Edition
I visit each resident in the morning and provide a copy of this day in history and a reminder sheet on what's happening on this day. They absolutely love it! (Thank You!) This gives me an opportunity...
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Peanut Auction
I do this activity with my residents also. We use photo copied dollar bills. We were having a problem with them bidding all their money right away, so I was so glad to read that one of the ladies se...
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Mandy
Certified Nursing Assistance
Certified Nursing Assistance
Hello. I work as a CNA in a care home and I work with some wonderful, wonderful caregivers but there is a LOT for them to learn.
I am training them all and was wondering if anyone made some Vital si...
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Tina
life enrichment manager
life enrichment manager
Hello. I Want to know if i can get help on making monthly challeges
Each month each day something i can have my client do..i have it in my head what i want to make i need ideas..one or two things the...
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Helen
Home Manager
Home Manager
15 Uplifting Activities for People with Limited Mobility
For us at Heartfelt if someone is mobile there is nothing like a bit of sunshine. A stroll in the garden.
We have a man coming back from hospital having broken his femur. Not possible to operate. N...
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Kathleen
Lifestyle Manager
Lifestyle Manager
Does anyone have a document to conduct a GAP analysis on their department or the services they provide?
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
9 Areas of Focus for Quality Improvement in Senior Care
Hi Karen
Thank you for your kind words
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5 years ago
How to write Progress Notes
Need advice, on one of my ND shifts a resident was restless and could not settle.
Resident stated they had no pain and nothing was wrong just couldn't sleep.
I did not inform RN as this is this resi...
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5 years ago
The Human Body Riddles
Our residents in hospital care had a great time with this.
Thankyou for sharing
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Mary
Activity Director
Activity Director
I just want to thank you so very much for a wonderful website. Love, Love, LOVE IT! There are soo many great ideas for games that many of them are on my calendar. Who would of thought that the g...
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Cecilia
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Life Enrichment Coordinator
Hello everyone,
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying this awesome forum.
I am kindly seeking ideas on items to present to a family who has just lost a loved on other than flowers. The residen...
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Karen
Day Centre Manager
Day Centre Manager
9 Areas of Focus for Quality Improvement in Senior Care
I have now joined Golden carers but I did print off some of the free activities over the last few weeks and the volunteers in the art room are starting to use the folder I have put together. The art...
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Eleanor
Administrator
Administrator
Community Scrapbook Quilt
Thank you for this fabulous idea!! Our church senior citizens lunch club were delighted with their 'community quilt'. Everyone made their own quilt piece using coloured and patterned paper (some peop...
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Gwyneth
Volunteer
Volunteer
Food Quiz
Thanks Sandra, glad to hear you enjoyed the food quiz Gwyneth
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Sandra
TR
TR
Food Quiz
I really love the food quiz and what am I quiz. Great ideas
Thanks for sharing.
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Kim
Lifestyle Coordinator
Lifestyle Coordinator
Soap n' Suds Laundry Activity
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Soap n’ Suds
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Tanya
Long Term Care
Long Term Care
Printable Map of Canada Puzzle
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: PRINTABLE MAP OF CANADA PUZZLE
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Eileen
RN
RN
Five Ways to Spice Up Your Exercise Program
What Kind of exercises do ya'll recommend for the nursing home setting?
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Jillian
Activity Director
Activity Director
10 Famous Hawaiians
Roseann Barr was born in Utah, not Hawaii.
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Ina
Diversional Therapist
Diversional Therapist
Jailhouse Trivia
This was so much fun and such a different take on a normal quiz. They talked about it for days after and some of them laughed and laughed at been in Jail. Many thanks
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
10 Sensory Activities for Men
Hi Bill
I agree
Is a good idea to get the veterans involved
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
11 Garden Club Activities
Hi Karen
Thank you for sharing this
Would you share a picture of this garden with us??
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Bill
Retired
Retired
10 Sensory Activities for Men
Try focusing on your Veterans once in awhile. Try to get them to think about Induction Day when they had to get their physical and pack up to go to Boot Camp. Also, get them to talk and reflect abou...
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Karen
Activity Professional
Activity Professional
11 Garden Club Activities
Hello. Love gardening. We have a beautiful patio with lots of flowers, pansies, hostas, succulents etc. It’s beautifully landscaped with a small stream. I started a garden club. We planted herbs, dil...
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Susan
Activity Director
Activity Director
Poems for Volunteers
Hi Connie
Thank you for your kind words
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Connie
Wellness Director
Wellness Director
Poems for Volunteers
I absolutely love all the support you provide to me as a Wellness Director. I love great programming and appreciate all you do to make it a little easier for me to provide this. It takes a lot of ti...
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longmoor
Activity Coordinator
Activity Coordinator
The Price is Right Visual Quiz - 60s & 70s
lovely game however not all of us use dollars ,
would be good if other currency was included
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Angie
Activity Director
Activity Director
Twister Bean Bag Toss
We also use this for trivia. Each color is a different topic with questions to answer we call it “A twist on Trivia”
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Donna
Therapeutic Recreation Director
Therapeutic Recreation Director
does anyone have a template or sample of a leisure time survey that they would be willing to share. I work with assisted living and after co vid it has been very difficult to get them out their rooms...
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Hayley
Activities Lady
Activities Lady
Decorating Cookies
A new activity has been posted by a Golden Carers member: Simple cooking
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Belinda
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Leisure & Lifestyle Coordinator
Pride Month: Do any of your Homes celebrate Pride Month and if so what sort of activities do you conduct for this? So far I'm thinking a colourful day, staff dressing up in bright colours, rainbow cak...
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Monica
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Lifestyle Co-ordinator
Guess the Word Whiteboard Game
We play this game, however it is not as involved.
We just pick a word, it could be a person place or thing and put marks on the board (------) for however many letters or numbers there are and the re...
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Kaimraj
Recreation Assistant
Recreation Assistant
International Flag Decorations
Please Flags from Scotland and Slovakia, , Jamaica, Barbados, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Goa, other Caribbean islands and south American Countries. Thank You
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Teresa
Activity Therapist
Activity Therapist
Newsletter Template - August 2026
Please, I would like to get the August newsletter. Thanks.
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Herald
Activities co-ordinator
Activities co-ordinator
How to Start a Photography Club for Seniors
thank you for this, i have been thinking about a photography club for the home i work in and had no idea how to go about it, this has given me the tools to make a start.
this site is tremendously va...
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5 years ago
Guess the Classic Cars from Around the World
This fabulous quiz submitted by Janelle has now been updated to our new image quiz format so that you can launch it directly from your browser in a presentation-style format, or print it out.
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Lifestyle Parkside
Lifestyle
World Oceans Day Poster
Thank you sharing such a wonderful idea. It worked well and all the residents participated enjoyed colorings sea creature.
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Recreation
Recreation Coordinator
Recreation Coordinator
World Oceans Day Poster
Ocean’s Day Poster from our residents in Nanaimo, British Columbia in beautiful Vancouver Island Canada!
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Nancy
Retired/Volunteer
Retired/Volunteer
Finish the Song Titles #2
Oh my gosh, the residents just loved this!! I just wished I would have picked one and printed out the lyrics so we could sing the whole song!! Next time!
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Eileen
PCTL-Respite Manager
PCTL-Respite Manager
Sports Bingo
I have been using these wonderful Bingo Ideas with our clients in our Respite Centre. They all say how much they are enjoying them. Feedback is they enjoy playing with these games more then the origin...
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Virginia
Assistance In Nursing
Assistance In Nursing
How to write Progress Notes
I would like to asked a favour how to write progress notes , as a second language its hard for me to put the right sentence , after all hard work for all practical activities i have provided to the r...
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Virginia
Assistance In Nursing
Assistance In Nursing
Pipe Ball Game
This is really good Idea on the resident sitting on the care chair to engage then into activities . the resident who is bored walking around , I will asked to my husband to cut them and then the resid...
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